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From
the wise men of the East to the children
at Fatima our Blessed Mother Mary has been a shining star leading all
seekers to her son Jesus Christ.
Today, as much as ever, Mary continues to call us, guide us, lead us to
the source and summit of our
salvation – the fruit of her womb – Our Lord Jesus
Christ. God bless you and enjoy the show.
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July 16th is the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. It is also the
birthday of Sherri Davis, a dear friend of Mary’s Touch who died
of lung cancer in February of 2008. This week on Mary’s Touch, we
are pleased to bring you a special encore broadcast of Sherri’s
incredible journey of setbacks, sorrows, and great grace during the
final months of her life.
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week's show and God bless you!
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This
week, you’ll hear from Gerard: When he was a young man,
Gerard temporarily lost the use of his legs. His time convalescencing
was well spent, as he reflected on the power and promise of the Brown
Scapular.
And you'll hear from Edwardo: While working for the power company,
Edwardo was electrocuted with over 7000 volts. Badly burned, he credits
his Brown Scapular with saving his life.
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week's show and God bless you!
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This week, you’ll hear from Dr. John Bruchalski and Cheryl:
Dr. Bruchalski is an OB-GYN at the Tepeyac Family Center in Fairfax,
Virginia. Listen to his story of how one his patients offered up her
suffering for the redemption of her lost uncle.
Cheryl, her husband and daughter all joined the Catholic Church
together. Her artistic college-aged son did not. Little did he know
that Mary would appear to others through one of her son's
paintings, and then lead him home to join his family as a
member
of the Catholic Church.
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week's show and God bless you!
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This week, you’ll hear from Dawn Marie Roeder and Paulette:
Dawn claims that the side effects of a drug that she was tacking led,
in part, to the death of her son. In seeking justice for her lost
child, Dawn endured her own personal crucifixion.
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This week, you’ll hear from Dave and Pat:
Dave knows first hand about the power of intercessory prayer. He is
certain that it shielded his granddaughter from serious
illness and then saved his life.
Pat, who is a convert, recently met one of the visionaries of
Medjugorje. That same evening she had a personal
vision of
Mary that confirmed her recent home coming to the Catholic Church.
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week's show and God bless you!
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This week, you’ll hear from Sharon and Kathleen:
Sharon’s family emigrated from the Czech Republic, bring a
great
devotion to Mary with them. While studying for her doctorate in
Theology, Sharon returns to “the old country,” and
is
reconnected to her family, faith and devotion to Our Lady of Hostyn.
Kathleen is a producer at EWTN. A kindly woman, whom Kathleen hardly
knew, gave her a gift that would bring her face to face with the
splendor of our Lady of Banneux in Belgium.
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week's show and God bless you!
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This week, you'll hear from Sheila and Judy:
Sheila is the quiet, beating heart at the Mary's
Touch Apostolate.
In addition to many other duties, Sheila carries all the
prayers
that you send to Mary's Touch and lays them at the feet of Jesus. Large
or small, all prayers are answers in God’s time and in
God’s way.
A strong and clearheaded soul, Judy has begun a rosary
campaign
for the conversion of our President, Barrack Obama.
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week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
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This week, you'll hear from Annie Karto and Drew Mariani:
By her own admission, Annie Karto was a lost soul. One night while
kneeling in front of the Blessed Sacrament, Annie found Christ, His
Blessed Mother, and the awesome power of His most Divine Mercy.
Annie Karto is an internationally known Catholic singer/songwriter.
Find her music at anniekarto.com
Host of the popular Drew Mariani Show on Relevant
Radio, Drew Mariani has spent a
lifetime researching apparitions of
the Blessed Mother. Drew believes that we are undergoing critical
period of warning with great opportunity for Grace.
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week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
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This
week, you'll hear from DeeAnn and Steven:
To those who knew her, DeeAnn seem to have it all. A loving husband,
beautiful children, and a deep and meaningful Catholic faith. No one
knew that on the inside DeeAnn felt hopelessly lost and was slipping
into an abyss of alcohol and depression. When she finally hit bottom,
the right treatment and the love of Mary save her life.
Though Steven attended Catholic School for all grades, he did not
really understand his faith or the Church until he developed a
relationship with Mary.
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week's show and God bless you!
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This week, you'll hear from Bruce and Tom:
Bruce’s life was transformed by a heart transplant. However,
in
the days and weeks before the surgery, Bruce had no way of knowing
when, or if, the doctors could find an organ donor. Although he can not
be certain, Bruce believes that Mary visited him in a dream and told
him that there was a heart destined for him.
Tom knows the strain that military service can put on a soldier and his
family. In a very short story, Tom shares with us his regret for his
failings and his thanks for the family that loved him.
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week's show and God bless you!
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This week, you'll hear from Chris Danze Tim Von Dohlen:
Chris Danze is not an activist, he is a builder. But when he found out
that Planned Parenthood was going to construct a mega abortion mill in
his home town of Austin, TX, he put down his tools, picked up the
phone, and got to work.
As a lawyer and former member of the Texas State Assembly, Tim Von
Dohlen is used to doing the talking. But when he heard Pope John Paul
II call on American to protect the right to life, he listen carefully,
and then acted by opening the John Paul II Life Center.
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week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
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This week, you'll hear from Doug Barry and Dave:
Doug Barry is the founder and director of Radix, a national Catholic
apostolate, and co-host of EWTN’s Life on the Rock. Before he
was
any of these things, he was, by his own admission, a “causal
Catholic.” After reading a book about Our Lady of Fatima,
Doug
was so unsettle by the description of hell that he had to change the
path that he was on.
Dave lived a healthy life: he did not drink, smoke, and he exercised
regularly. For reasons that no one can explain, Dave had a major heart
attack in his early forties. As he hung between life and death, Dave
felt and heard a beautiful woman whispering words of scripture and
comfort close to his ear.
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This week, you'll hear from Ftaher Leo Patalinghug and Barb:
Father Leo is the host of Grace
Before Meals, a syndicated
television
program that’s leading America back to the dinner table, the
place where better food and families meet. However, he could not keep
up with his duties as a priest and television host without a
relationship with Mary and the very Real presence of her Son.
