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On August 14, the Church celebrates the Feast Day of St. Maximilian Kolbe. This priest and martyr was a prisoner in the concentration camp of Auschwitz. A group of 10 prisoners were condemned to death as punishment for the escape of a prisoner. With heroic virtue, St. Maximilian Kolbe offered his life in exchange for the father of a family.

When Sr. Damiana Pickett professes her first religious vows Sept. 8 in Kraków, Poland, it will mark another step in a journey of faith that has included conversion, disappointment, perseverance and a call to serve those in need.

MOBILE — A steady stream of well-wishers waited to greet Msgr. Warren Wall following Mass on Aug. 15 at St. Ignatius Parish. And Msgr. Wall had time for everyone.

I recently moved my youngest son to Auburn to begin a new chapter in his life. As we unpacked boxes, settled into his new space and prepared for the moment when we would drive away, I was reminded of how quickly the years have passed.

Small sparks of feeling that become all-consuming conflagrations can happen at any time, even, sadly, as one is preparing for Mass. I write, of course, from experience.