American Cristeros, by Sheryl Collmer

By Sheryl Collmer, Crisis Magazine, Oct. 2, 2024

Sheryl Collmer is an independent consultant for several non-profit organizations. She holds a Master’s in Theological Studies from the University of Dallas, as well as an MBA. From her home in the diocese of Tyler, Texas, she studies homesteading, history, and the currents in the Church.

It’s high time we come to know the Mexican Martyrs, as we face the anti-Catholic beast prowling about in America.

In 1927, Yocundo Durán was on his way home in Chihuahua, Mexico, when he crossed paths with a Federal. The Federal general recognized him as a Knight of Columbus and summarily ordered his execution. Durán’s bullet-torn body was delivered to his family later that day.

The prior year, the “Calles Law” had been passed in Mexico. Plutarco Calles, a 33rd-degree Mason, had been installed as president, and he was determined to crush Catholicism to extinction. Churches and schools were confiscated, religious orders disbanded, priests hunted down, and the celebration of Holy Mass outlawed. Knights, men willing to stand publicly for the Faith, were an especially satisfying target. While streetside executions like Durán’s were not spelled out, the laws created a climate in which violence against Catholics was more likely to be rewarded than questioned. …

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