Of the hundreds of Catholic martyrs in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland during the Protestant Reformation, only a handful were women. One of these is Blessed Margaret Ball (1515-1584), one of Ireland’s patronesses, whose feast day is June 20.
Why did Martin Luther, who started out as a Catholic priest, turn away from the Church and change the world forever? Father Chris Alar, MIC, explains. Then meet Stephen Ray, a former Protestant who embarked on his own journey of discovery that ultimately led him to embrace Catholicism.
