St Martin Magazine - June 2022

In this issue

June is the month dedicated to the Sacred Heart and in a very insightful article Fr Shane Crombie delves deeply into what this lovely devotion really entails. Fr Crombie is also the subject of our Supporters Page where he writes fondly about how his grandparents fostered his faith. Fr Martin Graham, the Administrator of the Cathedral Parish in Belfast, tells us about their shrine to the Saint in whose honour he was named. G.K. Chesterton, the creator of the Fr Brown detective stories is our famous convert and has been credited with bringing at least thirty-four people into the Catholic Church, including the writer of the article! The Saint of the Month is Julia Rodzinska, a Dominican nun who was known as the ‘Mother of Orphans’ before her imprisonment by the Nazis in Stutthoff Concentration Camp. Praised as an ‘Angel of Kindness’ for her deeds of love in the face of brutal inhumanity she gave her life helping others. Her story stands in stark contrast to the arrogance of the man who caused it all, Adolf Hitler, the subject of It Happened this Month. Read about his first and last visit to Paris in the guise of tourist and conqueror. In Echoes Patricia Hope writes about the evolution of the Zoo which has thankfully become more about the welfare of the animals than the entertainment of the idle rich. Don’t forget to check out our Sacred Heart Offer which features 8 devotional items, including a double-sided icon and the popular Sacred Heart Shield to safeguard your home.