Barb has struggled her whole life with depression. Finally she reached
a point where she feared that she might harm herself and was
hospitalized. While in the hospital she received that sacrament of the
sick, found healing, and a powerful vocation of prayer.
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This week, you'll hear from Randy
James and Yoli:
Last week we heard from Evelyn James about how the death of her son
Paul Stefan, led her to the vocation of helping young, expected
mothers. This week we will hear from her husband Randy who too was
moved by faith and the Blessed Mother to change careers and take on a
national effort to support mothers and their precious children.
Yoli grew up in extreme poverty, with a mother who struggled daily to
give her and her siblings even the basics. Although they were very,
very poor, Yoli’s mother had an unshakable faith in Mary, the
Saints, and Jesus Christ. When Yoli’s mother died, she had
nothing to leave her children except the gift of faith.
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This week, you'll hear from Evelyn
James:
When Evelyn James and her husband Randy found out that they were
pregnant with their sixth child, they were excited. However, a routine
sonogram showed that their growing baby boy had a serious birth defect,
one that was preventing his heart and lungs from developing. Evelyn and
Randy turned to their priest, Father Stefan Starzynski, in hopes of
healing and a miracle.
Father Stefan told them told them that there would be a miracle, but
not perhaps in the way that they expected.
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This week, you'll hear from Jason Kotecki and Alan Ames:
Jason Kotecki is a national known artist, illustrator, speaker and
comedian. Working with his wife Kim, he has built a successful business
dedicated to helping the “stressed out” escape
“adultitis.” However, no project or speaking
engagement
unsettled him as much as the prospects of parenthood. Through the
Rosary and Mary, Jason and Kim found the grace to balance a business
and a new family.
Internationally know speaker Alan Ames grew up on the wrong side of the
tracks. Headed for either prison or an early death, Mary reached out,
grabbed him by the collar, and through prayer transformed his life.
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week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
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This week, you'll hear from Jennifer Fulwiler and Rene:
Jennifer Fulwiler grew up an atheist. Raised in a comfortable, rational
home, she saw no need to believe in anything that she could not touch
or see. But the birth of her first child changed all that. Holding her
tiny baby, she felt a love that was greater than anything she could
“prove..,” and as her mind opened up to God, it was
Mother
Mary the opened her heart to Jesus.
Rene’s brother Darrell Griffin
was killed in Iraq, while serving
in the United States Army. Reflecting on what his life and death has
meant to her and her family, Rene shares with us some of the
pain
that comes with such a terrible sacrifice.
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week's show and God bless you!
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Last week on Mary's Touch, we talked about Austin’s new, life
affirming Vitae Clinic and John Paul II Life center. For that show, we
had a sit down with Dr. Jeremy Kalamarides and his wife Heather. But to
survive and thrive, life giving clinics like Vitae need more than great
doctors, they need wise and giving members of the community.
This week on Mary's Touch you'll meet one of those community
members, Sheri Danze, as she talks about what the Vitae Clinic means to
her.
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week's show and God bless you!
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This week, we are pleased to bring you the story of Heather and Dr.
Jeremy Kalamarides, a husband and wife who guide and operate the Vitae
Clinic and the John Paul II Life Center in Austin, Texas.
As you know, Austin is the home of the Mary’s
Touch’s apostolate.
We are truly blessed to be in such a beautiful city with a faith-filled
Christian community. We have also recently been blessed by the opening
of the Vitae Clinic and the John Paul II Life Center, which is modeled
on Dr. Hilger’s Pope Paul VI Institute in Omaha, NE. Thanks
to
the Kalamarides, and many others, the clinic and pro-life center bring
world-class medical care to women while respecting their dignity and
god-given feminine genius.
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week's show and God bless you!
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This week, we would like to dedicate this program to little
Rose
Marie:
Two years ago in January, 2009, baby Rose Marie died after a terrible
water accident.
Sally Robb, who was Rose’s god-mother, recorded a series of
reflection about Rose and her family. The first was recorded shortly
after the solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary while Rose was in the
hospital fighting for her life. The second was recorded at
Rose’s
funeral, after she had passed into Christ’s arms.
This week, we would like to play both of those reflections for you and
then speak with Rose Marie’s mother, Leslie.
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week's show and God bless you!
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This week, you’ll hear from Peter and Lidia:
When Peter’s six year old daughter developed an obstruction
in
her kidney, he and his wife were worried. But when, due to a freak
accident, their daughter’s condition turned critical, they
were
panicked, and called on Mary to save their daughter’s life.
When Lidia was very young, her Grandmother taught her how to pray the
rosary. When Lidia was 21, with two young children, her husband died.
Reaching back to her childhood, Lidia held fast to the rosary, her link
to Christ love and strength.
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week's show and God bless you!
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This week, you’ll hear from Ann and Steve:
Ann grew up in the Catholic faith, but like so many of us, drifted away
from the Church during her college years. When she was seven months
pregnant Ann was drawn back to Mary and the Church by the prayer that
she had loved to recite as a child.
Steve is the national accounts manager for a company that produces
ultrasound machines. Given a chance to get involved with a national
initiative to provide ultrasound machines to pro-life groups,
Steve’s eyes where opened to the depth of the prolife
movement.
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week's show and God bless you!
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This week, you’ll hear from Bob and Nini::
Bob was raised a nominal Catholic, one who attended Sunday Mass and not
much more. Before being sent to fight in Vietnam, Bob picked up a
booklet on the rosary and began to pray. He could not have known that
saying the rosary, having Mary’s name constantly on his lips,
would save his life.
As a young girl, Nini was abandoned by her mother and raised by an
emotionally distant father. Finding a rosary prayer booklet in her
father’s pocket, Nini asked Mary to be her mother, hold her,
and
change her tears to laughter.
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week's show and God bless you!
