Icon of St. Bridget Exposes Modernist Reduction of Sanctity to Naturalism
Catholic News Agency reports on an icon commissioned by FOCCUS Marriage Ministries depicting St. Bridget of Sweden with her husband Ulf Gudmarsson and their eight children. The article emphasizes family unity and natural marriage bonds while quoting “Pope” Benedict XVI’s concept of the “domestic church.” Iconographer “Father” Richard Reiser consulted Gudmarsson’s skeletal remains to determine relative heights, claiming this honors “historical accuracy.” The piece celebrates FOCCUS’ 40th anniversary and new marriage inventories for “unusual situations” like military couples and deacons.








