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During this interview we talked about her life. Her overall outlook on life, her ups and downs, and her memories.
Marc Paprzyca (69) and spouse Sylvia Paprzyca (67) talk about life in Chicago and retiring to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. They talked about leaving the hustle and bustle of the city life and returning to a resort town.
Megan Kilroe interviewed Barbara Benz on November 23, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. Megan is a 16 year old girl, and she attends Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School as a junior. Barbara Benz is her great aunt, and she is...
Betty O'Connor (64) interviews her mother, Milly Murphy (93), about her childhood, marriage to her husband, and her earliest memories from the 1930s in Sapulpa, Oklahoma.
Collete is a strong 75 year old women who adores her family and neighbors. She had a fun and adventurous childhood but there were some twist and turns. She grew up in Chicago and later moved to the Eastside, life...
Nathan Buck, Providence Volunteer Program Supervisor, has an in-depth conversation with Therese Lewandowski, about his spiritual journey from being a midwest, gay alter boy in a Catholic school to an openly gay, happily married manager for a Catholic organization. Nathan...
Nancy Meyer talked about growing up in Evergreen Park in mid 20th century. She had many friends and felt very safe.
Father Steve Petroff is a kind of survivor on the spiritual journey--a model for anyone who believes that if you work hard and stay close to God, doors that appeared closed will open. Just before his ordination as a Paulist...
Father Frank DeSiano calls himself a "lifer." He entered the Paulist junior seminary as a teenager. That was more than 45 years ago. He's a noted leader in evangelization or sharing of the Catholic faith. Father Frank has been the...
You can’t miss Paulist Father Michael Martin in gatherings of his community. He’s known as the “tallest Paulist.” His height exceeds a standard door frame. Walking with a cane, his is a commanding yet tender figure in the line of...
Sharon's storied life starts in Michigan, shipping off to the convent at age 13, finding herself in her 20s, then marrying a Polish bus driver in her 30s, and starting a new life chapter. Gain the wisdom of a woman...
Dick Pettigrew talks to Marilyn Graham about his life for the Peace Community Church project "Celebrate the 90s."
My mother, Kasia Jankowski, immigrated to the United States from Poland in order to discover better economic opportunities which she elaborates on in this interview.
Talks about her family life, early years, and hard times. She talked a lot about me & her spouse, Pop-Pop, who we lost this past may.
This interview took place in Eugene, Oregon on November 29th. Avery Walkoviak (13) interviewed her grandfather Larry Walkoviak (67) about growing up on a farm as a son of a Catholic Polish immigrant. Larry shares about his family on his...
One Small Step partners Jim Waszak (69) and Erika J (38) discuss their upbringings, the kindest people in their lives, and their economic beliefs.
Twin sisters Rhonda Winters (47) and Rebecca "Becki" Kuchenberg (47) share memories of small town life.
This is the story of one man’s spiritual development from the Catholicism of his Polish immigrants through an epifany he had sniffing glue to his learning of transcendental meditation which has developed into a long-standing practice and peaceful existence.
James Valentine (58) shares a conversation with his mother, Doris Dolph (91), about her childhood, family, nursing career, volunteer work, and autobiographical book.
My mother jessica lucero talks a little bit about her childhood and school as a teen. Also shares a story about a real life Christmas miracle.
Paulist Father Marcos Zamora joined the U.S. Navy to see the world. In many ways, he'd already experienced a lot of world culture--he grew up in a multiethnic community in Chicago and he'd studied ancient cultures en route to becoming...
14 year Illinois State Representative spoke of his time in Oak Lawn and Evergreen Park as well as his relationships to Evergreen Park.
Jolanta speaks about her childhood memories and how she met her husband.
Me and my grandpa Richard Riha talked about his life story on Monday April 23rd 2018. He told me how he lived it and what made it great and what made his life worth living is definitely the family he...