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This week, you’ll hear a very special story from a remarkable
husband and wife, Joe and Cathy:
The morning of his wife Cathy’s birthday, Joe went off to
work as
usual. He could not have known that later that day Cathy would suffer
from a massive heart attack and slip into a coma. When Joe got the word
that his wife was in the hospital, there was little he could do except
fall back on the power of intercessory prayer.
Cathy remembers little about her birthday. After seeing her husband off
to work, she remembers feeling “not quite right.”
The next
thing she knew she was lying in a hospital bed, full of tubes,
wondering where she was and what had happen. Having come so close to
death, Cathy would eventually see this experience as a great gift, one
that drew her closer to God, the Blessed Mother, and her husband.
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week's show and God bless you!
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This week, you’ll hear from Andrea: Andrea had a feeling that
something was wrong with her two year old son Joseph. A trip to the
doctor confirmed her worst fears. Her son was sick with cancer.
Undergoing an aggressive and painful session of chemotherapy, both
Joseph and his mother saw Mary at his bedside, watching over him the
whole time.
And you’ll hear from James: During the First World War, all
young
men in Italia were expected to fight in the trenches. Most did not
return. One of those young men, Angelo Roncalli, the future pope John
XXIII was spared the horrors of war by Mary’s protective hand.
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week's show and God bless you!
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This week, you’ll hear from Ken: When we talk about quitting
contraceptives and being open to life, we often talk about how women
approach the question and what changes they go through. This
week,
we will hear from Ken who had one child and decided that that was
enough. However, after spending time in front of the Blessed Sacrament,
he had a change of heart.
And you’ll hear from Linda: After some difficulties with
conception, Linda prayed for a child, and her son Nicholas was the
answer to those prayers. However, due to a congenital heart problem,
Nicholas would undergo a number of painful operations. To easy her
child’s suffering Linda turn to our Blessed Mother and the
power
of prayer.
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week's show and God bless you!
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This week, you’ll hear from Teresa: Teresa’ father
was
given a simple wooden rosary by his mother just before he was sent to
fight in the Korean war. Teresa tells a beautiful story of how that
rosary sustained her father, and brought peace and comfort to her and
her siblings.
And you’ll hear from Claire: As a girl Claire always felt
close
to Mary but did not really know her. As she grew she found, through the
Rosary, that Mary was leading her to Christ and to a vocation that she
did not expect.
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week's show and God bless you!
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This week, you’ll hear from Denise: Denise felt strongly that
she
was being called to the vocation of married life. She had only one
problem: how to find a good, Catholic man. With the help of Ave Maria
Singles and the Blessed Mother, Denise found Greg, a soldier
serving overseas in Iraq.
And you’ll also hear from Fr. Myron: Fr. Myron:
Father
Myron is a missionary in the former Soviet Union working to bring back
the love of Mary and the Catholic faith to mother Russia.
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week's show and God bless you!
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This week, you’ll hear from Theresa: Theresa’s son
Andrew
suffered from a life long metabolic disorder, one that kept him from
eating most thing, and made him so ill that he was constantly in and
out of the hospital. Theresa and her husband turn to Mary to help heal
her sick little boy.
And you’ll also hear from Fr. Jeffrey Jambon: Fr. Jambon is a
Priest with the Legionaries of Christ. While in the Holy Land, Fr.
Jambon retraced the steps of the Blessed Mother and talk awhile with
her near the pools of Besthesda.
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week's show and God bless you!
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A Blessed Christmas to you all! This week, we are please to
bring you our annual Mary’s Touch Christmas special.
In this
special you will hear a variety of stories about how Mary has touch the
lives of many during the Christmas tide.
From all of us at Mary’s Touch, thank you so much for
listening
to the program. Have a blessed Christmas and we will see you again in
2011 with more stories of Mary’s love.
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week's show and God bless you!
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This week, you’ll hear from Sister Sheila Devane: Sister
Sheila
Devane is a sister with the Medical Missionaries of Mary and a trained
Clinical Psychologist. In 1996, "Dr." Sister Sheila Devane, arrived in
Arusha, Tanzania, and started to look around at available mental health
services. There were virtually none. So here was a missionary challenge
- to get a service going that could help the poorest people of the
world be healed in both body and mind.
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week's show and God bless you!
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This
week, you'll hear from Donna Gunn: As a young woman Donna
wanted
very much to be a mother. But after losing three children, she had
almost given up hope. When she was pregnant with her fourth child, a
little girl, and found out that her unborn daughter had a serious heart
defect, Donna promised God that if her daughter lived, she would
dedicated her life to children. Many years later Donna has made good on
that promise by reaching out to children in Africa.
And you'll also hear from Fr. Peter Pinto: Fr. Pinto is a
priest
with the Divine Word Missionaries, serving the poorest of the poor in
Tanzania, Africa. Fr. Pinto knows first hand that men and women do not
live by bread alone, but must have an education to improve their lives
and open their eyes to the love of God and the Blessed Mother.
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week's show and God bless you!
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This
week, you'll hear from Abby Johnson: Abby Johnson’s life was
changed on October 6, 2009. That was the day that she resigned from the
largest abortion corporation in the nation…Planned
Parenthood.
Abby worked and volunteered for Planned Parenthood for eight years. For
the last year of her employment, Christ had been working on her heart.
Although she didn’t understand why, Abby had begun to
question
her work and the motivations of the company she had dedicated herself
to for eight years.
In September 2009, she saw something that forever changed her mind on
the issue of abortion. Abby was asked to assist in an ultrasound guided
abortion procedure. On the ultrasound screen she saw a 13 week baby in
the womb fight for its life…only to lose the battle in the
end.
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week's show and God bless you!
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This
week, you'll hear from Melissa: Melissa and her husband had tried for a
long time to get pregnant. When they found out that they going to have
a son, they were elated. At 26 weeks, for no known reason, Melissa went
into labor, giving birth to tiny Christopher. Simply born too young,
Christopher died four days later. Stricken with grief, Melissa made a
pilgrimage to the House of Mary, in Ephesus, Turkey, where she found
comfort and healing.
