August 2023 – Page 7 of 10 – Defenders of the Catholic Faith

Remembering Communism in Poland: Solzhenhitsyn on “Group-think Control”

Post author:Steve Ray
Post published:August 10, 2023
Post category:Atheism Politics/United States Social Issues & Action

We are currently leading a group in Poland, which, until recently was under Soviet Communism. The Poles have not forgotten. Here’s an example from one of my favorite authors Alexander…

Poland Day 5: Mountains of Zakopane – JP II’s Favorite Vacation Place

Post author:Steve Ray
Post published:August 9, 2023
Post category:Pilgrimage

A restful and very pleasant day today. We are in the mountains of Zakopané, which is John Paul II’s favorite vacation place. And we can see why! Beautiful countryside that…

Poland Day 4: Jasna Gora Monastery; Black Madonna, Czestochowa, Zakopane

Post author:Steve Ray
Post published:August 8, 2023
Post category:Pilgrimage

We do a fair amount of writing on the bus today to get south to the mountains of Zakopané. But we have a lot of fun stuff prepared along the…