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I have included pictures showing the changes..

After taking the picture I asked if she was Sister and they both instantly said Yes.. An order of Our Lady of Guadalupe. “Wow” I said and told her how much I love Our Lady of Guadalupe.

I then explained to her that Mother Cabrini ask me to give her a copy of my book.

She looked quite amazed and told me that before she came over she was praying to Mother Cabrini asking her for a sign that God would answer a prayer she had asked. She said this was her sign!
It was also my sign that Mother Cabrini really did ask me to give a book to her…
But I had a problem.
I didn’t have any extra books with me and my book being carried downstairs in the gift shop was sold out.

I told them my situation and we went downstairs to see if an order I had placed had arrived…. And there they were sitting on the counter not yet stocked so I grabbed one the color interior books available and gave it to her. It was such a wonderful feeling to have the books come in at the perfect time. I also gave her sister a copy and signed it for them..

This type of thing happens all the time at the Shrine…

The other day another person who purchased my book at the Shrine sent me a really cool photo with Jesus in the background.. I really love this photo.. God bless her..

Then I went outside up to Jesus and prayed to Him along with taking pictures to end a perfect day at the Shrine…

April 12, 2025 –

Just sitting there all alone with my favorite saint, Mother Cabrini asking her what plans she had in store for me….

About 1/2 hour later, a young man dressed in a pure white priest vestment suddenly walked into the Chapel and sat down in the pews to pray…

After a few moments, I felt Mother Cabrini calling in my heart, “you need to ask this priest for confession.”

I obeyed and felt awkward walking up potentially interrupting this man in the middle of his prayers but I have found that listening to Mother Cabrini in her house is always be a good decision…. She is in charge here….

As I walked up the priest gave me an friendly smile making it a bit easier..
This man looked familiar but I couldn’t put a name to him…

“Hello Father, would it be possible to have a quick confession?’
Without hesitation, He said sure….
I then asked him if he could pray over me for a healing as well and he agreed… I felt a bit greedy and offered him a copy of my book on Mother Cabrini which he accepted…

Come to find out his family goes back 4 generations in Colorado and his great grand mother personal knew Mother Cabrini…. “Wow! “ I said, “that is fascinating!”
I asked him his name which is Fr. Ambrose….that sounded even more familiar….

He said he comes to the Shrine once a year so I believe it was no coincidence that we met up…. Mother Cabrini had planned it all…

He left in a hurry after a fruitful confession and healing prayer.

Then, all alone again, it finally came to me who this young dynamic priest was….

Fr. Ambrose Criste who is a Norbertine priest from St. Michael’s Abbey in Orange County, California who is also an exorcist priest…

This young man of God has done wonders for our youth in particular, and has helped many people overcome evil in their lives… When he prayed over me for healing, he prayed in Latin, which is said to be more powerful for this type of prayer, I feel so blessed, and I thanked Mother Cabrini for setting all of this up because she knew it would help me and I would be able to share this with all of you….

And then, the next day, I once again went to the chapel and sat next to Mother Cabrini, all alone again, and then two women came in the Church that looked like a mother and daughter, who knelt and prayed for a time in front of the altar. And then another person came in to pray as well. I looked at Mother Cabrini and asked her what she had in store for me today? Then I got that feeling again and said, what do you want me to say this time Mother Cabrini?

I felt in my heart that I was supposed to give the mother and daughter a copy of my book. https://stmothercabrini.com/

As they were walking out after their prayers, they looked over in my direction and I felt that was my cue so I said, “would you like a copy of my book about Mother Cabrini, and they said sure! I ended up giving it to the younger woman and I asked if she would like me to sign it. She eagerly said yes, and told me this was such a special blessing for her because she was just about to become officially Catholic in the next few days as a convert from the Protestant faith. And then the other woman next to her which ended up being her grandmother, asked if I could give her a copy as well and, of course, I said yes….As soon as I found out the young woman was about to become Catholic, I looked over at Mother Cabrini and started laughing, and they also joined me…

I told them that Mother Cabrini told me to give them a copy and the young woman was taking it all in….she was learning firsthand the power of the intercession of the Saints in action and I told her how blessed she was becoming Catholic as her husband was already Catholic and how much this would really help their relationship being equally yoked, and the grandma gave us her wisdom as well being a long time catholic.