And you'll hear from Lisa Molina: Several months ago we spoke with
Lisa, mother of Thomas Molina. Thomas Molina has suffered from cancer
since he was three years old, and this week, we again hear
from
Thomas’ mother about how she, her husband, and their
remarkable
son are holding up during the fight of their lives.
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week's show and God bless you!
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This
week, you'll hear from Eddie Beesley: At the age of 17, Eddie Beesley
joined the United States Marines. On August 31, 1965, while on patrol
with members of Delta Company, Corporal Eddie Beesley stepped on a
landmine and lost both of his legs. Though his wounds were grave, it
wasn’t until later in life that Eddie would face his toughest
challenge…, dealing with the trauma of war.
You'll also hear from Fr. Joe Hirsch: Father Hirsch is a priest in the
Diocese of La Crosse, WI. While at seminary, Father Hirsch struggled
with feeling forgiven following confession. When a mentor said
“son, put a mantle over the past,” Father
understood that
Mary points the way to forgiveness and Her Son Christ.
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week's show and God bless you!
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This
week, you'll hear from Anna Maria: Maria suffers from osteoarthritis.
After what was supposed to be a healing operation, Anna Maria found
herself fighting for her life and relying on her faith to take the next
step, the only step that she could take.
And you'll also hear from Renee:
Renee is a Kindergarten teacher for a “less English
proficient” class. One day, feeling overwhelmed, she called
on
the Blessed Mother to help her. The answer to her prayer came in the
form of a sweet song of a child’s faith.
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week's show and God bless you!
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This week, Anna Maria Guzman: Anna Maria suffers from osteoarthritis.
After what was supposed to be a healing operation, Anna Maria found
herself fighting for her life and relying on her faith to take the next
step, the only step that she could take. Renee Polka: Renee is a
Kindergarten teacher for a “less English
proficient” class. One day, feeling overwhelmed, she called
on the Blessed Mother to help her. The answer to her prayer came in the
form of a sweet song of a child’s faith. in a special
Mary’s Touch, you’ll hear
from
Barbara and Claire Culwell.
As a young, Christian bride, Barbara wanted a family. When the doctors
told her and her husband that they would likely never have children
naturally, she was devastated, so much so that she began to doubt
whether God really had any special plans for her life. Resigned to
adopting a baby, little did Barbara know that God did have a very, very
special plan for her life, as well as the child (Claire) that she would
call her own.
Clair Culwell is a very blessed young lady: she survived the first year
of her life where her twin sister did not. Adopted by Barbara, Clair
eventually sought out her birth mother. When she found her, she
discovered just how blessed by God both she and her adoptive mother had
been.
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week's show and God bless you!
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This
week, you'll hear from Father Raymond Willy: National Director of
Family Theater Productions, Father tells a deeply moving story of how
he saw a dying man taken to Christ by our Mother Mary, the beautiful
woman he had ever seen.
And you will also hera from Steven: Though Steven attended
Catholic School for all grades he did not know, or understand, the
Church until he developed a relationship with Mary.
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week's show and God bless you!
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This week, you'll hear from Christine
Watkins: Growing up, Christine
Watkins could not stand the
sight of a Christian or to hear the
name of Mary, the Blessed Mother. However, after she lost her career,
fell into a life of promiscuity and had a brush with death, Christine
suddenly, quiet suddenly, had ears that could hear and eyes that could
see.
And you'll also hear from Maria: In 1990 Maria was diagnosed
with
a connective tissue disease, one that caused her great pain in her
teeth and gums. Having no money for a dentist, Maria turned to Mary for
help
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week's show and God bless you!
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This
week, you'll hear from Dave Di Nussio: Dave grew up in an Air Force
family, one that went to Mass at the military chapel, a space that was
used multiple times, each Sunday, by multiples faiths. Because of this
“rotating faith environment,” Dave had little to no
sense of what it meant to be Catholic. It was not until he was older,
much older, that a trip to Rome and the rosay prayers of a good friend
would bring him home to his Catholic faith.
And you'll also hear from
Martha: Martha always wanted to be a mother. But like many
young
mothers she began to feel overwhelmed by the needs of her children. As
the years went by she spent more and more time with what interested her
and less time with her children. One day while praying the Rosary she
realized how precious time with her children really was, and how, like
Mary, she could be both the mother to her children and true to herself.
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This
week, you'll hear from Debbie: Like many newly married women, Debbie
began talking the birth control pill. For 15 years she
continued
to take "the pill," even after becoming Catholic. But one
day,
while praying the rosary, the Blessed Mother sent Debbie a message that
would open her eyes to how much life and love she had been missing.
And you'll also hear from Allisa: When Allisa found out she
was
pregnant, she was elated. When she found out that her unborn daughter
had a fatal generic disorder, she was devastated. What happen
next drew Allisa closer to Mary, Christ, and the tiny daughter that so
many rejected.
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This
week, you'll hear from Patrick: As a young boy, Patrick’s
Grandmother gave him the great gift of faith. Unfortunately, like so
many of us, as Patrick grew up he allowed this gift to slip away. Later
in life when Patrick had lost his job and everything that he had worked
for, his Grandmother again gave him a great gift, wrapped in her very
last breath.
And you'll also hear from Margarit: Margarit volunteered to help the
Legion of Mary find a rental space from which they could do their work.
What she found instead was a house, an old man, and an incredible story
of faith.
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week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
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This
week, you'll hear from Dave Roever: While growing up in a
loving,
committed family in South Texas, the last thing on Dave Roever's mind
was going to war. Drafted and set off to the Vietnam War,
Dave
promised his young bride that he would be home in no time, and
“without a scare on him.”
Eight months into his tour of duty, Dave was burned beyond recognition.
Returning home to a wife and an uncertain future, Dave would transform
his experience into a powerful message of hope and the love that Christ
has for all of us.
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This week, you'll hear from Marcel: Later in life Marcel came back to
his faith, and then went on to attend graduate
school in theology. It was while studying that he had a
profound
theological revelation: the Marian aspects of the Church preceded the
Petrine aspects of the Church. What does that mean for you, me and the
whole Church? – Marcel explains.
