Pierogi to Prayer

Pierogi to Prayer

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Features discussions, interviews, and information pieces on Polish history, food, culture, and customs as well as spiritual reflections on Polish saints. An outreach of the St. Joseph's Polish Apostolate of the Diocese of Camden located at the historic center of South Jersey's Polonia in Camden, New Jersey.

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A Multicultural Ministry, Past and Present

On our episode today wehave two guests, Father Jonathan Sawicki of the Diocese of Harrisburg, and FatherStephen Robbins who is returning for his second appearance on our program. Similarin age and backgrounds, we discuss our understanding of faith as inherited fromour ancestors but also as to how it impacts the work of ministry today in a verydifferent Church. A Church which sometimes struggles to preserve its history whilealso responding to the very real needs of the world today. Through our conversation we take you through the case study of Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania and the expression of immigrant Catholicism there that can give us a unique insight into how we might better serve the immigrants and the several generation removed Polish Catholics today. ChopinPieces Courtesy of classicals.deChopin- Grande Valse Brillante; Etude Op. 25 no.1 in A-flat major, Recorded, produced, and released to thepublic by: The Musopen Kickstarter Project - Set Chopin Free https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/Musopen/set-chopin-free CreativeCommons - Public Domain Mark 1.0 Universal CC PDM 1.0 Sounds Courtesy of freesound.org Emotional Guitar byMigfus20 -- https://freesound.org/s/559845/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Accordion-music-reverb.wavby eyenorth -- https://freesound.org/s/482212/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Hopeful CinematicEmotional Orchestra Background Music by EvanBoyerman --https://freesound.org/s/753968/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Working with hammer onanvil #1 by arnaud coutancier -- https://freesound.org/s/388056/ -- License:Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 Sad Emotional - bpm 86loop by DenKyschuk -- https://freesound.org/s/719045/ -- License: AttributionNonCommercial 4.0 Warsaw-church-chant-2.wavby xserra -- https://freesound.org/s/115233/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

1h 15m
Jun 15

Episode 8.1 St. Urszula Ledochowska

Our surnames can tell people a lot about us, notonly our national origin or heritage, but their also connected to those thathave come before us with the same name. For better or worse our names can causea form of prejudice unfairly defining us before we have a chance to defineourselves. St. Urszula Ledochowska was born to a long and illustrious line ofPolish nobility, yet in taking on the mission of the neediest of the people ofthe time in which she lived, brought forth an amazing gift of good to theworld. Venerated for her sanctity for her life and not her surname, her storyis an inspiration for anyone struggling with their sense of identity in a worldthat can be unforgiving at best. Hear her story and pray with her and us today! Prayer/Modlitwa: Oh,Jesus, I commend to your Heart …Look and follow your Heart’s desire. Allow your Heart to act. Oh, Jesus, I counton You. I put my trust in You. I surrender myself completely to you. I am sureof you. Oh, Heart, filled with love, I put all my trust in You, since I,myself, am capable of committing all evil, however, I expect everything fromyour goodness. By the merits of our Lord Jesus Christ, accept, O God, theprayers offered to You through the intercession of Saint Ursula, faithfulimitator of the virtues of the Heart of your Son, and grant us the favors weare confidently asking for. Amen. O Jezu, Sercu Twemu polecam… (tu wymienia się intencję) Spojrzyji uczyń to, co Ci Serce Twe wskaże. Dozwól działać Twemu Sercu. O Jezu, liczęna Ciebie, ufam Ci, oddaję Ci się zupełnie, jestem pewny(a) Ciebie. O Sercepełne miłości, całą mą ufność pokładam w Tobie, gdyż sam(a) z siebiezdolny(a) jestem do wszystkiego złego, ale spodziewam się wszystkiego po Twojejdobroci. Amen. Dla zasług Pana naszego Jezusa Chrystusa przyjmij, oBoże, modlitwy zanoszone do Ciebieza wstawiennictwem świętej Urszuli, wiernej naśladowczyni cnót NajświętszegoSerca Syna Twego, i udziel nam łask, o które z ufnością prosimy. Amen. Chopin- Mazurka B.16-1 in G Major; NocturneOp. 15 no.1 in F major, Recorded,produced, and released to the public by: The Musopen Kickstarter Project - SetChopin Free https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/Musopen/set-chopin-free CreativeCommons - Public Domain Mark 1.0 Universal CC PDM 1.0Courtesyof freesound.org: St. JohnCathedral female choir 001.wav by klankbeeld -- https://freesound.org/s/398218/-- License: Attribution 4.0

