Miracle Moments

A massive heart attack killed Bernie Klein. The sweet mercy of God allowed him to return to life. His miraculous experience is now our gift. Bernie's wife Judy had been praying for two decades for her husband's conversion...She had been asking God to save his soul in hopes of saving their often toxic marriage. Her prayers were answered on the day he died in a New Orleans hospital. Through the illumination of his soul, Bernie saw his sins through the eyes of God...He saw the light, but he was pulled toward the menacing darkness, where he underwent a horrific demonic attack. While he was laying there-dead-Judy stood by his side praying for a miracle...Pleading for the intercession of the Blessed Mother to save her husband's life. Her prayers were answered as doctors revived Bernie and managed to keep him alive long enough for him to make amends to those he Loved. Several weeks later Bernie crossed over one last time. Judy, who is also a Catholic theologian, says her hus...

Rick Miller John Rick Miller left his high profile, high paying job as a Corporate CEO- to work for God. That's right-as crazy as it may sound...Miller moved up the professional ladder to the top rung of the eternal payback and turned his time and talents over to the ultimate corporate authority, the CEO of the universe. His is the kind of conversion story that sounds a little weird or made up or just plain "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" crazy...But it's not. The proof of authenticity rests in the fruits of his actions. Or as Mother Angelica once said about her own inspired works, "...the test is not believing me; the test is that it happened! And how did it happen?" In Millers case it happened after his "massive conversion" which began in 1988 in Medjugorje. Miller felt a burning call to visit the apparition site and much to his surprise he received a vision of the Blessed Mother and Jesus...and he clearly heard a call to convert hi...

Howard Storm died and to his shock...descended into Hell. He went from writhing in excruciating physical pain in a Paris hospital to the paralyzing fear of landing in the "sewer of the universe." A successful college professor, Storm had been living a comfortable life-without God. You see-he had become an atheist. A Godless man who believed in power and money and self preservation. He Loved the things of this world and rejected the possibility of an eternal life. He wasn't a bad person by all accounts, he was simply as selfish and self centered as so many of us are. So you can imagine his horror when he died and came face to face with the most heinous evil spirits...Demons sent to inflict unimaginable emotional and physical pain. Spirits that fed off of his agony because their only goal was to torment and destroy him-for eternity! I interviewed Storm for television on more than one occasion and I have to say, it is the one interview that I always share with people. ...

Another young man died here last week from a drug overdose. When I heard the story my heart sank in sadness...An 18 year old victimized by drugs-another family reeling with pain. It has been my experience that the drugs may have triggered this young man's death, but the dying began long before that fatal day. You see, no one decides to become an addict. No one revels in the possibility of killing themselves. That's just not any one's goal because that's not how God wired us. There are always facilitating circumstances that open the door to a deeply destructive and increasingly demonic darkness that all too often leads to death. In medical circles addiction is a brain disease. Once it has been kicked off in a person-there is no turning back. There is only one remedy-abstinence from drugs or alcohol...Refusing that first drink or drug. In spiritual circles there is the belief of a demonic dimension. Since drugs and alcohol impair judgment and lower defenses, they are wind...

There is something sweetly satisfying about being led by God. There are no hidden agendas, false pretenses or uncomfortable feelings. There is only the serenity in knowing that the spirit is moving and the movement is transcending all the earthly anchors that have held us back. I have been feeling the spirit move in my life in ways that I could not have engineered nor would I have tried. In fact, when I moved into complete and total acceptance that God is guiding me...Good things began to happen...Great things have begun to unfold and goodness has wrapped itself around me. We sometimes grow weary of the journey, not fully understanding that our journey is the footprint that makes us who we are. Every time we take one step forward, we walk away from the past but we carry within our being, the gift of our experiences and the inspired knowledge. God is always with us, walking alongside us, carrying us when necessary, letting us go when we pull away. He never abandons us because he...

