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The impact of martyrdom can\u2019t be underestimated. \u00a0It\u2019s not for the faint of heart or spirit. \u00a0It\u2019s not something that we tell others to do. \u00a0And it doesn\u2019t include suffering carpal tunnel on the keyboard or having a heart attack jogging in an upper middle class neighborhood.<\/p>\n

It is, well, the story and witness of Fr. Stanley Rother. \u00a0The type of story that continues to inspire converts to this very day.<\/p>\n

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. \u00a0<\/em>John 15.13<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"