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Jesuit Father Walter Ciszek: A Life in Service
On Oct. 12, , American-born Jesuit Father Walter Ciszek () arrived in New York after 23 years in Russia, much of it spent in captivity in Siberian labor camps and Soviet prisons.
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Ciszek’s arrival in New York in
To add to the intrigue surrounding this extraordinary Jesuit&#;s life, Fr. Ciszek&#;s daring release — a complicated prisoner exchange — was negotiated with the help of President John F.
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Walter czisek with god in russia biography
Although Fr. Ciszek&#;s life reads like a Hollywood script, his experience results from one simple question: Will you devote your life to the service of others? As Jesuits have for centuries, Fr. Walter Ciszek answered that call.
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Ciszek’s canonization cause was formally opened in March The Walter Ciszek Prayer League, dedicated to the cause, maintains a museum in his birthplace of Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, honoring Fr. Ciszek’s life.
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