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Fr. Benedict Kiely: An Unfamiliar Faith – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Fr. Benedict Kiely: An Unfamiliar Faith

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Paul Preaching in Athens by Raphael (cartoons) and the workshop of Pieter van Aelst in Brussels (tapestry), c. 1519 [Vatican Museums’ Pinacoteca, Rome]

By Fr. Benedict Kiely, The Catholic Thing, July 19, 2025

Fr. Benedict Kiely is a priest of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham. He is the founder of Nasarean.org, helping persecuted Christians.

Anecdotal evidence, while not necessarily without value or verity, needs solid facts to become confirmed as reality. For the last several years, there has been much talk of increasing numbers of young people, particularly men, coming to orthodox Christianity and, in particular, to the Catholic Faith. These stories now have a factual basis. More than 10,000 people were baptized or received into the Church in France last year. In other European countries and the United States, more people came into the Church at the Easter Vigil than has been the case for decades.

Something that is being talked about is actually happening. …

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