Catholic Radio International - Mary's Touch

08/24/08 Mary's Touch - Sarah and Father Justin

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:15:09 -0400

" She said, 'I need to tell you something....There's been a shooting.' I got in the car and all the way, all I could do was pray the Hail Mary." This week on Mary's Touch you'll hear the story of a mother's frantic prayer for the safety of her children during the Columbine shootings. Sarah's son was accounted for, but where was her daughter? ...and you'll hear Father Justin's incredible story. He was called upon to help a young woman who was possessed. Where did he turn for help? Of course, to Mary.

08/16/08 Mary's Touch - Heidi Saxton and Tessie

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:42:38 -0400

"She asked, 'Heidi, have you ever told Mary about this?' and I said, 'Why on earth would I tell Mary about this?!' Then she said, "Well, she's your mother in heaven...and she CARES about you." In this first show of the new season, you'll hear author Heidi Saxton's story. She was healing from a lost relationship and felt lonely. She asked for Mary's help in finding new friends. Imagine her surprise in how Mary answered her... ...and you'll hear from Tessie, a remarkable woman whose son was diagnosed with severe diabetes at the young age of nine. By the time he was twenty-one, he was very ill and in a diabetic coma. As he lay dying, she entrusted her beloved son to Mother Mary's care.

08/10/08 Mary's Touch - Rosemary and Anita

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:17:00 -0400

"The point is, it doesn't matter if you're deserving...God wants you. If you're called by Mary...if that's the finest way to come to our Lord--by reaching out to Mary--it will bring you safely into her arms and into the arms of Jesus." You'll hear the story of a woman's journey from despair to love. Rosemary was in mortal sin and far from God. A simple prayer to Mary five simple prayers to Mary started her journey back to Him... ...and you'll hear a sweet story of a man's promise to our Lady of Guadalupe. Anita's husband's grandfather made a promise to la Virgen de Guadalupe. It was a promise his wife and daughter kept for him after his death.

08/03/08 Mary's Touch - Receive and Give

Thu, 7 Aug 2008 10:36:56 -0400

Receive and Give Program 1.52 - August 3, 2008 This Week on Mary's Touch... I was getting this feeling 'give it to her, give it to her...' I really felt that it was the Virgin Mary telling me to do it." This week … we’ll hear a story of a woman who was prompted by Mary to give a simple gift to a stranger... ...and we’ll hear a story that shows the sweetness and the tender urging of Mary working in the life of somebody who could bring the faith to others.

07/27/08 Mary's Touch - A Time To Be Still

Fri, 1 Aug 2008 17:53:38 -0400

"It is comforting to know that I can say to Mary; 'you can understand what I am going though as a widow.'" This week one Mary Touch’s you'll hear the story of a woman who gained a new appreciation of Mary as a widow though the death of her own husband... ...and a story that shows us a deep, deep faith in Mary’s intercession.

07/20/08 Mary's Touch - Do You Know Me?

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:32:44 -0400

"When they transferred my late husband to another hospital they forgot his green scapular.., and you know that the green scapular is a healing scapular. When I heard that the hospital staff and missed it, hanging there on the wall in plain view, I knew that the blessed Mother had hidden it so that they would know, that we would know, the healing power of Her prayer ." This week you’ll hear of a man’s journey to the Catholic faith and his death within the grace of God... ...and of a nuns’ plea for healing and Mary’s mystical answer.

07/13/08 Mary's Touch - Her Saving Grace

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:17:50 -0400

07/06/08 Mary's Touch -Are You There?

Wed, 9 Jul 2008 16:47:24 -0400

" I had what I wanted in terms of money and pleasure… and I sought out drugs and serial relationships with women… and was even involved in an abortion. After 22 months trying to clear my name of a false charge I realized that God was calling me to put aside everything and embrace Him." This week you’ll hear the story of a man who went through tremendous trial, lost nearly everything, but Mary helped him get through it all... ...and we’ll hear the story of how Mary can be a comfort to those who are ill.

