Faithful Friday: Stephen Nguyen Van Vinh

December 19, 2025.Reading time 2 minutes.

By T.K. Wilson … Today (December 19th), the church commemorates Stephen Nguyen Van Vinh and his companions, who were martyred for their faith on this date in 1839.

Faithful Friday: Hieromartyr Hilarion

December 15, 2023.Reading time 5 minutes.

by Ian Wilson … A brilliant theologian and defender of the Russian Orthodox church, Archbishop Hilarion was born Vladimir Alexievich Troitsky around the year 1885 in the Russian village of Lipitsa. He was born into a family of clergy and theologians, and followed in his father’s footsteps.

Faithful Friday: Andrew Dung-Lac

November 24, 2023.Reading time 2 minutes.

By T.K. Wilson … Beginning in the 1600s, the Catholic Church was violently persecuted by the Vietnamese government, but that did not stop the church from growing. One of the main heroes of the Vietnamese church was Andrew Dung-Lac.

Faithful Friday: Adrian of Nicomedia

March 4, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

St. Adrian lived during the time of Emperor Maximian in the fourth century. Before his conversion to Christianity, Adrian had been a member of the Praetorian Guard, and was witness to the sufferings of the early Christians. So impressed was he by their courage and refusal to bend in the face of great suffering, Adrian asked these soon to be martyrs what rewards their God offered them for their sacrifice.