Great articles on the missions at Unam Sanctam Catholicam

My friend Boniface over at Unam Sanctam Catholicam has a number of excellent articles on the missions on his Blog and website, all of them shedding light on lesser known episodes of missionary history. Here are some of my favorites:

Thanks for the homily, Father — about a rare homily on the missions by a missionary priest

The Manila Synod of 1582 — about the issues that an early synod in a missionary territory had to deal with

Archbishop Poblete’s Missionary Journey to Cavite — about the attempts of the Archbishop of Manila to end local slavery

The 1775 Burning of San Diego de Alcalá — about wayward converts attacking a mission founded by St. Junipero

Segregated Catholic Schools in New Orleans — about Black Catholic schools

The Martyrdom of Salvatore Lilli — about the martyrdom of Blessed Salvatore Lilli, O.F.M. at the hand of the Turks

Sung Catechism in the Jesuit missions  — about the catechetical use of song among the Indians

There's Always a Priest Shortage in Missionary Areas — on viri probati not being a solution to an age-old problem in the missions