Brother Henryk Cisowski, OFM Cap

Brother Henryk Cisowski, OFM Cap

Growing up in western Poland during the Communist era, Henryk Cisowski first met Franciscans at the lively Catholic parish a block from his home.  The young, dynamic Capuchins took youths on bicycle pilgrimages, to summer camps, even formed a band. For Henryk, St. Anthony Church in his hometown of Nova Sol, Poland, became an oasis of freedom in a desert of totalitarianism.  “In the gray landscape of a Communist country, the church was a bright s…