And you'll also hear from Kathleen: When
Kathleen found that she had a serious heart condition, she turned to
Mary and her miraculous medal for a miracle of healing.
Enjoy this
week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
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This week, to mark the ninth anniversary of the September 11, 2001
terrorist attacks, we have a VERY special Mary’s Touch
program
for you.
This week you will hear the incredible story of Ret. FDNY Capt. Alfredo
(Al) Fuentes.
As Acting Battalion Chief for the NYC Fire Department, Marine Division,
Al Fuentes responded on September 11, 2001, to the attacks on the World
Trade Center. While trying to assist victims of the attack, Al was
nearly crushed by the collapsing South Tower. Though he had narrowly
escaped death, Al continued to help victims even as the North Tower
burned high above him. When the North Tower collapsed, Al had only
prayer to protect him. Quite literally as the Hail Mary escaped his
lips, Capt. Al Fuentes was buried under thousands of tons of steel and
cement.
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week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
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This
week, you'll hear from Elizabeth McClung: Elizabeth grew up in a
pro-life family and had always worked to protect the unborn. But it was
not until one day, out front of and abortion mill, when she found
herself praying the Joyful and Sorrowful mysteries of the rosary at the
same time, did she understand abortion’s deep and terrible
impact
on women and their children.
And you'll also hear from Sister Ann Shields: Sister Ann Shields speaks
all over the world. But in a special message for Mary’s Touch
and
the Frontline Faith Project, she talks about the powerful weapon of
intercessory prayer.
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week's show and God bless you!
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This week, in a special Mary's Touch, you'll from Lisa Molina and her
son
Thomas.
Thomas Molina, it is fair to say, is a remarkable boy. A
three-time cancer survivor, he has spent most of his young life in and
out
of hospitals and treatment centers. Far from making him angry, his
struggle
to beat cancer has deepened his faith and the faith of those around
him.
Lisa, his mother, is a woman with an exceptional spirit. When
she
found out that her son (who was only three years old at the time) had
Leukemia, she was stricken but resolved: together, as a family with
Christ's
help, they could beat the disease. When the cancer returned a second
and
then a third time, Lisa nearly broke, and cried out to heaven "please
God,
take me, but not my son." As she lay at the foot of her son's cross,
she
was suddenly held up and strengthened by Mary.
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week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
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This week you’ll from Betsie: One evening, after a busy day
of
sports, Betsie’s son did not feel well. Assuming that the
ache in
her son’s leg was nothing more than a pulled muscle, Betsie
took
him to the doctor, just to be sure. What the physician found terrified
her: her son had contracted a deadly, flesh eating bacteria that
threatened his leg and his life. Betsie and her son needed a miracle.
Thanks to their parish priest, and the Blessed Mother, they got one.
And you’ll also hear from Katherine: Katherine volunteered to
help her parish put on a CHRiP (Christ Renews His Parish) retreat.
Stepping into Adoration to prepare herself, she was suddenly
transformed by the Real Presence of Christ, and the presence of the
Blessed Mother.
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week's show and God bless you!
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In week four, our final week of our special Mary’s Touch
series’ featuring Sherri
Davis, Sherri looks back to
the beginning of her illness and trace her path through the many
graces, setbacks and sorrows of the final months of her life. Recorded
bedside, we hear the incredible sweetness of Sherri's union with Christ
suffering on the Cross.
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week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
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This
week, continuing our special Mary’s Touch
series, Sherri shares her thoughts on suffering and prayer for
one
another.
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week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
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This
week we continue our special Mary’s Touch series. In 2007,
Sherri
Davis of Austin, TX, was diagnosed with small-cell lung cancer. She
visited with Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb four different times, sharing
her faith-filled story of hope, and dedicating her suffering to those
asking for her prayers. These programs are perhaps the most powerful
Mary’s Touch episodes that we have ever broadcast.
This week Sherri continues her story, discussing how it feels to be a
patient with terminal illness and how her faith has affected those
caring for her.
Also, this week you’ll hear from Gary: Far from the faith
Gary
went to Marian conference, not to look for the Blessed Mother, but to
close a business deal. What Gary did not know is that Mary was looking
for him too, and intended to close a deal with Gary in the name of her
Son.
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week's show and God bless you!
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This week we have a very, very special Mary’s Touch for you.
In
May 2007, Sherri Davis of Austin, TX, was diagnosed with small-cell
lung cancer. Over the course of the next nine months, she visited with
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb four different times, sharing her
faith-filled story of hope, and dedicating her suffering to those
asking for her prayers. These programs, four in total, are perhaps the
most powerful Mary’s Touch episodes that we have ever
broadcast.
July 16th, the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, was also
Sherri’s birthday. In remembrance of her birthday, and the
feast
of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, we are privileged to bring you, over the
next four weeks, and encore presentation of Sherri Davis’
powerful story.
To begin, this week you’ll hear Sherri talk about suffering,
and
how it is what we do with the suffering that matters most. When we
offer our suffering to God for others, when we offer suffering with
love and joy, God can take that suffering and do amazing things.
Enjoy this
week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
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This
week, you'll
hear from Jeanne: While away on business Jeanne got a call from her
daughter: she was pregnant, scared and wanted an abortion. Rushing back
home, Jeanne began to pray and work to save the life of her tiny,
unborn grandson.
Also hear from Regina: As Regina’s daughter entered
her
“terrible teens” she became rebellious, abusive,
and
violent. Feeling that she was at the end of her rope, Regina turned to
the Blessed Mother to heal the relationship with her daughter.
Enjoy this
week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
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This
week, you'll
hear from Karin: Karin was like many Catholic, American women. Though
she grew up in a Catholic home and went to a Catholic college, she was
unsure of her vocation as a woman. Nearing her late thirties, she
discerned a call to motherhood. However, as the years went by and no
children arrived, she turned to Our Lady of Sorrows to help guild her
next steps.
And you'll also hear from Jackie: Jackie battled alcoholism
and
depression for most of her life. It was not until she abandoned herself
to Mary, as a frighten child would to her mother, that she found the
security and love that she needed to battle her addiction.
