While this seem like an impossibility this is part of story Fr Gereon Goldmann. In The Shadow of His Wings Fr Gereon tells the story of how he survived, thrived, and shared his faith in Hitler's Army during WWII. Fr Gereon credits this to God's grace, prayer, the sacraments, and the prayers of Sister Solana May and her community of sisters. Fr Gereon was one of many seminarians who were drafted into the German army and among those who were fellow seminarians of Gereon's only one lost his faith. Now Gereon had only finished his philosphical studies when he was drafted into the SS yet through the prayers of Sister Solana May he ended up being ordained during wartime and his work as a priest brought many souls back to the Catholic Faith of their childhood. Even some ferverent Nazi's reverted back to their faith. His story has many more suprises and I suggest you read the book to get his whole story which include meetings with Himmler, a near execution, and his involvment with the plot so assinate Hitler.
Have a good read, Nina
This book was life-changing to me when I read it 10 years ago. It was so compelling and faith-inspiring, I read it in one or two sittings. I need to pick it up again after I finish reading Fr. Paul Glynn's A Song for Nagasaki.
ReplyDeleteThanks for bringing it back to my attention. By the way, I found my way here from your Ave Maria posting ;)