Christianity grew despite the opposition of laws and social convention, and its growth was not organized – it simply happened.

Luther a pacifist? Perhaps not, but his thought contains an important vein of nonviolence: “Christians do not fight with sword and musket, but with the cross and suffering.”

Now exiled from Syria, Father Jacques has continued his ministry in Iraqi Kurdistan. A former detainee and a refugee among refugees, his testimony creates a closeness, his strength and peace preaches comfort.