The Voice of Blood: Five Christian Martyrs of Our Time

"The Voice of Blood" is an excellent account of modern day (mid 70s) martyrdom by Jesuits priests in El Salvador, Rhodesia, and Brazil.My favorite section of the 3 sections in this book (called Brazil) studies the life and dramatic death of Fr. John Bosco-Burnier in defense of indigent Indian tribes. (Extermination of the Indians is certainly not a difficult concept for an American to understand.)Bosco, surprisingly enough, is portrayed as less than competent in his pre-missionary work. He seems to have been not very well liked and/or remembered. But for all his faults, when news reached him of the torture of 2 women in a tiny Brazilian frontier jail--he answered the call for justice in a big way.O'Malley has written an insightful book which is both sensitive to the plight of the poor and the humanity of the martyrs. He writes as if he knew his subjects very well.This is another excellent book by the author of "God: The Oldest Question".