Parishioner Testimonials
“I'm a little pencil in the hand of a writing God, who is sending a love letter to the world.” - Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Reborn in Faith: A Life-Changing OCIA Journey
By Mary Eckert
I was born and raised Catholic and attended Catholic school for some of my education. Although my desire for faith had always been present, I never deepened my understanding of the faith from an adult perspective until much later…
Mary, Be with Me Now
By Lisa Tozzi
Reflecting on my relationship with Mary, it is rather hard to put into words or know exactly where to start…
Jesus Loves the Little Children
By Karen Borgemenke
About a month ago, at a Sunday Mass, there was a young family sitting in front of us. The sweet, little baby girl peeked and smiled at us all Mass long…
God Leads, We Follow
By Kevin Shook
My wife, Dawn, and I moved to Liberty Township from the Washington, D.C. suburbs in 2017. Dawn and I met in January 2004 while serving in the Virginia Army National Guard…
Partnering with Christ
By Kevin and Jane Rowland
Kevin and I have thought a lot about suffering since his ALS diagnosis in 2019…
Finding Home
By Joe & Amy Leach
Our journey to St. Max has been unexpected, full of twists, turns, and beautiful surprises…
Thy Kingdom Come!
By Fr. Jesús Salinas
When I look back at my journey towards the priesthood I am always amazed at God’s plan…
To Be a Surrendered Disciple
By Deacon Mike Lippman
When I was a teenager, all the vocation talks I heard from our catechism teachers seemed to tell young boys that if God was calling you, then you had to become a priest…
Journey to the Heart of Jesus
By an Anonymous St. Max Parishioner
I’ve been a parishioner at St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish for about 4 years. I’m so grateful for the consistent and persistent opportunities to learn about my faith and grow in it…
The Poverty Within Ourselves
By Nathan Forsthoefel
I stepped off the train in northern Virginia after traveling back north from Focus missionary training in Ave Maria Florida…
We are Precious in His Sight
By Cindy Muron
Four years ago I met a young 38 year old man named Ryan in the hospital, where I was working as a palliative care nurse…
The Baby We Never Met
By The Brunsman Family
One of the most beautiful ways God manifested Himself to us was on June 1, 2023, at the burial of our precious baby, Karol, at Gate of Heaven Cemetery…
The Power of His Presence
By Sean Castillo
My name is Sean Castillo. I am currently a freshman seminarian at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio. My faith growing up was largely just the faith of my parents…
Matthew Conner’s Journey
It only takes a short conversation with Matthew Conner to see why he feels called to join the priesthood, specifically with Companions of the Cross…
What’s your story?
If you feel called to share your personal encounter of Christ, we would love to share it with our parish family! Your witness, by name or anonymously, could touch others at all stages in life. To learn more about this opportunity, please contact communications@saint-max.org.