The Church—chiefly in Poland—marked the first feast day of Blessed Stefan Wyszyński this past Saturday, May 28, the date on which he died in 1981. In a time of increasing Christian persecution and conflict, Cardinal Wyszyński,
beatified
last September, is a model of both courage and reconciliation. He is a
hero of mine
. To my mind, had there not been a still more impressive Polish cardinal from Kraków, Wyszyński would be remembered as the greatest churchman of the 20th century.