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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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Sherri Davis

Program 5.11 - July 18, 2011

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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.

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb

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Gerard and Edwardo

Program 5.10 - July 11, 2011

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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.

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb

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Dr. John Bruchalski and Cheryl

Program 5.09 - July 04, 2011

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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.

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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.

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb

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Dawn Marie Roeder and Paulette

Program 5.08 - June 27, 2011

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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.

Dawn has written about her experience in the book It Does Not End Here

Paulette tells a wonderful story about how a statue of Mary changed her perspective of Our Blessed Mother.

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb

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Dave and Pat

Program 5.07 - June 20, 2011

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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.

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb

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Sharon and Kathleen

Program 5.06 - June 13, 2011

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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.

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb

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Sheila and Judy

Program 5.05 - June 05, 2011

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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.
 

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb

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Annie Karto and Drew Mariani

Program 5.04 -May 29, 2011

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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.

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb

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DeeAnn and Steven

Program 5.03 -May 22, 2011

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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.

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb

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Bruce and Tom

Program 5.02 -May 15, 2011

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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.

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb

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Chris Danze and Tim Von Dohlen

Program 5.01 -May 8, 2011

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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.

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb

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Doug Barry and Dave

Program 5.00 -May 1, 2011

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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.

Show Links: Radix Guys

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb

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Father Leo Patalinghug and Barb

Program 4.50 -April 24, 2011

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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.

Show Links: Grace Before Meals

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb

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Randy James

Program 4.49 -April 17, 2011

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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.

Evelyn and Randy James' experience lead them to open the Paul Stefan Home for Expectant Mothers in Locust Grove, VA.  

They are now working to open similar homes across the US, from VA to TX.

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Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb

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Evelyn James

Program 4.48 -April 10, 2011

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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.

Evelyn and Randy James' experience lead them to open the Paul Stefan Home for Expectant Mothers in Locust Grove, VA.  

They are now working to open similar homes across the US, from VA to TX.

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: Paul Stefan Home

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb

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Jason Kotecki and Alan Ames

Program 4.47 -April 3, 2011

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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.

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb

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Jennifer Fulwiler and Rene

Program 4.46 -March 27, 2011

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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.

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb

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Mrs. Sheri Danze and the Vitae Clinic

Program 4.45 -March 20, 2011

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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.
 

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb

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Mr. and Mrs. Dr. Kalamarides

Program 4.44 -March 13, 2011

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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.

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb

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In Memory of Baby Rose

Program 4.43 -March 6, 2011

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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.


Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb

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Peter and Lidia

Program 4.42 -February 27, 2011

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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.

 

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb

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Ann and Steve

Program 4.41 -February 20, 2011

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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.
   

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb

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Bob and Nini

Program 4.40 -February 13, 2011

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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.
   

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb

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Joe and Cathy

Program 4.39 -February 6, 2011

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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.
 

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb

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Andrea and James

Program 4.38 - January 23, 2011

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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.
 

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb

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Ken and Linda

Program 4.37 - January 23, 2011

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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.

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb

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Teresa and Claire

Program 4.36 - January 16, 2011

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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.
 

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb

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Denise and Fr. Myron

Program 4.35 - January 9, 2011

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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.
 

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb

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Theresa and Fr. Jambon

Program 4.34 - January 2, 2011

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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.

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb

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Blessed Christmas!

Program 4.33 - December 26, 2010

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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.

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb

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Sister Sheila Devane

Program 4.32 - December 19, 2010

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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.
 

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb

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Donna Gunn and Fr. Peter Pinto

Program 4.31 - December 12, 2010

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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.
 

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb

Show Links: Africa's Promise Village
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Abby Johnson

Program 4.30 - December 5, 2010

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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.

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb


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Melissa and Lisa Molina

Program 4.29 - November 28, 2010

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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.

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb


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Eddie Beesley and Fr. Hirsch

Program 4.28 - November 21, 2010

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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.
 

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb


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Anna Maria and Renee

Program 4.27 - November 14, 2010

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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.
 

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb


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Barbara and Claire Culwell

Program 4.26 - November 7, 2010

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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.
 

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb


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Father Raymond Willy and Steven

Program 4.25 - October 31, 2010

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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.

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb


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Christine Watkins and Maria

Program 4.24 - October 24, 2010

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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

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb


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Dave Di Nussio and Martha

Program 4.23 - October 17, 2010

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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.

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb


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Debbie and Allisa

Program 4.22 - October 10, 2010

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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.
 

