I am gratified and humbled by the people with whom I am blessed to work at the St. Austin Review. Since StAR‘s official launch, four days before 9/11, I have been joined by a noble band of brothers and sisters in our shared labour of love to bring the evangelizing power of beauty to a world in desperate need of the presence of the Divine. Today I am especially honoured to highlight the work being done by StAR columnist, Fr. Benedict Kiely, to help the persecuted Christians of the Middle East. Here’s a link to a recent news report on the charity that he’s launched:

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2015/02/13/symbol-hope-for-persecuted-christians/