7 min
Jun 1

A Noble History: A Modern Legacy Part II

Welcome Back! In Part IIof our interview with Jan Ledochowski of the ancient Ledochowski Family westart to look a bit more at current events including the Ukraine-Russia War, aswell as some more stories about notable members of the Family who went on tosainthood and the highest levels of the hierarchy within the Church including a19th century Cardinal and 20th century foundresses of tworeligious orders. Enjoy! ChopinPieces Courtesy of classicals.de Chopin- Grande Valse Brillante; Etude Op. 25 no.1 in A-flat major, Recorded, produced, and released to thepublic by: The Musopen Kickstarter Project - Set Chopin Free https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/Musopen/set-chopin-free CreativeCommons - Public Domain Mark 1.0 Universal CC PDM 1.0

48 min
Jun 1

A Noble History: A Modern Legacy Part I

For anyonewho spends a lot of time metaphorically living amongst Polish History, you tendto see a lot of surnames that crop up again and again no matter the century.Leszczynski, Poniatowski, Radziwill, just to name a few round out a veritablePolish who’s who of movers and shakers. Another one of these surnames is sharedby our guest today, and it is this history that brings him to our program. Jan Ledochowskishares the surname of a family who’s origins walk hand in hand with that ofPoland itself and also for that matter, that of Ukraine. Jan has catalogued anextensive family history reaching back 1,000 years. Yet his understanding ofhis family is not one that exists wholly in the past. With a background infinance, Jan has also worked in Poland before and after the fall of Communismand has advocated dialogue, understanding and reconciliation between Poles andtheir heritage both the good and the bad. His level of knowledge about history,current events, and religion was truly stunning, and I found him to be anincredible individual to speak to. As such, our full conversation couldn’t becontained within one episode and as we have done before in our show, we havesplit it into two parts one following the other. Please do enjoy thisfascinating journey through the history of the Ledochowski Family with Jan. ChopinPieces Courtesy of classicals.de Chopin- Grande Valse Brillante; Etude Op. 25 no.1 in A-flat major, Recorded, produced, and released to thepublic by: The Musopen Kickstarter Project - Set Chopin Free https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/Musopen/set-chopin-free CreativeCommons - Public Domain Mark 1.0 Universal CC PDM 1.0

57 min
May 18

Episode 7.1 Blessed George Matulaitis-Matulewicz

Have you ever felt as if by not taking a side, youwind up an enemy of everyone? Such was the case of the remarkable life of ourSaint of the Month, Blessed George Matulaitis-Matulewicz. A Lithuanian priesteducated in Poland he helped reinvigorate the Marian Religious Order and laterbecame Bishop of Vilnius during the turbulent post- World War I years. In alife dominated by suffering and struggle, but also great peace and faith, hisis a story with much inspiration for all of us stuck in the middle of conflicttoday and facing near impossible odds. O God, You who inflamed the heart ofBlessed George, Bishop, with an ardent love for Christ and the Church, grant,we pray, that by his example and through his intercession, we may remainuntiring in following Christ and building up His Mystical Body. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Boże, który dałeśKościołowi błogosławionego Jerzego Matulewicza jako odnowiciela i sługęjedności, za jego wstawiennictwem umocnij moją wiarę, obdarz pokojem moje sercei naucz mnie szukać zgody tam, gdzie jej brakuje. BłogosławionyJerzy, prowadź mnie drogą zaufania i odwagi. Amen. Accordion-music-reverb.wav by eyenorth --https://freesound.org/s/482212/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 221029_2225_FR_MaleChoir.wav by kevp888 --https://freesound.org/s/657761/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Church Bells, Borgweg, Hamburg, Germany 25th DecemberChristmas by vonfleisch -- https://freesound.org/s/212037/ -- License:Attribution 3.0 Emotional Guitar by Migfus20 --https://freesound.org/s/559845/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 CD_PLENITUDE_004_EXP01.wav by kevp888 --https://freesound.org/s/622324/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0

8 min
May 4

Polish? Lithuanian? Its all the same isn't it?