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb


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Patrick and Margarit

Program 4.21 - October 3, 2010

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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.

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb


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Dave Roever

Program 4.20 - September 26, 2010

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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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Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb


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Marcel and Kathleen

Program 4.19 - September 19, 2010

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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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Remembering September 11, 2001.

Program 4.18 - September 12, 2010

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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.

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb


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Elizabeth McClung and Sister Ann Shields 

Program 4.17 - September 5, 2010

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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.
 

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb


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Lisa and Thomas Molina 

Program 4.16 - August 29, 2010

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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.

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb


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Betsie and Katherine 

Program 4.15 - August 22, 2010

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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.

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb


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Sherri Davis - Part Four 

Program 4.14 - August 15, 2010

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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.
 

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb


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Sherri Davis - Part Three 

Program 4.13 - August 8, 2010

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This week, continuing our special Mary’s Touch series, Sherri shares her thoughts on suffering and prayer for one another.
 

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb


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Sherri Davis - Part Two 

Program 4.12 - August 1, 2010

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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.

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb


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Sherri Davis - Part One

Program 4.11 - July 25, 2010

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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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Jeane and Regina 

Program 4.10 - July 18, 2010

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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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Karin and Jackie 

Program 4.09 - July 11, 2010

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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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Sarah and Father Justin 

Program 2.2 - July 7, 2010

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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.

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb


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Sharon and Erica 

Program 4.08 - July 4, 2010

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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.

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb


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Donna Gunn and Juan Diego 

Program 4.07 - June 27, 2010

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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

Show Links: Africa's Promise Village 


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John Michael Talbot and Sandy 

Program 4.05 - June 13, 2010

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This 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.
 

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb 


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Fred Berretta and Theresa 

Program 4.04 - June 6, 2010

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This 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.
 

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb 

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Dr. John Bruchalski and Ellie 

Program 4.03 - May 30, 2010

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This 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.
 

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb 

Show Links: Visit Dr. John Bruchalski at the Tepeyac Family Center

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Luz and Sister Shields 

Program 4.02 - May 23, 2010

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This 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.

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb 


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Kay and Anna 

Program 4.01 - May 16, 2010

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This 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.

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb 


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Lila Rose and Mel 

Program 4.00 - May 9, 2010

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This 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 


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Daniel Rouzier and Maureen 

Program 3.50 - May 2, 2010

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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 


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Immaculée Ilibagiza

Program 3.49 -April 25, 2010

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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 


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Jeff Cavins and Darlene

Program 3.48 -April 18, 2010

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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.
 

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb 


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Paula

Program 3.47 -April 11, 2010

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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 


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Henrietta and Dolores

Program 3.46 -April 4, 2010

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Welcome to Mary's Touch.

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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Douglas and Theresa

Program 3.45 -March 28, 2010

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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 


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Jeanne and Phyllis

Program 3.44 -March 21, 2010

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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. 
 

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb 


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Jeff and Stephanie

Program 3.43 -March 14, 2010

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"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 


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Benito and Johnnette

Program 3.42 -March 7, 2010

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"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 


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Alan and Carmen

Program 3.41 - February 28, 2010

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"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 


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Rosary and Vince

Program 3.40 - February 21, 2010

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"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 


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Msgr. Phiilip Reilly and Mary

Program 3.39 - February 14, 2010

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"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 


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Barbara and Rosemary

Program 3.38 - February 07, 2010

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"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 


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Carol and Rula

Program 3.37 - January 31, 2010

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"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 


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Linda and Brother Armando

Program 3.36 - January 24, 2010

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"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 


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Father Stephan and Jill

Program 3.35 - January 17, 2010

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"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 


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Father Raymond and Steven

Program 3.34 - January 10, 2010

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"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 


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Jeanne and Sister Gemma

Program 3.33 - January 3, 2010

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"She looked directly into my eyes and said, 'you know, you'd rather have gone through that yourself than have your son go through it - wouldn't you?'" 

Enjoy this week's show and God bless you!
Cheri Lomonte and Sally Robb 


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A Blessed Christmas!

Program 3.32 - December 27, 2009

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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 


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Dianne and Nephtalie

Program 3.29 - December 13, 2009

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"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 


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Maureen and Frank

Program 3.28 - December 06, 2009

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"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 


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Leticia and Sister Elizabeth

Program 3.27 - November 22 to November 29, 2009

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"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 


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Evelyn and Nini

Program 3.09

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"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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