🔥 Book Review: Mirror of Cruelty | Carthusian Martyrs, Torture, & Faith with Fr. Nixon, OSB

About this sermon

Steve from Sensus Fidelium here with another powerful book review. In this episode, I’m joined once again by Fr. Nixon to discuss a book you’ve probably never heard of — but one that absolutely needs to be brought into the light: Mirror of Cruelty by Arnold Havens, a Carthusian monk and historian from the 15th century. This shocking and detailed account records the persecution and martyrdom of Catholics during the Protestant Reformation — not only in England but also in France, Belgium, and beyond. These are firsthand testimonies of torture, martyrdom, and unshakable faith. 👉 In this video, we cover: The Carthusian Martyrs under Henry VIII Graphic yet true accounts of Catholic suffering under Calvinists and Lutherans Why these stories matter for modern Catholics How grace strengthened martyrs to face unspeakable cruelty with forgiveness and love What lessons we can take into our own daily lives as Christians ⚠️ Note: This book is not for the faint of heart. It is historically accurate, at times graphic, but profoundly moving. 📚 Get the Book: TriVent Publishing: trivent-publishing.eu Amazon: Available in paperback, hardcover, and ebook editions 🙏 Support the channel by liking, commenting, and sharing this video with friends who want to know the truth about the faith and the real history of the martyrs. ⏱️ Timestamps 0:00 – Introduction 0:49 – About the book Mirror of Cruelty 2:20 – Why Arnold Havens wrote this account 6:29 – The Carthusian Martyrs under Henry VIII 9:27 – Graphic martyrdom accounts (viewer discretion) 13:59 – Franciscan Martyrs of Gorkum (Netherlands) 17:00 – Tortures with rats & horses 18:01 – The case of Balthazar of Burgundy 23:06 – The apex of human cruelty 25:25 – Grace and fortitude of the martyrs 30:04 – Spiritual lessons for Catholics today 33:22 – Closing thoughts & Corpus Christi blessing https://trivent-publishing.eu/home/141-176-the-mirror-of-cruelty-a-compendium-of-atrocities-committed-against-catholics-in-the-sixteenth-century.html #Catholic #BookReview #Martyrs #Carthusians #CatholicFaith #CatholicHistory #SensusFidelium #ProtestantReformation #CatholicBooks #Faith #TriVentPublishing #CatholicMartyrs 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.us/catholicbusinesses/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.us for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.us/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758

Topics

• Faith
• Suffering & Trials