From the beginning of our apostolate our primary motive has been to “give unto the Lord the glory due His Name.” After experiencing in our own lives the transformative power of believing in the true Catholic doctrine of creation as the foundation of our Faith and as the only firm foundation for an intimate relationship with Our Lord, we have proclaimed that truth wherever we could find an open door. To that end, we have embraced the Franciscan spirit of our secondary patron, St. Maximilian Kolbe, so that we could reach as many souls as possible—as quickly as possible. Thus, we have always offered our books and materials on a “suggested donation” basis. When we travel, we ask to stay in rectories or homes, rather than in hotels. We have accepted invitations to go to every continent except Antarctica, often without even being offered reimbursement for our travel expenses. We offer our materials at no cost to bishops, priests and laity in poor circumstances; and the testimonies we receive from clergy and laity all over the world confirm that Our Lord and the Blessed Mother are granting tremendous graces to those who study our materials and embrace the traditional Catholic doctrine of creation. For example, a priest in a remote parish in Australia sent us this testimony:

    I would like to thank the Kolbe Center for making available the live streaming of Foundations Restored. While I’m extremely grateful for your generosity, I am in absolute awe of what you and your collaborators have been able to produce. I have watched every minute of it. Words escape me!

    I was talking to a friend about it and said, without realizing the significance of my words immediately, that I had realized I had been in a war, and that I was quite wounded, but I hadn’t realized until now, that I had actually been a prisoner of war. Only after being released did I start to understand the full extent of the situation. It seemed the best description I could come up with to explain to him how I felt. A few moments later I realized just who is your patron saint. I was left a bit breathless. St Maximilian Kolbe is now entrenched in my prayer life!

    I have been a priest for nearly 25 years and before that a nurse and scientist (I have a PhD in reproductive physiology). Hence, I’m not a spring chicken. Never did I hear an interpretation of Genesis that the earth was the centre of the universe. Obviously, I wouldn’t have at school or university but I don’t even recall us ever studying Genesis and creation in the seminary (surprise, surprise). Even reading commentaries didn’t hint at the possibility. Your documentary of Day One changed my whole way of thinking immediately. I don’t think anything has had such an immediate and transforming impact on me. It just made perfect sense! Deep in my being it was like a light being switched on. Now seeing the earth as the altar at the centre of the universe everything seems so much clearer. As mentioned, it has certainly helped my prayer life. My gratitude is impossible to express. It even cleared up the lingering doubts about the age of the earth that seemed so hard to sort out. If I ever believed in evolution as such, it was only very briefly, if at all, as it never sat right. However, the extended time frame for creation and old universe that has been the ruling scenario was hard to deal with so I always put it in the ‘too hard’ basket. I feel that I’m free and happy now, the truth certainly sets us free!

Can you imagine what a transformation would take place if every young Catholic, including every future seminarian, were given the opportunity to view and study our DVD series “Foundations Restored” and “How the World Was Made in Six Days”?

As we complete our first quarter century as an apostolate, with the help of your prayers and financial support we want to ensure that every young Catholic has the opportunity to hear at least one good defense of the true Catholic doctrine of creation in his or her formative years. To that end, we have, for the first time in our history, begun a GiveSendGo fundraiser to raise $100,000 for 2026.

Among our top priorities for 2026 are the following:

1. To establish a leadership team and a network to reach millions of Spanish-speaking Catholics 
2. To complete and publish a greatly revised and expanded version of Pamela Acker’s monumental book on vaccination
3. To complete the rest of the DVD series “How the World Was Made in Six Days”
4. To prepare for an orderly transition to new leadership so that after I retire at the appropriate time the Kolbe Center will be able continue its work without interruption until the advent of the Era of Peace and the complete restoration of the Church promised by Our Lady of Fatima  
5. To complete and publish books, articles, and presentations that fill in any remaining gaps in our defense of the traditional reading of the sacred history of Genesis 

We also ask for your prayers for these endeavors even if you cannot contribute financially.

The Give, Send, Go will continue until the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, and in the coming weeks we will offer a variety of special gifts in appreciation for the generosity of those who have already donated and to those who will donate between now and the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.

Here are the donation levels with corresponding gifts:

$50 – Free electronic download of any Kolbe Center Book or MP3 Talk available on the Kolbe Center website

$150 – Free book from the Kolbe Center Store

$250 – Free streaming of the “How the World was Made in Six Days,” Day One and Day Two

$500 – Free electronic streaming of the Foundations Restored Series – 18.5 hours of content

$1,000 – Free streaming of Foundations Restored – Full-length Version and Abridged Version as well as “How the World was Made in Six Days,” Days One and Two.

May God reward you!

Through the prayers of the Mother of God, of St. Joseph, and of all the Saints, may the Holy Ghost guide us all into all the Truth!

In Domino, 

Hugh Owen