About Us
I chose Saint Telemachus for the name of this site from an article I read titled "One Day, One Man, One God" in Celebrate Life magazine, a publication of American Life League. I have summarized the story of St Telemachus:
| Telemachus was a monk that lived in Asia in the fourth century. He felt an inner voice from the Lord to go to Rome, but didn't know why. He went anyway. He saw crowds going into the Coliseum, so he followed. He saw two gladiators fighting to the death, so he jumped down and tried to stop them but he kept getting knocked down by the gladiators. On the third time one of the gladiators ran his sword thru Telemachus and for the third time said "In the name of Christ, forbear", then he died. As the crowd saw Telemachus lying there in a pool of blood, there was silence and one by one the Coliseum emptied. Never again was there another gladiator fight. |
I did some more research on him and found the original story from THEODORET OF CYRUS THE ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY
BOOK V HONORIUS, who inherited the empire of Europe, put a stop to the gladiatorial combats which had long been held at Rome. The occasion of his doing so arose from the following circumstance. A certain man of the name of Telemachus had embraced the ascetic life. He had set out from the East and for this reason had repaired to Rome. There, when the abominable spectacle was being exhibited, he went himself into the stadium, and, stepping down into the arena, endeavoured to stop the men who were wielding their weapons against one another. The spectators of the slaughter were indignant. and inspired by the triad fury of the demon who delights in those bloody deeds, stoned the peacemaker to death. When the admirable emperor was informed of this he numbered Telemachus in the array of victorious martyrs, and put an end to that impious spectacle. |
I believe that each person matters. Each one of us can change the world. St Telemachus helped stop the gladiator fights in Rome. His death showed people that life is worth something.
The purpose of this site is to dispel confusion about the Catholic Faith. I have found through my experience and that of others that a lot of what is thought about Catholicism are misconceptions of what Catholics believe. I'm sorry to say some of them stem from Catholics that just don't know their faith or were taught wrong, especially the past 40 years since Vatican II. Catechesis has been virtually non existent since then. I've found that a common misunderstanding is the difference between doctrine and discipline.
This site is a combination of links to excellent Catholic material and some of my defenses of the Catholic Faith. Most links to other sites open in a new browser window or tab so you don't get confused on where you're getting the information from, just close the new window and my site should still be up behind it.
