One English Catholic Family’s Battle… To Remain Catholic In The Face Of Persecution
By JAMES MONTI The story of how post-Reformation English Catholics managed to preserve their faith amidst wave after wave of state-run persecution is in large part a story of incredibly courageous priests who were willing to live in constant peril of capture and execution in order to bring the sacraments and spiritual counsel to England’s underground Catholic community.Yet this remarkable saga of survival in the face of terror is also in large part a story of heroic Catholic families who were likewise willing to risk all for the “pearl beyond price” of their Catholic faith. Among the most renowned of these stout-hearted English Catholic families is that of the Towneleys of Lancashire. It was not without good reason that the…Continue Reading