{"id":689,"date":"2021-05-02T21:44:05","date_gmt":"2021-05-02T21:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/?p=689"},"modified":"2021-05-24T20:59:45","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T20:59:45","slug":"the-world-through-max-kolbes-eyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/2021\/featured-stories\/the-world-through-max-kolbes-eyes\/","title":{"rendered":"The World Through Max Kolbe\u2019s Eyes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"690\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/2021\/featured-stories\/the-world-through-max-kolbes-eyes\/attachment\/blog_600x300_kolbe\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/Blog_600x300_Kolbe.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,300\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/Blog_600x300_Kolbe-300x150.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/Blog_600x300_Kolbe.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/Blog_600x300_Kolbe.jpg\" alt=\"Blog_600x300_Kolbe\" class=\"wp-image-690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/Blog_600x300_Kolbe.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/Blog_600x300_Kolbe-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the first half of the 20th century, Saint Maximilian Kolbe leveraged technology to build the world\u2019s largest mass media apostolate. His daily newspapers reached a circulation of over 1 million, while his radio ventures captured the imaginations of even more. He was a man on a mission from God, determined to use every tool at his disposal to spread the Word. The recent exponential growth in communication technologies and platforms begs the question\u2026 <em>What would he build if he were&nbsp;alive today?<\/em> &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saint Maximilian Kolbe built a large media apostolate using the mass media of his time, including newspaper and radio. He was a man on a mission to spread the word of God. What would Kolbe do today if he were alive?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":690,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[457,453,428,11,183,456],"class_list":["post-689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured-stories","tag-catholic-media-apostolate","tag-saint-maximilian-kolbe","tag-summer-2021-issue","tag-summer-issue","tag-university-of-st-thomas","tag-ust-max-studios"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The World Through Max Kolbe\u2019s Eyes - Encounter<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/2021\/featured-stories\/the-world-through-max-kolbes-eyes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The World Through Max Kolbe\u2019s Eyes - Encounter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Saint Maximilian Kolbe built a large media apostolate using the mass media of his time, including newspaper and radio. He was a man on a mission to spread the word of God. What would Kolbe do today if he were alive?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/2021\/featured-stories\/the-world-through-max-kolbes-eyes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Encounter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-05-02T21:44:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-05-24T20:59:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/Blog_600x300_Kolbe.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"UST Staff\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"UST Staff\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/2021\/featured-stories\/the-world-through-max-kolbes-eyes\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/2021\/featured-stories\/the-world-through-max-kolbes-eyes\/\",\"name\":\"The World Through Max Kolbe\u2019s Eyes - Encounter\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/2021\/featured-stories\/the-world-through-max-kolbes-eyes\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/2021\/featured-stories\/the-world-through-max-kolbes-eyes\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/Blog_600x300_Kolbe.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-05-02T21:44:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-05-24T20:59:45+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/#\/schema\/person\/e1a934f09624ef7590e41de2c3f0ee9f\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/2021\/featured-stories\/the-world-through-max-kolbes-eyes\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/2021\/featured-stories\/the-world-through-max-kolbes-eyes\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/2021\/featured-stories\/the-world-through-max-kolbes-eyes\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/Blog_600x300_Kolbe.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/Blog_600x300_Kolbe.jpg\",\"width\":600,\"height\":300,\"caption\":\"Blog_600x300_Kolbe\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/2021\/featured-stories\/the-world-through-max-kolbes-eyes\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The World Through Max Kolbe\u2019s Eyes\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/\",\"name\":\"Encounter\",\"description\":\"The Magazine of the University of St. Thomas\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/#\/schema\/person\/e1a934f09624ef7590e41de2c3f0ee9f\",\"name\":\"UST Staff\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/462ee1543a235c3ef58f35194c93dc5aa99b8595d6329a74b5482515c7b59bbb?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/462ee1543a235c3ef58f35194c93dc5aa99b8595d6329a74b5482515c7b59bbb?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"UST Staff\"},\"description\":\"The UST staff strives to bring the most interesting, relevant and topical stories to our audience with each issue. These stories feature current UST students, alumni, professors, staff members and people we work with through our many partnerships. We hope you enjoy this glimpse of the UST community.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/author\/ust-staff\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The World Through Max Kolbe\u2019s Eyes - Encounter","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/2021\/featured-stories\/the-world-through-max-kolbes-eyes\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The World Through Max Kolbe\u2019s Eyes - Encounter","og_description":"Saint Maximilian Kolbe built a large media apostolate using the mass media of his time, including newspaper and radio. He was a man on a mission to spread the word of God. What would Kolbe do today if he were alive?","og_url":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/2021\/featured-stories\/the-world-through-max-kolbes-eyes\/","og_site_name":"Encounter","article_published_time":"2021-05-02T21:44:05+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-05-24T20:59:45+00:00","og_image":[{"width":600,"height":300,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/Blog_600x300_Kolbe.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"UST Staff","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"UST Staff","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/2021\/featured-stories\/the-world-through-max-kolbes-eyes\/","url":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/2021\/featured-stories\/the-world-through-max-kolbes-eyes\/","name":"The World Through Max Kolbe\u2019s Eyes - Encounter","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/2021\/featured-stories\/the-world-through-max-kolbes-eyes\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/2021\/featured-stories\/the-world-through-max-kolbes-eyes\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/Blog_600x300_Kolbe.jpg","datePublished":"2021-05-02T21:44:05+00:00","dateModified":"2021-05-24T20:59:45+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/#\/schema\/person\/e1a934f09624ef7590e41de2c3f0ee9f"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/2021\/featured-stories\/the-world-through-max-kolbes-eyes\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/2021\/featured-stories\/the-world-through-max-kolbes-eyes\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/2021\/featured-stories\/the-world-through-max-kolbes-eyes\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/Blog_600x300_Kolbe.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/Blog_600x300_Kolbe.jpg","width":600,"height":300,"caption":"Blog_600x300_Kolbe"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/2021\/featured-stories\/the-world-through-max-kolbes-eyes\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The World Through Max Kolbe\u2019s Eyes"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/","name":"Encounter","description":"The Magazine of the University of St. Thomas","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/#\/schema\/person\/e1a934f09624ef7590e41de2c3f0ee9f","name":"UST Staff","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/462ee1543a235c3ef58f35194c93dc5aa99b8595d6329a74b5482515c7b59bbb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/462ee1543a235c3ef58f35194c93dc5aa99b8595d6329a74b5482515c7b59bbb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"UST Staff"},"description":"The UST staff strives to bring the most interesting, relevant and topical stories to our audience with each issue. These stories feature current UST students, alumni, professors, staff members and people we work with through our many partnerships. We hope you enjoy this glimpse of the UST community.","url":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/author\/ust-staff\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/Blog_600x300_Kolbe.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=689"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}