Posted February 17, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Road Test

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Unemployed for almost a month now, he drove a friend to a nearby town for a dentist appointment to make a bit of cash.

His intention was to stop by a company in that town where he had previously applied for a job but not yet been hired.

As he was […]

Posted February 10, 2018 in Sacred Stories

You’re Gonna Do Great Too

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Her husband had recently passed. She was in bed, not quite asleep yet, when the downstairs door opened.

She heard the scuffing off of shoes then the pitter-patter of stocking-clad feet coming up the carpeted stairway.

She felt him sit at the side of the bed, just like he always did.

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Posted February 3, 2018 in Sacred Stories

A Message Directly from God

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She wanted to hear her dear friend’s guest sermon at an out of town church, but she and her husband had promised to usher at her own church that Sunday. As she was preparing for church, she was moved to gift a woman from her church with a small book. The took the […]

Posted January 27, 2018 in Sacred Stories

27 People

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Her friend asked her to host a gathering of folks to come together to pray the rosary. She was very busy, tried to say no, and reluctantly agreed. Asking how many people to expect, she was told 5 to 7 people.

The day of the event, her husband suggested he make some copies […]

Posted January 20, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Reiki Class

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She was at the local credit union when the customer service agent mentioned to her that his girlfriend was taking a Reiki class at a local yoga studio the coming weekend.

Opening Facebook when she arrived home the following message was on her feed:

Hi, St. Joe, Mi friends! I’m coming to […]

Posted January 13, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Tickets for “Wrong” Date

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When their tickets for the upcoming cruise arrived, the tickets were dated two weeks earlier than arranged. She was about to phone the company to have them changed when her husband calmly said, “Leave them. Perhaps there is a reason this is a better date.”

The Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia capsized and […]

Posted January 6, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Chaplain Saved!

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He was serving in Vietnam as a Chaplain. Each week he would travel from the base to villages where they had men serving. He would do a service and offer sacraments.

On a Monday morning as he was walking out of his hooch he heard a voice say, “Go today instead of tomorrow,” […]

Posted December 30, 2017 in Sacred Stories

Things Will Get Better

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These were very dark times as she was recovering from alcoholism. It was not that she wanted to drink—but neither did she want to live.

She had rolled up towels to put around the doors and windows and intended to turn on the gas and end her pain.

She heard a […]

Posted December 23, 2017 in Sacred Stories

Husband’s Clothes

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As she stood in line at the grocery store the man in front of her looked so much like her late husband it almost took her breath away. The same height, the same built, even a similar style of movement.

Without thinking she spoke, “My husband passed recently and you are of […]

Posted December 16, 2017 in Sacred Stories

Honesty is the Best Policy

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“You will want to know that I am out on parole. I got into trouble with drugs and have a felony,” he laid it out there.

“My son is in prison right now related to drugs, and my daughter is addicted to opioids. I will do everything I can to go to […]