The Iraqi Christian Martyrs

The Commonplace Book of Zadok the Roman talks about a couple in a stirring piece at "I cannot shut God's house" .

I often look at the Iraqi Christians, as well as many of the other brave Iraqis that battle terror, with awe.

Last fall I was at a high school football game and I talked to an National Guard Baptist Chaplin that was in Iraq. He told me they would encounter Iraqi Christians of all faiths communities that would beg them to come worship with them. He would say that would put you in danger but they did not care. He was awestruck.

The Iraqi's Christians faith is something to see , and in the back of my mind I wonder if we in the West could be meet a similar challenge. It seems the Iraqi's as a whole are a very brave people. I very much recall this story from last year Catholic Navy chaplain shares story of Iraqi conversion and especially this part:
As their catechetical lessons developed over time, Fatima’s family discovered her plan and was warned sternly by her father that if she continued on this path, she would be disowned by the entire family and would never have contact with them again. At this point, Father Bautista became concerned for Fatima’s well-being and cautioned her to look carefully at the consequences of her decision and to think seriously before continuing her path into the Church.
Fatima paused for a moment and then looking intently at Father Bautista asked, “Do you give up so easily on Jesus?” The question took Father aback for a moment, but then he thought, “This is incredible; this Muslim woman is already bearing witness to me about how important my own faith is!”