We had a wonderful discussion about how diverse and beautiful the Catholic faith is, and the young woman said how much she has learned and appreciates the Catholic Church now that she has learned the full truth about all the wonderful sacraments, especially the holy Eucharist and reconciliation. I told her my book was a gift to her for becoming Catholic and I told her I would definitely pray for her and her family going forward, and I told her to never forget that Mother Cabrini was the one who set all of this up.

This was the first time the young woman has ever been to the shrine, and I said this was no coincidence, as I only come every third month or so, and this was God’s timing, and she smiled from ear to ear, taking it all in…..
These are the type of moments I live for, these are the type of moments that help build not only my faith but those who I come in contact with, and I get to share this with all of you, hopefully building your faith as well…..

God is always with us, and He goes into great detail to bring people into our lives especially when we need it them the most, we are loved, we are well cared for, because God loves us all so Much!

We are blessed …..

Please listen to this short podcast with Fr. Ambrose on the evil and difficulties we face it’s wonderful…

https://www.liveaction.org/news/fr-ambrose-criste-leaders-abortion-spiritual-

October 24, 2025

Sophia being released from the Hospital from Annunciation Catholic School – Minneapolis, MN defying all odds — This is so beautiful…. Praise be to Jesus…

 I had the honor and privilege of filming school children from St. John Catholic School from Kansas where they were on pilgrimage to the Mother Cabrini Shrine here in Golden, Colorado….

 I had just arrived to the Mother Cabrini Shrine for the first time in a couple months and the first thing I asked was, “Mother Cabrini, what do you want me to do today? “
 Just after I said this, I parked next to a bus load full of youth and instantly I knew what Mother Cabrini wanted me to do.
 The teachers, staff, and children were very friendly and I ended up giving them multiple copies of my book on Mother Cabrini.

Later, while praying next to Mother Cabrini in the chapel, and in my heart, I got it really strong to ask St. John Catholic School if they would be willing to do a special prayer for all those affected at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minnesota and and those harmed at Evergreen High School here in Colorado …
They said they were already going up to the statue of Jesus the next morning to pray the Rosary, so it would fit in perfectly with their plans and they would love to do it.
And so it was done in the most beautiful way…

 Little did we all know that Sophia, who was harmed in the Annunciation School incident would be released from the hospital a few hours after all the school children had finished praying the Rosary…. Sofia’s condition was critical after suffering a serious brain/head injury…
 Her recovery was quite miraculous according to doctors, her family and people that know her…
 The power of prayer around the world cannot be underestimated, especially when children are offering up a beautiful rosary to heaven…

Oct 30, 2025

The same day I was so blessed to film and pray along with the Catholic School Children offering up their beautiful Rosary prayer for those harmed at Annunciation Catholic School – Minneapolis, MN and in Evergreen High School in Colorado, I went to the Shrine Chapel to pray along side St. Mother Cabrini…

It was only me a few other people with a beautiful silence that pierced my soul…

As usual, I asked Mother Cabrini what she wanted me to do…
Within minutes, a younger man in his 30’s walked in and knelt down to pray in front of Mother Cabrini…
After he finished, I heard in my heart loud and clear… “I want you to give that man a copy of your book because he is important for our youth and the book will be helpful for him… “

As usual I obeyed and waited for an opportunity to tell him this…
When he was about to leave he walked right past me and I signaled him to come over. I told him “Mother Cabrini wants me to give you a copy of my book because she said it will be helpful for you in your work with youth…
He was overcome with these words and had to regain his composure before answering me….

He said with a chocked up voice, “I am a youth minister and work with youth… My eyes welled up along with his as we were both overcome by Mother Cabrini’s presence…

I told him that Mother Cabrini heard his prayer and answered it through me… I was just the messenger nothing more…

It was a special moment… to know for sure there was no way I could have ever know this man was a youth minister.. I have never met him… Mother Cabrini’s words were powerful and let this young man know for certain that his prayers were being answered…and that she was looking out for him…
I can’t tell you how special that moment was…

It also made me feel even closer to my dear saint who has become my mentor and best friend…

Then, 1/2 later, A couple with their mom came in and knelt down to pray a Rosary with Mother Cabrini… They didn’t know it but I joined them… Even though they were praying it in Spanish I could follow along quit well…

After they finished I received in my heart once again, that Mother Cabrini wanted my to give them a copy of my book.. She didn’t give me any particular reason.
I looked for an opportunity but they left suddenly and missed my chance…

Then a younger man in a wheel chair was pushed in by his parents where they sat down and started praying in silence….

