An Heirloom of Grace: How an Immigrant Couple Repaid Kindness With a Holy Treasure
COMMENTARY: In a humble corner of America, two Polish immigrants showed that the greatest treasures are often found in unseen acts of love and gratitude.
COMMENTARY: In a humble corner of America, two Polish immigrants showed that the greatest treasures are often found in unseen acts of love and gratitude.
In Nazi-occupied Poland, where aiding Jews carried the death penalty, hundreds of convents opened their doors to Jewish children and families.
COMMENTARY: A family’s gratitude to the ‘patron of the impossible’ blossomed into a lasting witness of hope and intercession.
COMMENTARY: He was the kind of friend who showed up when I needed him most — and stayed with me, even after he was gone.
COMMENTARY: In a time of prejudice and social tension, a single afternoon with a group of Franciscan sisters offered an unexpected lesson in the things that truly endure.
COMMENTARY: The sounds of bells, the sight of flags, the silence of prayer — all bear witness to lives laid down.
COMMENTARY: Their lives were shaped by exile, war and hardship — but what endured was a friendship that taught a young boy what human dignity really means.
COMMENTARY: As a child, he survived a Nazi massacre. As a husband and father, he lived the Gospel. As a priest, he brought many to Christ.
COMMENTARY: How a Franciscan nun used wisdom and kindness to teach me the value of honesty.
COMMENTARY: My grandmother’s unwavering faith and open door exemplify the Polish saying: 'A guest in the house is God in the house.'
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