The Catholic Priest Who Forged a Lifelong Friendship With Harry Truman
During World War I, Father Curtis Tiernan and Capt. Harry Truman discovered they shared the same values — and forged a friendship that endured for the rest of their lives.
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Why Me, Lord? A B-17 Gunner’s Lifelong Journey of Faith
COMMENTARY: After witnessing the deaths of his friends over Warsaw in 1944, Vincent Stefanek spent the rest of his life seeking to understand why he survived — and how God wanted him to use the ‘second opportunity’ he had been given.
The Great Aunt Who Held My Family Together
COMMENTARY: From a velvet chair, Great Aunt Wladyslawa reminded a crowded room of cousins and kin that family must be ‘nurtured like a plant,’ rooted in Catholic faith and shared tradition.
An Extraordinary Lady Formed by Faith and Fire
COMMENTARY: From war-torn Russia to the quiet strength of family life in America, Aunt Rose’s courage was forged in suffering and sustained by faith and humility.
Discovering Who My Uncle Really Was
COMMENTARY: A childhood portrait of a difficult man gives way, years later, to the discovery of faith, sacrifice and a heart shaped by grief.
A Christmas I Will Never Forget
COMMENTARY: A Polish Christmas Eve tradition, kept year after year, came to life in a way none of us expected.
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.
Out of the Shadows: The Polish Angels Who Saved Jewish Children in WWII
In Nazi-occupied Poland, where aiding Jews carried the death penalty, hundreds of convents opened their doors to Jewish children and families.
We Prayed to St. Jude — and the Doctors Were Astonished
COMMENTARY: A family’s gratitude to the ‘patron of the impossible’ blossomed into a lasting witness of hope and intercession.
This Lifelong Friendship Proved Stronger Than Death
COMMENTARY: He was the kind of friend who showed up when I needed him most — and stayed with me, even after he was gone.
