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Podcast: Pope Francis Generation
Episode: Jessica Keating - St. Maximilian Kolbe and Christ’s Harrowing of Hell
Description: This week, to celebrate the feast of St. Maximilian Kolbe, Paul talks with Jessica Keating about the life and witness of this martyr of Auschwitz. They first share his story and their own personal relationships with St. Maximilian. Then they unpack some of Fr. Kolbe’s theology of Mary before moving into a discussion about how we can say, in a real but mysterious way, that Fr. Kolbe’s time in Auschwitz was like Christ’s harrowing of hell.Â
Jessica Keating is the director of the Notre Dame Office of Human Dignity and Life Initiatives, where she engages...