The Rev Sandy Strachan, retired Healthcare Chaplain (the Dumfries Hospitals) and former Parish Minister.
“I visited Auschwitz a couple of years ago on a cold New Year’s Eve morning. It was a chilling experience, weather-wise and atmospherically. At one point, we saw the cell where the Polish priest, Maximilian Kolbe died.
“We all know the story, of course – an inspiring story of selflessness and sacrifice. It has had a deep influence upon me down through the years, as it has for so very many people. But what happened to the man for whom Father Kolbe gave up his life?