Enjoy this
week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
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This week, in a special midweek addition of Mary's Touch,
you'll
hear from Sarah:
On April 20, 1990, shooting began in the halls of Columbine High
School. When Sarah heard the news, she rushed to the school,
hoping her two children were alright. When she arrived on the
scene, she thanked God that her son was out of the school and safe, but
where was her daughter?
And you'll also hear from Father Justin: When Father Justin was called
upon to help a young woman who was possessed, he turn to Mary, the one
who crushes the serpent with her heal.
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week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
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This week you'll hear fron Sharon: One day Sharon received terrible
news: her husband, the light to her light, was diagnosed with
untreatable, pancreatic cancer. Having only weeks to live, Sharon
placed her husband’s life, and the hopes for a peaceful
death, in
the hands of Mary.
And you'll also hear fron Erica: When Erica was commissioned to paint a
portrait of Mary, she was given a small gift as a sign of the Blessed
Mother’s love.
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week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
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This
week you'll hear from Donna Gunn: As a young woman Donna wanted very
much to be a mother. But after losing three children, she had almost
given up hope. When she was pregnant with her fourth child, a little
girl, and found out that her unborn daughter had a serious heart
defect, Donna promised God that if her daughter lived, she would
dedicated her life to children. Many years later Donna has made good on
that promise by reaching out to children in Africa.
And you’ll also hear from Juan Diego: Today, Private Diego
proudly serves our country as a United States Marine. Not long ago,
however, Juan Diego faced the challenge of Marine Boot Camp. Many
recruits, as you may well know, pray that they will get through that
experience. Rosary in hand, Private Diego prayed his way through the
toughest test of his life.
Enjoy this
week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
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week you'll hear from Brother
John Michael Talbot: In the early 70’s John Michael Talbot
dreamed of being a rock star. One evening, after a wild concert, he
realized how empty a life of fame was and that he needed to change
– dramatically. Traveling deep into the woods of Arkansas,
John
Michael Talbot set his feet on a path towards Christ and His Blessed
Mother.
And you’ll also hear from Sandy: When Sandy’s
daughter fell
ill, she reached out to Mary with a desperate prayer for help.
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week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
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week you’ll from Fred Berretta: Fred was like many Catholic
men in America; though he had been raised in the Church, his
faith did not play a central role in his life. As fate would
have
it, just as
he was rediscovery his faith, he was forced to answer a critical
question: Could he accept that it was God’s will that he and
the other passengers of flight1549 might die when their plane made an
emergency landing in the Hudson River? This “flight of
faith” changed Fred’s life.
And you’ll also hear from Theresa: Theresa wanted to serve
Our Lord, without hesitation. To find her calling she started with a
deep prayer to the Blessed Mother.
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week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
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week you’ll from Dr.
John Bruchalski: Dr. John grew up in a strong Polish, Catholic family,
but left the Church in his early twenties. Working as a young OBGYN
resident, Dr. John firmly believed that contraception, sterilization
and abortion were absolutely necessary to “free”
women from
the chains of their fertility. However, while visiting the Shrine of
Our Lady of Guadalupe, he was halted in his tracks by a voice that
demanded “why are you hurting me?”
And you’ll also hear from Ellie: After
Ellie’s’
grandson visited Lourdes, her children suggested that she do the same.
Nothing in the world could have prepared her for the beauty of this
Shrine or the power of its healing waters.
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week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
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week you’ll from Luz:
Luz has given her life to helping women kept their babies and stopping
abortions. To do this difficult work, Luz depends on the blessed Mary
and the power of prayer to clam tempers, changes hearts and save souls.
And you’ll also hear from Sister Shields: Growing up, Sister
Shields always saw Mary as distant and removed for her life. It was not
until her mid-thirties that Sister came to understand that to truly
have Mary as her Mother; she needed to listen closely to what
Mary’s son Jesus told her to do.
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week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
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week you’ll from Kay:
Kay works for The Gabriel Project, which helps women in crisis
pregnancies. One evening, faced with an expectant mother and father in
dire need, she turned to Mary for help.
And you’ll also hear from Anna: Anna was a Hospice Social
worker
who, thanks to the Miraculous Medal, helped bring a dying man home to
the sacraments and Christ.
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week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
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week you'll hear from Lila Rose: As a little girl, Lila Rose was drawn
to the Blessed Mother as an ideal of womanhood. After she placed an
icon of Mother Mary over her bed, the Blessed Mother began guiding her
to a deeper relationship with Christ and a life as an unshakeable
defender of the unborn.
And you'll from Mel: For years Mel and her husband tried to get
pregnant. When at last they did, their joy turned to great sorrow after
Mel experienced a miscarriage. Mel’s grief was lifted after a
visit from a mysterious and radiant woman.
Enjoy this
week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
This
week you'll hear from Daniel
Rouzier: Daniel grew up in Haiti and now dedicates his life to
rebuilding his country and feeding its people. As the pro-bono chairman
of Food
For
The Poor, Daniel prayers the
rosary daily, knowing that Mary is
holding him, and all that he must do, in her loving hands.
And you'll from Maureen: Maureen always wanted to be a mother. When at
last she was pregnant with twins, her babies faced an uphill battle due
to a rare medical condition. Though the prognosis looked grim, Maureen
turned to Mary and the waters of Lourdes, never giving up hope.
Enjoy this
week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
This
week you’ll hear from Immaculée Ilibagiza:
Immaculée Ilibagiza is the author of Left To Tell, the
gut-wrenching story of how she survived the 1994 Rwandan genocide by
hiding in a bathroom for over three months with seven other women. When
she finally immerged most of her family was dead, victims of a bloody
massacre on a national scale. Although the world was shocked by the
murder of nearly one million Rwandans, some in the country remembered
how almost 13 years before our Blessed Mother, the Lady of Kibeho, had
pleaded with the nation to pray that they might be spared a terrible
tribulation.
