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Fr. John Gavan: How God Secures Justice for the Oppressed, by M.C. Holbrook – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Fr. John Gavan: How God Secures Justice for the Oppressed, by M.C. Holbrook

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By M.C. Holbrook, Catholic Exchange, July 17, 2025

M.C. Holbrook is a homeschooling mother of ten and author of the series, The Safe Haven: Scriptural Reflections for the Heart and Home. Originally from New York City, Holbrook received a Bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Studies from Cornell University, and a Master’s degree in School Counseling from New York University.  …

Author’s Note: Excerpt from: The Safe Haven: Scriptural Reflections for the Heart and Home (Ordinary Time Weeks 8-14). To purchase, visit Amazon or The Catholic Company, where all other volumes currently in print are also available.

Avatar photoOn June 13, 1679, Fr. John Gavan, S.J., along with four other Jesuit missionary priests, was accused and tried for plotting to assassinate King Charles II and overthrow the English government. Although no such plot existed, the public became swept up in the fabricated accusations, which culminated in a wave of mass hysteria.

For three years, Catholics in England suffered terribly at the hands of conspiracy theorists. Dozens of Jesuit priests were executed, exiled, or found dead in prison. Catholic laypeople feared for their own lives. Not a shred of evidence was found to support what came to be known as the “Popish Plot,” and several contradictions were found in the claims made against these men. The king himself did not believe the accusations, but due to the mass hysteria, he felt forced to order the execution of these Jesuit priests, a decision he later regretted. These were the most unjust and dangerous years for Catholic priests in England’s history. …

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