Fr dereon goldmann biography for kids
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It is fascinating to contemplate the edifying life of Karl Gereon Goldmann, and to see so clearly the hand of God operating throughout it. Born in , Karl was the third of seven sons of a devoutly Catholic German couple, Karl and Margareth. The older Karl was a country veterinarian, travelling with his brood of boys throughout the farm country of Fulda to tend to his clients’ livestock. Margareth was a loving and understanding mother who allowed her seven boys to bring all sorts of animals into their home, directing them to care for and house them properly. She willingly tolerated their stone collections as well. They were a vibrant, loving and happily Catholic family, living the life of the Church year round. Too soon did Margareth leave them, dying when her oldest was twelve and the baby only one year old. The older Karl was devastated over her death. kvartet years later, however, he married Margareth’s younger sister, soon adding two more boys, and — at last — two girls to the family
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”And of what should we be afraid? Our captain on this battlefield is Christ Jesus. We have discovered what we have to do. Christ has bound our enemies for us and weakened them that they cannot overcome us unless we so choose to let them. So we must fight courageously and mark ourselves with the sign of the most Holy Cross.&#;&#;Saint Catherine of Sienna
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Grades 7+
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If there was ever a story of courage, faith, and commitment, it is the story of Father Gereon Goldmann. His story begins with him being drafted into the loathsome SS during WWII. As a strong German Catholic who had been in the seminary, this is a great struggle. Father Goldmann is strong, however, and remains committed to our Lord through it all and because of this, he is able to minister to so many.
While in the army, he prays often and his stories of survival are full of nära misses and miraculous events. When he is able to meet with some nuns who are very dear to him, the
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The life story of the German Franciscan priest, Fr. Gereon Goldmann, is one for the ages. Some of his tales of miraculous escapes from certain death, victory in the face of overwhelming odds, and the power of faith and prayer are so extraordinary that one must see them in the perspective of a whole life to believe that they actually happened.
In the year , Ignatius Press published Fr. Goldmann’s autobiography, The Shadow of His Wings, and it is a must-read for anyone experiencing suffering or misfortune. One comes away from the book with a profound sense of God’s Providence watching over His beloved children, particularly over priests and religious, whose missions of service to souls has a special blessing.
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It would be impossible to recount the many details of Father’s page autobiography here and do justice to them, but certain elements of his life’s story form the background to the extraordinary account of the nun and the Nazi that follows.
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