Life is Challenging and Often Very Interesting! Handle with Prayer!

 

Jordan Peterson with his wife, Tammy, and children 

EXCLUSIVE: Jordan Peterson says he fully supports his wife’s conversion to Catholicism

I've been praying for Jordan Peterson off and on for a long time. I am now going to pray for his wife, Tammy, as well. What a lovely story. May the next convert in their family be Jordan himself, thier children, and extended family. God works in wonderful and mysterious ways.

The moral of the story is always seek the truth. 

I once told a young pro-abortion man at a rescue (I think he was a college student) that "If your looking for truth, you're looking for God." I hope that young man, Dan, found Him and we will meet merrily in heaven to discuss his conversion. We touch so many lives during our journey here on earth. May everyone we touch be part of our reunion where we will all rejoice forever before the throne of our God. 

May Jesus Christ be praised, now and forever.

Sunday Meditation: Love at First Sight for Beautiful Baby Girl!

Sometimes a story just tugs at your heart strings. This one did. Poor little unwanted baby girl finds a forever home with a kind and compassionate nurse. May we all bless the lives of others!

I wish NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo and VA Gov. Ralph Northam Felt this Way about Babies!

Coincidence or "Big God": Tim Tebow Shares his Incredible Story!

Inspiring Olympic Story: Simone Biles

Abandoned by her parents, adopted by her Catholic grandparents -- She's the best gymnast in the world. Faith and Family undergird Simone's success. Celebrate grandparents!

Who Will Decide? The Inspiring Story of Forrest Stone.

Son in coma, mother shocked to find she had little say in his medical care

Parents, listen up. Think about it. Your children still live with you and are dependent on you financially, but they are over 18 and legal adults. If they are in an accident, who will make medical decisions for them? According to the article above one family faced that dilemma and had to go to court to get legal guardanship. Can you imagine what would happen if this mom hadn't become legal guardian for her son?

A Message from Austin Ruse of C-FAM, the Pro-Life U.N. Watchdog

Pope John Paul II with Brendan

The letter below brought tears to my eyes. I know Brendan's grandparents well and often heard about Brendan, his suffering, and his incredible spiritual insights. I'm not surprised someone would call him in a time of crisis. I hope after reading the letter, you will help "Team Brendan" so that the crowd gathered at the finish line will hear Austin's powerful testimony about a little Down Syndrome boy who made a difference in so many lives!

The Man Hiding in the Hotel Ceiling…

Made One Phone Call…

2:00 a.m. September 23, 2014

Dear Friends,

On November 26th, 2008 Islamic terrorists set off a series of bombs in the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel in Mumbai, India. Hundreds of tourists and businessmen were trapped inside.

The terrorists stormed the beach outside the hotel and began an organized assault with machine guns. They intended on killing everyone inside.

An American businessman was among those trapped inside.

To save himself, he crawled into the air-conditioning duct in the ceiling of the hotel. He could hear explosions throughout the hotel, bombs and machine gunfire. He heard the screams of victims.

He lay still and prayed, and he made one phone call.

He called the father of a 9-year-old boy named Brendan Kelly who lived across the globe in Great Falls, Virginia.

The terrified man asked for 9-year-old Brendan’s prayers so that he would be delivered from almost certain horrifying death at the hands of fanatics.

Here’s the amazing thing.

Brendan Kelly was not only 9 years old, he had Down syndrome and --- even more than that --- suffered most of his life from leukemia. (Read more here....)

Another Inspiring Story about Life

Baby Born With Large Facial Cleft Proves Life is Beautiful

Never, ever, ever give up hope! Trust in our good God who made heaven and earth and calls each one of us into life. Thank you, Lord, for little Dominic and for the plastic surgeon who performed surgery on him. Thank you for his loving parents who never considered aborting their precious little one.

St. Dominic and St. Pio, pray for your little namesake, his family, and his doctors. Our Lady Help of Christians, pray for us!

It's a Privilege to be Paisley's Dad!

Down Syndrome kids are PERFECT!

A Heartwarming Story about Love and Fidelity

I have a banner in my bedroom that says, "Love Stands Tallest When It Suffers." The story below reflects the truth of that saying. What a tribute to true love, love that endures "in sickness and in health, in good times and bad times...until death do us part."

Of years of love, and a long goodbye

Character and Kindness: Pray for these two young men!

Another Miracle Baby and Loving Mother

And a loving grandmother as well. Pray that Gemma will walk again and in thanksgiving for little Reuben's life.

Hail Mary, Our Beloved Mother

I love the Blessed Mother and have always mourned over the Protestants' disparagement of her. How can they not love Jesus' mum? Isn't He the word through which the Ten Commandments came to us? Don't they realize He, the God of the Universe, obeyed the Commandment to "honor his mother and father?" Well, here is a story about a little Protestant boy who recognized how wonderful Mary is and how powerful. Read it and rejoice:

A little six-year-old Protestant boy had often heard his Catholic companion reciting the prayer 'Hail Mary.' He liked it so much that he copied it, memorized it and would recite it every day. 'Look, Mummy, what a beautiful prayer,' he said to his mother one day. 'Never again say it,' answered the mother.' it is a superstitious prayer of Catholics who adore idols and think Mary a goddess. After all, she is a woman like any other. Come on, take this Bible and read it. It contains everything that we are bound to do and have to do.' 

From that day on the little boy discontinued his daily 'Hail Mary' and gave himself more time to reading the Bible instead. One day, while reading the Gospel, he came across the passage about the Annunciation of the Angel to Our Lady. Full of joy, the little boy ran to his mother and said: 'Mummy, I have found the 'Hail Mary' in the Bible which says: 'Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou amongst women. ' Why do you call it a superstitious prayer?'

On another occasion he found that beautiful Salutation of St. Elizabeth to The Virgin Mary and the wonderful canticle. MAGNIFICAT in which Mary foretold that 'the generations would call her blessed.' He said no more about it to his mother but started to recite the 'Hail Mary' every day as before. He felt pleasure in addressing those charming words to the Mother of Jesus, our Savior. [Continue reading here.]

The Test of Faith: Dominic's Story

How do we know whether we really have faith? Certainly not when things are going well. It's challenges and tragedies that give us the opportunity to demonstrate the depth of our faith and trust in God. I thought about that this morning when I read the Caring Bridge Journal today for a little unborn baby named Dominic. He has serious disabilities and, from the description, I mean REALLY serious.

To read his mother Mary's journey of both sorrow and joy is to see her walking on the beach carried by Jesus. Surely Our Lady of Sorrows is enfolding her in her mantle and strengthening her as she witnesses to God's will for her family. I am humbled at this mother's great faith and trust in God. She brings to life the challenging Scripture passage that "All things work together for good to those who love the Lord and serve according to His purpose."

Please pray for Dominic and his family. There is a photo on Caring Bridge of a wall of pictures that shows his siblings. This little one is being welcomed into a community of love - the little domestic church of the family. Let us support them as they walk their difficult path with this special child of God.