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Father Jim Brown |
This is a dynamic Ceylonese (Sri Lankan Tamil) parish priest who was murdered with impunity while on his way to his humanitarian mission. At the time of his ultimate and non-negotiable witness for Christ, this brave Jesuit was all of forty years old. He was killed by the special forces of the Sri Lankan, anti Tamil forces. Father Jim was not ignorant of the dangers of his mission to the minority Tamil people. He nevertheless continued to care for them in the face of the ever present threat of death. The life he gave was certainly the seed for other Catholic lives to grow from. Catholic tradition assures us that the "blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church." The tradition sustains us to this day. We love our martyrs because they assure us of the true value of discipleship. Click on the link shown above just beneath the photo for a more complete picture of the situation in Sri Lanka.
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