I doused my two youngest sons tonight-with spiritual radiation. They needed cleaning up and calming down, so off went the TV and the video game and off to the Adoration Chapel we flew. It was so quiet and cool and deeply peaceful...I could have stayed all night! Sometimes that's my only solution to the less than soulful attitudes that begin to multiply mid way through the hot summer. Even the best of kids with the best intentions need a little down time, down on their knees. My kids often join me during the school year, reading or writing or studying-while I pray for the grace to make it through another day. I'm well aware that these visits are leaving an indelible imprint on their hearts-even when their minds may be wandering elsewhere. There's nothing more inspiring to me than watching a child in heartfelt prayer. It is one of those sensational signs that God is working within. A few weeks ago when my kids were cavity free at their check up with my friend Dr. Kri...

My oldest son Johnny is heading into a new spiritual zone. Today he's flying to Saluzzo Italy for the "Festival of Life." Young people from around the world will be descending on the mountain town to celebrate the gift of their lives with Mother Elvira. She's the Catholic nun who God anointed to care for young men and women who have descended into darkness and despondency and all too often into the diabolical disease of addiction. As we spoke with Johnny today by telephone he sounded anxious but very excited about his new assignment...He's always Loved the adventure of new lands and unfamiliar territory...But on this trip he will carry with him a familiar, firmly rooted foundation of prayer, brotherhood and Eucharistic celebration. Johnny spent one year in the community of Our Lady of Hope in St. Augustine Florida and believe me, that was no small feat. Living for 365 days on one piece of land without television, computers or cell phones took a great deal o...

My beautiful child Jacob today turned into a TEEN. Hard to imagine that this sweet spirited child can no longer be classified as my little boy. Of course as his mom I still refer to him and his younger brother as the babies-much to their embarrassment. Moms get special permission to hang on to the past a little longer than most. Jacob rose early-6:00am, kissed me good morning before rushing to open his cards from his Aunts and Uncle. He was so excited-just like at Christmas. Jacob doesn't expect much and so it doesn't take much to please him. While everyone else slept he and I went jogging around the park then to BK for a rare morning treat. He can pack away more food than most older kids I know. There's something about my fourth child. Something special and spiritual...something saintly and inspirational. He's good as gold and deeply connected to the wisdom that has been infused into his soul. I've never seen a child so interested in the heavens who is also so...

It's raining hard outside and I am grateful. The dark skies and pouring rain are shielding us from the heat of the summer sun. It's funny. People here in Lousiana couldn't wait for the warmer weather and now they're clamoring for cooler temps. The yin and the yang of the weather world. It's an amazing set up-the way God constructed everything. Mind blowing in fact-but I like it. Despite the rain, we braved the great outdoors, heading for clear skies fifty miles outside New Orleans to the Blue Bayou. Sounds like a Linda Ronstadt song...Actually it's not even the "oil" infested marshlands...It's the waterslide park. Every summer we make the trek to the delightfully wet and wild mountain slides that turn and swirl and scare the living daylights out of you. Or maybe just me. My boys are thrilled with the rides...I'm just thrilled when they're over. Grammy sat sensibly on the sidelines while cousin George, my friend Terri and her girls an...

It's funny how some people's birth dates match their personalities. My friend Hedy exploded into the world on this day many moons ago-Independence weekend...and I can assure you she is a fire cracker of a lady. Some people are born to fit in, she's born to stand out and take center stage wherever she roams. The matriarch of her family, she has skillfully maneauvered her way through one husband, five children, several households, sickness, health, hurricanes and lots of stormy weather...on the wings of faith and a whole lot of Prayer. That's what I like about her. She prays-a lot. Rosaries and adoration, Mass and meditation...She moves many mountains because she gets her marching orders from God, surrenders in trust and then hits the ground running. Beautiful and sultry, this Colombian lady shares the sanctifying grace of God by hosting evangelization conferences that have touched and inspired countless lives. With her "yes" to God, she has given witness to ...