Ok. this time before she asked me, I said to Mother Cabrini, “I know you want me to give this person a copy”… so I took it upon myself to go up and offer it to the man in the wheelchair.
But first I had to go back outside to my car to get another copy as I had already given the one copy I had the to youth minister earlier..

So I went down to my car and low and behold there was my truck driver friend and his family (who I prayed the Rosary with earlier) standing by my car. Obviously Mother Cabrini was insistant that they received a copy… and now I had a chance to give it too them.. (I posted this story earlier with a interview with the man named Jesus… See my earlier FB post for details.)

I came back in to the chapel with a copy of my book…

When I offered it to the man in the wheelchair I could see it in his eyes, such appreciation… He said, Yes in a soft broken voice that he would like a copy.. I told him that Mother Cabrini wanted me to give this to him and then his eyes welled up with emotion…
He was very touched by this… and so was I ..
Just before this occurred a Capuchin Brother walked in and knelt down to pray in front of the Alter.
I hadn’t seen this Brother for over several months so earlier I had asked him if he would pray over me which he kindly did..

And now….. Here I was with a man obviously in need of prayer for healing with a Brother nearby with a first class relic of St. Mother Cabrini ready and willing to pray over those in need…
I told the man in the wheelchair that this was his special day…
I told him that Mother Cabrini set this whole day up just for him…
His eyes welled up again with emotion…

I went over to the Brother who was praying and asked him if he could pray over the man in the wheelchair.. He quickly got up and went over to him and asked if would like to be prayed over.. The man in the wheelchair said yes please and so it began..
The most beautiful prayer with the first class relic pressed on the man’s head… I was only a few feet away and could feel the holy power of God radiating in the Chapel…

After the Brother finished his prayer over him he left the Chapel with the man in the wheelchair with almost a dazed look in his eyes…
I went over to him and told him that he had received a healing and to claim it.. I told him I didn’t know exactly what was healed but a healing of some kind surely took place…
The man said with tears in his eyes that he believed he was healed…
It was a beautiful moment to behold… I looked over at Mother Cabrini’s statue about 20′ away and could see her smiling…

And then suddenly, the Brother came back in the Chapel but this time he had brought his big gun… an actual relic of the Cross of Christ…
He was serious and placed this beautiful relic over the man’s head and prayed another beautiful prayer of healing…

The man in the wheelchair along with his father and mother were overwhelmed… and so was I…

Then the Brother left and all was silent.. I went back up to the man and his father showed me on his phone what had happened to his son… His son couldn’t talk very well due to paralysis of his body…
This man had been shot in the chest two times piercing his heart and lungs along with his spine leaving him paralyzed…
The main in his broken voice told my that he had died and was revived…

I told him that God saved him because he has a special purpose for him… This man’s voice although broken, was so calm and soft spoken.. He didn’t speak much but what came out of him was so peaceful and calming to listen to. I told him that he has a gift.. a special gift from God with his voice and the gentleness about his presence.. I told him he needs to speak to youth and others because he will impact many with his angelic presence and wisdom..

I then got it in my heart to tell him to go over in front of Mother Cabrini and ask her to pray for him…

A few minutes later he and his family did just that… I could feel
the presence of God really strong as they prayed in front of her…

I knew in my heart that this man would be alright.. He was being cared for by Mother Cabrini herself in the most beautiful way…

AND JUST LOOK AT HOW ST. MOTHER CABRINI IS LOOKING AT THIS YOUNG MAN WHILE HE AND HIS FATHER IS PRAYING WITH HERE.. Her head and eyes are usually looking forward straight ahead….

MOTHER CABRINI’S EYES AT THE SHRINE SEEM VERY REAL.. AND I BELIEVE THEY ARE AT TIMES…

One more event took place before I left… It involved a young couple and of course Mother Cabrini wanted me to give them a copy of my book as well..

I ended up talking to them for 45 minutes outside in the parking lot about their potential future marriage together..
My wife and I are Marriage Prep ministers and Mother Cabrini wanted me to talk with them… It was evident … things were discussed that really needed to be discussed…

Then to top it off…

I had a scheduled marriage prep meeting that was to take place via zoom but I couldn’t get back to my mom’s house in time to do it on my computer.. I let time get away from me as I spent nearly 5-6 hours in the Chapel…

I decided not to cancel and we had our Marriage prep meeting at the Shrine in my car with my wife and marriage prep couple all in other locations.. The beauty of technology…

I would occasionally point the phone towards the statue of Jesus up on the hill.. They were so excited to see this… It made our Marriage prep meeting very interesting to say the least…

