St. Albert the Great Catholic Church

08/31/2026

From Word on Fire Catholic Ministries

08/31/2026

In 1978, Choi Eun-hee, one of South Korea's most celebrated actresses, traveled to Hong Kong after being invited to discuss a film project.

She never made it home.

Choi was abducted by North Korean agents and secretly taken to North Korea. Months later, her former husband, renowned filmmaker Shin Sang-ok, was also kidnapped. The two were eventually reunited under the control of Kim Jong-il and were forced to work for the North Korean film industry.

Their years in captivity were filled with surveillance, fear, and uncertainty.

Yet during this extraordinary period of her life, Choi encountered something she had not expected:

Catholicism.

She eventually converted to the Catholic faith and was baptized, reportedly taking the baptismal name Theresa. After escaping North Korea in 1986, she continued to practice her faith.

Choi later spoke about her Catholic devotion and was known to pray the Rosary. Even when poor health prevented her from regularly attending Mass, she continued to pray.

Her escape was itself remarkable.

In 1986, while in Vienna, Choi and Shin managed to reach the United States Embassy, where they requested protection. They were eventually granted asylum in the United States and later returned to South Korea.

After decades marked by fame, abduction, captivity, and survival, Choi remained connected to the faith she had discovered during one of the darkest chapters of her life.

She died in 2018 at the age of 91 and was given a Catholic funeral.

Her story is extraordinary—not because her life was easy, but because even in captivity, she encountered a faith that remained with her long after she regained her freedom.

They took away her freedom.
They could not take away her faith.

May Choi Eun-hee's story remind us that God can reach a person even in the most unexpected and difficult circumstances.

08/25/2026

Taking the faith wherever the road leads. A Greek truck has been spotted travelling with an image of the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child.

In Greece, this kind of public expression of Christianity is not unusual. Icons of Christ, the Theotokos and the saints can still be found everywhere from homes and roadside shrines to shops, boats and vehicles.

For a Catholic and Orthodox Christians, an image of the Virgin Mary is not simply decoration. She is the Theotokos, the Mother of God, who carried Christ into the world and continually points mankind toward her Son.

It's truly amazing seeing a truck driver turning thousands of kilometres of ordinary work into a public witness of the Faith.

Just Our Lady and Christ travelling the roads of Greece. 🇬🇷☦️

07/30/2026

07/29/2026

President Trump paid homage to an important and inspiring American priest and martyr who was beatified in Oklahoma City in 2017. Father Stanley "Rother" was born in Oklahoma in 1935. He served as a missionary priest in Guatemala during the country's civil war. He was murdered in his rectory on this day in 1981. In a statement released today, President Trump said, in part: "Today, we are reminded that Father Rother's life and martyrdom are the fruits of America's rich tradition of religious liberty. In his honor, we recommit to remaining vigilant so that our birthright of freedom endures in the face of every trial."

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07/23/2026

Something positive and holy for young people read.

07/23/2026

Mel Gibson poured his soul into the making of The Resurrection of the Christ.

"This film represents a major part of my life's work, and it has demanded everything of me as a filmmaker and as an artist."

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/mel-gibson-warned-satan-would-come-after-makers-of-resurrection-film/?utm_source=FB