Enjoy this
week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
This
week you’ll hear from Jeff Cavins: Jeff was raised
Catholic
but left the Church and became a Protestant pastor. After twelve years
of pastoral work and study, Jeff realized that if Mary was
Jesus’
mother, she was also the Queen Mother and Mother to us all.
And you'll also hear from Darlene: Darlene climb on a bus in Texas and
went on a pilgrimage to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe. After
seeing the Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, a tragic event turned the
trip into a journey.
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week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
This
week you’ll hear a very special Mary’s Touch, as we
sit
down with
Paula: Paula was born in pre-World War II Poland to a devout Jewish
family. When Germany invaded Poland in 1939, she and her family were
forced to flee their home. As Jews living in Nazi occupied Europe,
Paula and her family were never safe. To protect his daughter,
Paula’s
father decided that she and her sisters should be baptized Roman
Catholic. While in hiding, the Blessed Mother appeared to Paula, giving
her a message so powerful that it forced Paula to choose between saving
her family or breaking her father’s heart.
Enjoy this
week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
This
week you'll hear from Henrietta:
At mid-life, Henrietta found herself divorced and childless.
Desperately wanting a baby, she decided to adopt a child from Russia.
Worried
about what sort of mother she would be, Henrietta turned to Mary who
led her to
a very special child.
And you will also hear from Dolores:
While driving to San Antonio, TX, Dolores was suddenly confronted with
a car hurtling down the freeway, directly at her, doing over 65 miles
per hour. Dolores is certain that the rosary in her hand and the
prayers on her lips changed the outcome of that terrible day.
Enjoy this
week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
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to Mary's Touch.
This
week you'll hear from Professor Douglas Bushman: Professor Douglas
Bushman has spent his life teaching theology. But when his youngest son
came to him anxious, and with questions about death, it was Mary who
gave him the inspiration he needed to both answer his
son’s
question and calm his fears.
And you will also hear from Theresa: Theresa’s first son with
born with a serious birth defect. Not being able to stay with him at
the hospital, Theresa asked Jesus and the Blessed Mother to watch over
her infant son.
Enjoy this
week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
Welcome
to Mary's Touch.
This week you'll hear from Jeanne: Jeanne was raised
Catholic,
but fell away from the Church after struggling with questions for which
she could find no answers. Suffering from migraine headaches and other
illnesses she made a “bargain” with God: she would
do
anything He wanted if He would take away her pain. Want did God want
from Jeanne in return? To heal her, body and soul.
And you will also hear from Phyllis: Phyllis grew up largely
a-religious. After having her children she began attending a Protestant
Church, where she took a class that taught her the rosary. This
powerful prayer led Phyllis home to Christ and His Church.
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week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
"And
I prayed to Mary that my father would, for once in his life, listen to
a woman, for his own good and despite himself."
This
week you'll hear from Jeff: On New Year’s Eve, Jeff father
had a
stroke. As his father lay dying in hospital bed, Jeff wanted to be by
his side. However, the two men were separated by many miles and many
emotional barriers. Jeff turn to Mary to help his father and himself.
And you will also hear from Stephanie: Stephanie’s parents
lived
a double life. Though they saw to her Catholic upbringing they were not
married in the Church, and Stephanie’s father rarely set foot
in
the building. As Stephanie prayed for her father, year after year, he
at last took up the rosary and found his way home to Christ.
Enjoy this
week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
"Because
of my dad's courage and faith, we have a great future."
This
week you'll hear from Benito: As a young boy, Benito’s father
sought a better life for his family by immigrating to the United
States. Thanks to his father’s courage and a devotion to Our
Lady
of San Juan de los Lagos, Benito and his family now enjoy a fuller,
blessed life.
And you will also hear from Johnnette
Benkovic: As a world renowned
speaker,
Johnnette Benkovic’s life seemed perfect. She had a growing
radio
and television career and opportunities to travel the world spreading
the word of God. But in March of 2004, when two police officers knocked
on her door, her perfect world was turned upside down.
Johnnette
S. Benkovic is founder and
president of
Living His Life Abundantly® International, Inc., a Catholic
evangelization apostolate with outreaches in television, radio, print,
and internet communications. She is also founder of Women of
Grace®, a Catholic apostolate for Christian women that features
a
number of outreaches including conferences, curricula, study groups and
more.
Enjoy this
week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
"And
then the Blessed Mother said to me; 'pray more,' and I thought, I can't
do that."
This week you'll hear from Alan Ames:
Despite an upbringing as a Catholic, Alan strayed from the
Church, wasting his life in sin. After he married and
had two
children, he settled down a little. But the change
was only
temporary, and he soon found himself falling back in to bad
company and a sinful life. Depressed and tormented by nightmares, Alan
was saved by a confrontation with an angel who commanded him to pray
and pray some more
And you'll hear from Carmen: As a little girl, Carmen’s
grandmother taught her to love Mary. At the age of 39 she had her last
child – a little girl born four weeks too soon. The rosary
and
the loving hand of Mary save both mother and child, her
“miracle
baby.” Now retired, Carmen spends her time telling everyone
about
the love of Mary.
Enjoy this
week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
"He
was all wrapped in Katrina, and FEMA and he just kept going on and
on... and then he decided he didn't love me anymore and he just wanted
to take off."
This week you'll hear from Rosary: Growing up as a young girl,
Rosary’s mother passed on to her a deep devotion to Mary.
Good
thing – because she would need it. After hurricane
Katrina
destroyed her home, her husband of 40 years left her. When most of us
would have nothing left to give, she was asked to pour out her
remaining emotional energy as an offering to the one person who had
hurt her most.
And you'll hear from Vince: Vince had always lived his life in the
driver seat. But a serious car accident forced him to acknowledge that
while man proposes.
Enjoy this
week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
"We
have a
cultural of death, and the people in it God loves. So we bring Christ
and Mary in love to them."
This week you'll hear from Msgr. Philip Reilly. Msgr. Reilly is the
founder and director of the Helpers
of God’s Precious
Infants, one of our
nation’s largest prayer-driven pro-life
organizations.
