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The Golgotha Of Jasna Gora

The passion of the Polish nation, on display at its spiritual heart

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Rod Dreher
Jul 29, 2022
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Tonight I am in rural Poland, staying with a Polish family who are friends (the dad is American), and recollecting the pilgrimage we made today to Jasna Gora (Bright Mountain), the spiritual center of Polish Christianity. It is the monastery that is home to the “Black Madonna…

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