I Felt Jesus’ Presence That Day

September 7, 2010 Dear Father Rob Ketcham, Kenny and I, and our kids, have been blessed to know you and have you in our life. We truly love you and are forever grateful for getting to know Jesus better because of you. As I have told you on more than one occasion, Jesus… well, He [...]

face this trial with Father’s constant support and the support of “his army of Marianist men”.

Background story for Peggy’s letter to Fr. James Williams, President of Chaminade High School in Mineola, NY.  In May of 2001, my husband, myself and our three boys could not have anticipated the intensity of the trial our family was about to be confronted with.  Without  warning, our oldest of three sons(then a Sophomore in high [...]

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Letters to Priests, Thanking The Men of the Catholic Church is an interactive book designed to provide support for Catholics

At the top of this site is a tab that says, to submit a letter.  By Anne Hughes, Tuesday, September 21, 2010 Book Cover Letters To Priests, Thanking The Men Of The Catholic Church Letters to Priests, Thanking The Men of the Catholic Church is an interactive book designed to provide support for Catholics. The [...]

Holding Cole

 That Saturday morning before Easter everything was humming along as it normally does when we are leaving to go out of town. A flurry of showers, packing and rounding up my 2 ½ year old.  I suddenly came to the realization that something was wrong, my water had broken. Barely 29 weeks pregnant with my [...]

Father Roderick Vonhogen blesses Anne Melissa Hughes, Letters To Priests, Thanking The Men of The Catholic Church, project.

Father Roderick Vonhogen, is the founder of EQPN broadcasting. He blesses Anne Melissa Hughes, Letters To Priests, Thanking The Men of The Catholic Church, project. Father Roderick had interviewed Anne earlier in the day at the Catholic Writers Guild.

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Book

This book cover was designed by Lukasz Wieczorek. Everyone seemed to love it at The Catholic Writers Guild. Join us by sharing your story of how a priest guided you to joy. How has a Catholic Priest supported your family in a time of need? Submit your letter, we want everyday stories to share in [...]

Going into labor at just 23 weeks gestation was beyond devastating.

Finding out we were expecting twins was the greatest joy imaginable, going into labor at just 23 weeks gestation was beyond devastating.  Without warning and any expectation, I felt something wrong.  My doctor thought I was reading too much into things and told me to relax.  His nurse suggested just going in to the hospital [...]

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She died on Christmas day.

Our new associate pastor, Fr. David Sizemore, had only been at our parish for a few months.  My childhood best friend, Rita, was dying of cancer and in the James Clinic.  It was a week before Christmas and we all know how busy our priests are during that time of year.  I tried to go [...]

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I find sanity in all the commotion of my day to day life

I come from a family that is in constant turmoil. My father died when I was ten and my mother and step-father were both abusive and struggled with addiction. I am the oldest of five and was raised by my grandparents. At 22 I am married with no kids at the moment, however, my husband [...]

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Your words make me think, every waking moment and even in the still of the night, about Christ.

Father Riccardo,  When I began my Catholic publishing company a few years ago one of the first books I published was Joseph’s Hands. It is the beautifully written and illustrated story about a young boy who looks at all the gifts that his older brothers have and wonders about his own talents—not apparent to him [...]

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