{"product_id":"when-the-sickle-swings-stories-of-catholics-who-survived-communist-oppression-paperback","title":"When the Sickle Swings: Stories of Catholics Who Survived Communist Oppression - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKristen Van Uden Theriault\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor over half of the twentieth century, across nearly half the globe, the Catholic Faith was repressed, restricted, or outright illegal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince 1917, the atheistic, false messianic doctrine of communism found its expression in state powers, whose promises of \"equality for all\" routinely descended into totalitarianism, slavery, and slaughter.\u003cbr\u003eThe Catholic Church was a principal target of these regimes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom secret Masses in the prisons of Cuba, to clandestine clergy in the catacombs of Bratislava, to showdowns with Soviet tanks on the streets of Brno, Catholics resisted communist persecution in every way they could. Like their ancestors before them, they risked it all for their Faith -- imprisonment, torture, death -- knowing that the preservation of the Faith, and their immortal souls, was the only worthwhile option -- and their greatest victory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these pages, you will read about: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeroic priests and bishops martyred by their governments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe resilience of political prisoners who refused to submit to \"re-education\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFreedom fighters who died proclaiming \"Viva Cristo Rey!\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe underground Church in Czechoslovakia, where bishops secretly ministered to the faithful and continued apostolic succession\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Catholics' peaceful, prayerful protests were instrumental in the downfall of communist governments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe daily \"white martyrdom\" experienced by Catholics who refused to join the Communist Party\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy communism's doctrine of worldly utopia is antithetical to the Faith\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe role Our Lady plays in defeating communism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust as the Church is universal, Catholic resistance to tyranny is universal. These inspiring, modern-era stories, while geographically and materially disparate, demonstrate the same devotion and fortitude common to saint heroes of every age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 21, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764584120608,"sku":"9781644137666","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/321f1f5a20df79b28941df8ed50d8985.webp?v=1780252844","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/when-the-sickle-swings-stories-of-catholics-who-survived-communist-oppression-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}