Yes.. Mother Cabrini is a workhorse now just as she was while still living on earth.. she had me going all day long continuously and I loved every minute of it even though I was completely exhausted by days end…

I was exhausted driving home to my moms but very content.. and full of joy knowing that I was being used in such a special way.. I am nothing… but God is still using me just like He is with every one of you… We just have to listen and be obedient.. and God will change our lives in a way never thought possible no how are you how’s Marina chemo tackled I took your advice to my Facebook post the book right now I wanna keep it going bunch of people from school follow me on Facebook right now but anyways I got right now push and how long it is wheelchair went for a hike wasn’t too bad so obviously I a nerve or something compression on my pretty much impact my neck was stiff good jump on something for I told myself I can’t afford to do that it’s crazy I was thinking coming down the hill things happen jumping down end up jumping down behind you all of a sudden Forget about that permanent damage even more I would’ve been my little squeeze I didn’t feel any pain which is good happen I felt pain I couldn’t hardly walk I knew I’d be in trouble I feel breaking pain I can’t even stand just made a sore like I’ve loved too much your rest go to the airport sounds good thigh chickpeas sick zinc millennium all day I feel bad a little bit so many people how old are you seem like he was doesn’t make sense subsidize you can’t he doesn’t going to teach you more but other than that maybe he’s pretending that he can sleep in I don’t know go to the doctor today I would like to know vaccinated vaccinated don’t think she got it but I think he did don’t know every time she used to get it made her sick sick sick bad like you’re really tired you woke up in the morning good on the plane she is a nervous wreck wear your mask exposed tired even more of a vulnerability it’ll take a miracle…

The Saints of God are a powerful force on Earth and we must find our special saint to help us and help bring others closer to Jesus…

I tell you all of this because we are loved …. God is real… It is such a blessing for me to witness St. Mother Cabrini looking after so many in need… You ask for her prayers and she listens… and knows how to get things done in a hurry.. I laugh many times as it happens so quickly.. She is very efficient… even more so now that she is in Heaven… I love to witness her work and love those who come to her with prayer requests… Nothing surprises me anymore..

He is working through us all in so many ways…

For me, it wasn’t until I started going to daily Mass again and praying basically non-stop that these type of things started happening to me.. All the while suffering through a very difficult illness.. but my illness has been a blessing in disguise ..
It has stopped me from relying so much on myself… Instead I have been forced to rely more on God to manage each day, this was always the case but I just didn’t know it. Now I realize, at least I’m learning to realize, and still have a long ways to go, that I am nothing, and rely completely on our Lord Jesus for everything, every breath, every heartbeat, every movement of my body, every thought, everything in my life, I completely rely on him to give me the strength and the wisdom to carry on… This is a good place to be in, even though it is very difficult at times, I know this is the right place to be in, and I pray for strength every day for me, my family, and all of you to realize this simple but profound truth that we were all created by God in such a way that we can only get true fulfillment through him, we can do nothing without Him….

Yes I am truly nothing, but with God I am everything – we are all very special, we are all God’s beloved sons and daughters…

We are loved by the creator of the universe, he loves each one of us in a very special and unique way, He knows everything about us, all of our weaknesses, all of our strengths, everything about us, and he will never abandon us, he will always give us what we need to carry on no matter our circumstance, he gives us his Son Jesus, his blessed Mother Mary, all the angels and Saints, our families, our friends, our parish members, we have been given everything we need to love and serve him, I just have to do my part and love him back with all of my heart, mind, body, and soul, and I do this by loving all of you, especially those in most need – the forgotten, those neglected by society, those who have given up on themselves because there was nobody to love them…….. we/I have to be the ones to love them love, because this is the way God has made it…..

As Mother Cabrini always said… “In my weakness, Strength…”

“With God I can do great things!”

Praying for all of you and please continue to pray for me..

Jesus, I place all my trust in You…

December 22, 2025

Today is the Memorial of Saint Mother Cabrini who passed away on this day back in 1917, the day after working tirelessly preparing candy baskets for orphan children in Chicago .