For centuries, the Polish-LithuanianCommonwealth was an imposing state dominating Central and Eastern Europe. This nation, made possible by a 14th century royal marriage, joined together two ethnicities who share a common history, yet who are also ethnically distinct. This relationship can sometimes prove cumbersome to our modern understanding of nationality and ethnicity. Today we welcome Tom Sadauskus, a Lithuanian genealogist to help shed light on this relationship. His experience and ethnic background as a Lithuanian-America gives us a great perspective. You can reach out to him at tomdoesgeneaology@gmail.com for any researchinquiries. Chopin and Bach Pieces Courtesy ofclassicals.de Bach - Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Major- BWV 1042Chopin- Grande Valse Brillante; Nocturne Opus37 no. 1 in G minor; Etude Op. 25 no. 1 in A flat major; Nocturne 62 No. 2 in Emajor Recorded, produced, and released to thepublic by: The Musopen Kickstarter Project - Set Chopin Free https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/Musopen/set-chopin-free CreativeCommons - Public Domain Mark 1.0 Universal CC PDM 1.0 10282 cracow city place ambience -loop.WAV by Robinhood76 -- https://freesound.org/s/580352/ -- License:Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 Accordion-music-reverb.wav by eyenorth --https://freesound.org/s/482212/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Music from the middle ages 07 2013-08-10 Douce DameJolie.wav by Kyster -- https://freesound.org/s/197360/ -- License: Attribution4.0

1h 4m
Apr 20

Episode 6.1 St. Maximilian Kolbe

St. Maximilian Kolbe has emerged as one of the mostwell-known Twentieth Century Saints to have emerged from the horrors of World War II in Poland. His story of self-sacrifice for a fellow prisoner in Auschwitz has made him a symbol of selfless martyrdom and Christian care for another. His work before his martyrdom can be seen as one of the original“influencing” movements through his use of radio. Walk with us this month as we reflect on the life and significance of this saint in our current age. Bells ringing St. Bonifatius Church Leipzig Germany byGaruda1982 -- https://freesound.org/s/740342/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 hauntedsqueezebox.wav by LiloSound --https://freesound.org/s/507025/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 Traditional Japanese Koto - Suiryo-Bushi (Song ofSpeculation) by GregorQuendel -- https://freesound.org/s/808615/ -- License:Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 CD_PLENITUDE_004_EXP01.wav by kevp888 --https://freesound.org/s/622324/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 Lonesome Angel by SondreDrakensson --https://freesound.org/s/543623/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

8 min
Apr 6

From Chicago to Zakopane to Instagram

This month we tackle the influencing craze as we sitdown with Krystian Nowak, a Polish Highlander living near Zakopane in the gorgeous mountain region of Poland. A native of Chicago with Polish ancestry, Krystian has taken to social media as an influencer to promote Highlander culture in his own unique way. Influencing has become an internet craze for bad or for worse, yet perhaps the true value of it has been understood in only a narrow way. We tackle all of these topics in our great conversation this month. Check out Krystian’s work on his social media pages. Facebook Instagram@krystiannowak_ Music Courtesy of classicals.de Grande Valse Brillante; Nocturne Opus 37 no. 1in G minor; Nocturne Opus 9 no. 2 in E flat major; Cantabile B. 84 in E-flatmajor Recorded, produced, and released to thepublic by: The Musopen Kickstarter Project - Set Chopin Free https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/Musopen/set-chopin-free CreativeCommons - Public Domain Mark 1.0 Universal CC PDM 1.0

1h 9m

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Engaging content on Polish culture, well executed podcast.

01/10/2025

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Well executed with quality story telling and production

Features discussions, interviews, and information pieces on Polish history, food, culture, and customs as well as spiritual reflections on Polish saints. An outreach of the St. Joseph's Polish Apostolate of the Diocese of Camden located at the historic center of South Jersey's Polonia in Camden, New Jersey.

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