Through prayer, especially the rosary, the Helpers of God’s
Precious Infants
bring the love of Christ to the sidewalks and streets in front of
abortion-mills
around the world.
And you'll also hear from Mary. Mary’s daughter married the
boy
next-door; a young
man who the family thought was the perfect match for their daughter.
Within two years however,
what had started as a dream come true for Mary’s daughter
turned
into a nightmare of drugs, alcohol,
infidelity and divorce. Desperate to protect her daughter from a
violent ex-son-in-law, Mary
turned to the Blessed Mother for help. Her prayers were answered but at
a terrible price.
Enjoy this
week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
"I
had
absolutely no idea who Our Lady of Guadalupe was – I thought
maybe she was a false image that Mexicans worshipped."
This week you’ll hear from Barbara: When Barbara discovered
she
was pregnant, she was worried. She was older and had miscarried before.
Fortunately for her the women in her rosary pray group stepped up, and
bringing an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe to her home, prayed over her
and her unborn child. Not only was the pregnancy an uneventful one, but
Barbara develop a new and deep devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe.
And you’ll also hear from Rosemary: A life of drugs and
alcohol
robbed Rosemary of her sight. One day she had a vision of Mary and
Jesus, both of whom promised her that her sight would return. Quite
literally, Rosemary clung to this promise with a faith not lead by
sight and in due course her eyes were healed.
Enjoy this
week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
"When
I didn't get answers I wanted I just said, 'OK God, You are in charge
of this, You are in charge of Michelle's life.'"
This week you’ll hear from Carol: Carol’s daughter
Michelle was born with epilepsy. While seeking out the best care that
she could give
her daughter, Carol came to understand that ultimately what happens to
all of us
is in God’s hands.
And you’ll also hear from Rula: Rula is a Greek Orthodox
Christian living
in Palestine. Through Mary, and especially the miracle of Her weeping
icon,
Rula is drawn to the Latin Church and closer to Christ.
Enjoy this
week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
"When
I tried to share what the rosary was about with our non-catholic
members, the group just disbanded."
This week
you'll hear from Linda. Linda’s faith was deepen and
enriched by being
part of a prayer circle. She and her sisters in Christ, many of whom
were
protestant, would often meet and bring the power of intercessory prayer
to
those in need. However, when Linda suggested that prayers for
Mary’s
intercession be included by the group, things changed.
And you'll also hear from Armando. Growing up in Puerto Rico,
Armando was often frightened
by statues of the Blessed Mother. But later, as he came to understand
that Mary was one of the first disciples, his love of
the
Blessed
Mother led him to a life with the Marianist Brothers.
Enjoy this
week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
"Are
we flexible enough to understand the ways that God works outside the
box?"
This week you'll hear from Father Stefan Starzynski. Father
Stefan is a priest in Fairfax,
VA. Imagine his surprise when he was confront by two devote Hindus from
India, Kumar and Uma, who said that Mary had been calling them in a
dream.
And you'll also hear from Jill. Jill grew up as a
Protestant
with no relationship with the
Blessed Mother. After her conversion to Catholicism, she felt an
undeniable
pull towards the loving heart of Mary.
Enjoy this
week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
"I
think apart from the Eucharist that is the closest I've come
to heaven on earth."
This week you’ll hear from Father Willy Raymond,
National
Director of Family Theater Productions. Father tells a deeply moving
story of how he saw a dying man taken to Christ by our Mother Mary, the
most beautiful woman he had ever seen.
And you’ll also hear from Steven. Though he attended Catholic
School for all grades, Steven did not know, or understand, the Catholic
Church until he developed a relationship with Mary.
Enjoy this
week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
Znami
Boh
(God is with us)! Welcome to a very special Mary's
Touch dedicated to the Christmastide. This week we sit down
with
Father Thomas Loya to hear about Mary, Christ, and the real Saint
Nicholas.
Enjoy this
week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
"I
was told by
the doctors that I had less than a year to live... That's a lot to take
in in one conversation."
This week you'll hear from Dianne.
Diagnosed
with colon cancer, Dianne was told that she has less than a year to
live.
Perhaps guided by the Holy Spirit, Dianne made a list of the things she
wanted
to do before she died. And the first thing on the list? A trip to
Knock, Ireland,
that would reset the course of her life.
And you'll hear from Nephtalie: Nephtalie tells a story of how, after
being told that she had cancer,
she gave herself over to the care of the Blessed Mother and received a
miracle.
Enjoy this
week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
"I
finally
said one night about four o’clock in the morning,
‘OK God,
just take it all. You might as well let me die because I can not exist
like
this…'"
This week you'll hear from Maureen:
As her son struggled to find his way in life, Maureen prayed to the
Blessed Mother and St. Therese to care for him. Her prayers were
answered – but (tragically) not in a way that she imagined.
And You'll hear from Frank: Though he grew up Catholic, he married an
atheist
and began a slow decent in to an emotional, material and financial
hell. Reaching
out to Our Lady, Frank grabbed for her mantle to help stop his free
fall.
Enjoy this
week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
"Christina
has been a special gift to our family in many ways...I would like to
share something that she did for me in a time of great need..."
This week you'll hear from Leticia:
When her mother died, Leticia was stricken with grief. It was
Leticia’s daughter Christina, a very special
daughter, who showed her a path out of mourning and back to a
deep understanding of life and death.
And You'll hear from Sister Elizabeth: After her parents divorced,
Sister Elizabeth
turned to Mary to be her Mother.
Enjoy this
week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
"Growing
up I had no exposure to religion. But since I was little I
always had a believe in God..." This
week you'll hear from Evelyn: Evelyn grew up Protestant but knew little
about Jesus and even less about Mary. While thinking about (and even
scoffing at) the rosary she had an epiphany: Mary was THE Mother of
God. Not only did she embrace Mary but the Catholic faith as well.
You'll also hear from Nini: Abandoned by her mother, Nini was raised
by an emotionally distant father. Longing for a mother, Nini found
a rosary and prayer booklet in her father’s pocket. She asked
Mary
to be her mother, hold her, and change her tears to laughter.
Enjoy this
week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb
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