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
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…
“We have a 5-day old baby boy; would you like him?”
By an Anonymous St. Max Family
Each day in our house, we are thankful for two courageous women who chose life…
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…
One Plus One
By Karen Borgemenke
Saint Josemaría Escrivá, while at speaking engagements, would take questions. While answering questions related to vocations, he would often inquire if the person was married…
God’s Little Reminders
By Sarah and Matt Lewis
When we first sat down to write about our marriage, we couldn’t help but chuckle- what do we know about marriage?
A Faith Spanning Between Countries
By Evelyn Cullen
In July of 2018, 2-3 days after Fr. Jim arrived in the parish, he was scheduled to visit my husband who had Alzheimer’s Disease…
A Family of Support
By an Anonymous St. Max Parishioner
Our family has attended St. Max since the mid-1990s. In the beginning, our homeschooling family met with many other homeschoolers from the eastern Butler County area at St Max for social, academic, and religious activities…
A Family of Faith
By Zach and Amanda Hinger
Our family’s relationship to St. Max has been a constant thread that has tied together the most important parts of our lives both individually and as a family…
To the God Who Makes My Youth Happy
By Matthew Bare
Hello, my name is Matthew Bare, and I have been a parishioner at St. Max my whole life…
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 Greatest Destination
By Debbie Lackey
My name is Debbie Lackey and I am the mother of two adult sons, Jeremy and Tyler. My oldest son, Jeremy, had started in his RCIA program in 2021…
Little Angels
By Abigail & Michael Bambrick
When I first got pregnant in 2014, I had just turned 30 and still wasn’t sure if I ever wanted kids…
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.