Tory Baucum, director of the Center for Family Life at Benedictine College, shares his insights on Poland’s unique response to the refugee crisis and the role of the domestic church in helping families stay on track. Tory Baucum says something incredible is happening in Poland. “You have more than a million refugees absorbed into a …
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My work and study in Poland was where I first got alerted to the threats of Christian nationalism – and thus my warnings about Trump, Putin & Kirill (which btw bothered many friends on FB during 2020 election). I see these trends from that important, but not exclusive, perspective. I saw my warnings to mostly …
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Last report to Abbot James Breakfast with Syzmon Czyszek, head of Knights of Columbus in Poland. Syzmon and KofC are leading a major relief ministry across the border with their sister organization in Ukraine. Knights of Columbus in Poland Donate to Ukraine. They are helping, along with others, 100k refugees a DAY! Again, there are …
Report 5 to Abbot James The last two days I’ve spent in the company of Piotr Czekierda (picture below) and Michal Luczewski, co-founders of the Two Wings Institute (TWI). Teach the lessons of Polish Solidarity and the “transcendental frame” of leadership. Defining Transcendental Leadership TWI serves the common good of Poland beyond self-limiting partisanship by …
Today Michal Luczewski and I rode a bus to Now Sacz, the site of a conference on leadership sponsored by Poland: Great Project, a Polish NGO. Michal is one of the architects of the conference and has invited me to speak on leadership.
Yuliia Federico Fled Kiev 3 days ago. Her family “is surrounded by the F**king Russian Army. “ She’s in route to Berlin, to stay with a friend of a friend. Refugees arrive at central station in Dworzec Zachodni. Coffee shops are providing free coffee and sandwiches to all refugees. Poles donate boxes of clothes and …
Report Three to Abbot James Lev, a Ukrainian boy, gave me this American bomber paper airplane as both gift and plea. I wish I could hear more of the story behind this gesture! Today we take the train to Krakow in route to Now Sacz. I speak on leadership at a Conference on Poland’s future …
This is how God renews the church: it’s through the domestic church and families welcoming families in distress. We did this, on a small scale when I was a pastor and realized its one of the Lord’s favorite ways of renewing sacramental marriages and saving some others.