I, like many Catholic homeschool mothers, like to have lots of books about saints around the house for my children to browse.  I hope that they will find some heroes of the faith to admire and emulate.  So when I received Christians Courageous by Aloysius Roche, I hoped to be adding another gem to the collection.  This is a wonderful little book about Catholic martyrs.  I tend to think of martyrs as only being in the early church, but this book covers from Rome up to the late 1800s.   There are 14 stories in all, and their from all over the world.   When I asked dd what she thought of the book, her words were, "I'm sure the stories are great, but the words are a little too big." I agree--the stories are great, but I'm going to put this away for a few years, because it is a difficult read.   I think this would make a fantastic companion to a high school world history course.

This review was written as part of The Catholic Company product reviewer program.  Visit The Catholic Company to find more information on Christians Courageous.

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