I can attest firsthand that she is alive and well and busy working in her ministry maybe even more today in Heaven than she did while on earth.
 During my recent pilgrimage at the Mother Cabrini Shrine in Golden Colorado, on the way there, I went to daily Mass at a Parish named Immaculate Conception. After Mass was over, I stayed with a group of parishioners to pray the Rosary, and then at the end they asked for Mother Cabrini‘s intercession along with Saint Joseph and Mary. This of course really got my attention. I went up to them afterwards and asked why they mentioned Mother Cabrini‘s name? They said they had a special devotion to Mother Cabrini, and they recently built a bronze statue of her.
They said Mother Cabrini used to come to a farm that was located in that area to get food for her orphanage so she has a historical connection there…

I ended up giving the parish secretary a copy of my book for their library and also provided them with my recent film on Mother Cabrini to share with their parishioners and youth group…

I’ve driven by this church dozens of times and attended Mass multiple times and never got the connection, I thought that was a statue of the Blessed Mother being the Immaculate Conception Parish.

 I love surprises like this!

February 26, 2025

I wanted to share this remarkable and touching encounter I recently had while praying in Church after Mass. This story offers a wonderful opportunity for almsgiving this Lent…

Most everyone had left except for me and another young woman who I noticed was kneeling on the hardwood floor without the use of the padded kneelers in the pews.
I thought, wow, what dedication…

Then it happened….

That now familiar voice that comes in my heart when I clearly hear St. Mother Cabrini…

“I want you to give that woman a copy of your book.”

I have heard this calling several times this year and amazing stories have come out of this. This usually only happens at the Mother Cabrini Shrine at Golden, Colorado. This is the first time I’ve clearly heard this in a parish in my area.

But this time, it was awkward… Uncomfortable…

I didn’t want to scare this young woman going up to her unexpectedly.. Thankfully Father was still up at the front near the alter which helped.

But still, I asked our Lord,

“If this is your will, please make this a little easier… So I don’t have to make all the effort… “

Right about that time, She got up and left the Church.

Ok, I thought, maybe it wasn’t from God… So I went back to my prayers…

Then, a few minutes later, she came back inside and stood a few feet away from me looking at prayer cards that were displayed towards the back on a table.

Ok, I thought, “Thank you Jesus for making this much easier…”

I grabbed a St. Mother Cabrini relic card out of my wallet and asked her if she would like to have it.

With a big smile on her face she eagerly accepted.

Then the hard part… I then came right out and told her,

“St. Mother Cabrini asked me to give you a copy of my book about her life.”

She didn’t hesitate at all and said she would love a copy.

The only problem, I didn’t have a copy with me at the time.

I told her I would bring it later and place it outside the church near the statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. She said she would have her dad bring her back later to pick it up. She was in town for a few days to visit her family.

I was tied up with some business and couldn’t go back to drop the book off until later that afternoon around 4pm.
When I pulled up to the Church, there she was with her dad in a pickup truck apparently waiting for me. I felt bad thinking they had been waiting for hours for me to get there….

I got out and approached them and was pleasantly surprised when they told me they had just arrived….

Wow! talk about good timing… I knew it was a God thing…

We all had a good talk… I gave her two copies of my book and told her to give the other copy to someone in need.

Her name is Hannah…
She told me she really appreciated my offer for the book – it meant a lot to her…
Most amazingly, Hannah went on to tell me she was presently considering becoming a Sister with an order in Denver which is based in France.

Ok, now I knew why St. Mother Cabrini prompted me… This was deeper than I had imagined.

It really got interesting when she told me that she was a practicing Veterinarian Dr. and was considering becoming a Sister which would mean giving up all her hard work of years of schooling in order to achieve this respected vocation.

She was born and raised Catholic and attended Catholic School but fell away from her Catholic faith while attending College.

She had accomplished everything the world could ask for but Hannah still felt empty inside.. a void that could not be filled with worldly success…

She was invited to go on a retreat to France and this changed her life.

But… She faces a big hurdle…

and this is where some of you can help….

She acquired a large student loan debt going through Vet school and the order she wants to join requires the debt be paid off first. This is common with most orders, including priesthood…

They provided Hannah with a non-profit ministry who helps those seeking religious life pay off their student loans.

Almsgiving is part of Lent and this is an opportunity to help this young woman of faith to serve our Lord in the most beautiful way…giving her heart completely to Jesus.
The organization is called –

Laboure – ‘help rescue vocations’

This wonderful non-profit organization has many options available to donate.
A one-time donation, or monthly recuring options that can fit your budget.
No amount is too small or large.
If this is something you are called to do,

Please be sure to add Hannah’s name in your online donation form. (Hannah L.)

You will be helping not only Hannah, but also the other future priests and sisters who are currently part of this program.
Here is the contact information for donating –

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God bless you all… and may our Lord Jesus be with you this Lenten season drawing you closer
To His most Sacred Heart…