Saint Maximilian Kolbe was a Polish Franciscan friar whose life was marked by faith, mission, communication, and an extreme final act of self-giving in Auschwitz. In this episode of Footprints of Holiness, we follow his journey from childhood in Poland to his evangelizing work, Marian devotion, mission in Japan, and arrest during the Nazi occupation. His story reaches its deepest point when he offers to die in the place of another prisoner. This is a story about vocation, sacrifice, inner freedom, and the strength of a faith capable of preserving human dignity in the midst of horror.

<p>Saint Maximilian Kolbe was a Polish Franciscan friar whose life was marked by faith, mission, communication, and an extreme final act of self-giving in Auschwitz. In this episode of Footprints of Holiness, we follow his journey from childhood in Poland to his evangelizing work, Marian devotion, mission in Japan, and arrest during the Nazi occupation. His story reaches its deepest point when he offers to die in the place of another prisoner. This is a story about vocation, sacrifice, inner freedom, and the strength of a faith capable of preserving human dignity in the midst of horror.</p>

Footprints of Holiness is a narrative and educational podcast that tells the lives of Catholic saints as vivid, human, and deeply relatable stories. Each episode focuses on one saint: their time, struggles, wounds, choices, doubts, miracles, and the spiritual path that led them to leave a lasting mark on the world. Created for young practicing Catholics, curious young listeners, and anyone interested in spirituality, the show avoids a distant or overly solemn tone and presents holiness as something real, possible, and often surprising. Through carefully crafted storytelling, historical context, and a clear spiritual perspective, Footprints of Holiness invites listeners to discover that saints were not flawless characters, but men and women who answered God’s call with courage. A series designed to teach, inspire, and help listeners see faith through lives whose legacy still walks among us today.

<p>Footprints of Holiness is a narrative and educational podcast that tells the lives of Catholic saints as vivid, human, and deeply relatable stories. Each episode focuses on one saint: their time, struggles, wounds, choices, doubts, miracles, and the spiritual path that led them to leave a lasting mark on the world. Created for young practicing Catholics, curious young listeners, and anyone interested in spirituality, the show avoids a distant or overly solemn tone and presents holiness as something real, possible, and often surprising. Through carefully crafted storytelling, historical context, and a clear spiritual perspective, Footprints of Holiness invites listeners to discover that saints were not flawless characters, but men and women who answered God&rsquo;s call with courage. A series designed to teach, inspire, and help listeners see faith through lives whose legacy still walks among us today.</p>