Auschwitz Prisoner’s Carvings Reflect Divine Mercy
Polish officer in the underground armed services scratched images of the Crucifixion and the Sacred Heart with his fingernails.
Polish officer in the underground armed services scratched images of the Crucifixion and the Sacred Heart with his fingernails.
Years later, when Father Kolbe was canonized by fellow Pole Pope St. John Paul II, in attendance was 84-year-old Gajowniczek, who ultimately survived Auschwitz — living proof that Father Kolbe performed at least one miracle.
EDITORIAL: One of the most important lessons that Poland has taught the world is the need to turn always to Divine Mercy.
SaintMaxNet.org was started by two ham-radio operators.
In January 1922, the Polish priest published 5,000 copies of the first issue.
For Father Jacek, the brigade was a vocation and a childhood dream realized.
“Life begins to make sense when we recognize and acknowledge God’s infinite goodness and our absolute dependence on him,” said St. Maximilian Kolbe. “Our response will be praise and total love expressed in obedience.”
August 2021 marks several significant anniversaries for Catholics in the lives of these great men.
Fr. Veuthey himself once wrote to one of his confrères in 1944: “The supernatural is unfathomable: you have to live it to enter in.”
Scheduled to be released for one night only on Monday, Oct. 26, here is a sneak peek at the first movie featuring unknown facts about Maximilian Kolbe, who was canonized in 1982.
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