The Last Hymn of Maximilian Kolbe
In August 1941, a Polish Franciscan priest named Maximilian Kolbe stood in the selection line at Auschwitz. When a prisoner was chosen for the starvation...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Wisdom 3:1-9.
In August 1941, a Polish Franciscan priest named Maximilian Kolbe stood in the selection line at Auschwitz. When a prisoner was chosen for the starvation bunker and cried out for his wife and children, Kolbe stepped forward and offered himself instead. The Nazi guards saw only a foolish man choosing a pointless death. For two weeks in that concrete cell, Kolbe led the condemned men in prayer and hymns.…
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