06/29/08 Mary's Touch - Falling In Love - Again

Thu, 3 Jul 2008 16:01:18 -0400

" The stuff that came from the children about Mary was just so awesome..!" This week on Mary's Touch, you'll hear the story of a woman who fell in love with Mary all over again... ... and how deep prayer and the compassion of a Nun can work miracles.

06/22/08 Mary's Touch - Are You There?

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:46:31 -0400

"I am a revert to the Catholic faith... but... shortly after reverting I got sucked into Protestant ideas about the Catholic Church and as a result rejected everything about Mary, and even said some blasphemous things about Her..." This week on Mary's Touch, you'll hear Jay's story of how, though he had doubts about Mary, he was able to turn to Her when he lost his son... ...and from Brenda, who when she was six, received a beautiful gift from Mary that started a lifelong friendship.

06/15/08 Mary's Touch - Behold This Child

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:40:38 -0400

Behold This Child Program 1.45 - June 15, 2008 This Week on Mary's Touch... " It dawn on me… what did I do! I can’t have any more children! But I kept the nursery up and I prayed, promising Mary that if I had another baby, a girl, I would name her after Her..." This week on Mary's Touch, you'll hear the incredible story of a woman who regretted her elective tubal ligation. She prayed for a miracle and her prayers were answered... ...and from a seminarian who calls Mary the Mother of his vocation.

06/08/08 Mary's Touch - We Are United

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:21:57 -0400

"As a new Protestant wife married to a Catholic husband I went to daily Mass not because I believe that the Catholic Church had merit but because I wanted to foster unity with my husband. After Mass, praying the rosary, I discovered the Blessed Sacrament. I came to understand how imitating Christ includes imitating His treatment of His mother." This week you will hear from Sylvia, who as a young wife, did not know Mary but found out that Mary had always known her... ...and you'll hear from young woman who was just minutes away from aborting her baby when.., well, you’ll just have to listen!

06/01/08 Mary's Touch - Mother, I'm Coming Home

Sun, 8 Jun 2008 11:19:42 -0400

"I blamed the Catholic Church for getting me off on the wrong track… but I was wrong… and when I went to my grandmother’s funeral and said the rosary, the first time in probably some twenty-odd years… I was then aware that Mary had a role in bringing me back to the Catholic Church." This week on Mary's Touch, you'll hear from Earl who, though he wandered for from the light of Christ, was always in Mary's sight… and got hooked on praying the rosary.

05/26/08 Mary's Touch -Offering It Up

Thu, 29 May 2008 13:49:06 -0400

"I now know the power of prayer offered up for other people is so strong... not for anything that I have done but because God can take a small suffering, a prayer from the heart, and do so much with it for others." This week you will hear from Sherri Davis who is living and giving herself to God as she approaches death from lung cancer... ...and we will hear from her husband Mark who, with Mary’s grace, is learning to be strong for his wife.

05/18/08 Mary's Touch - Mary Brings Her Child To Our Home

Wed, 21 May 2008 12:43:09 -0400

"When my husband Ed said 'yes' to adopting a child from Romania, I knew it was our Mother's intersession." This week you'll hear how Mary helped soften a heart and play an orphaned child in a new home... ...and you'll also hear a private meditation on Mary that speaks to everyone.

05/11/08 Mary's Touch - Mother, Tell Dad That I Love Him

Tue, 13 May 2008 11:48:24 -0400

"When I was reciting the rosary, the second Joyful Mystery just came to me...and I thought, 'Oh my goodness, she's come to my home...just like she did to Elizabeth!" Today on Mary's Touch: Featuring "Good Bye" and "Sweet Marian Girl" from Matthew Mayer's new CD, Full of Grace This week you'll hear Theresa's story of Mary's visit to her home. She became part of a community that brings Mary into the home. Mary's visit made quite an impact on her... ...and you’ll hear about Joseph. He's a college student who tells other students that Mary is their mama. He got to really show his love by honoring her in a very public way.

05/04/08 Mary's Touch - Mother, Welcome To My Home

Thu, 8 May 2008 10:09:24 -0400

04/27/08 Mary's Touch - Hearing The Call: The Serra Club

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:07:34 -0400

"I learned to rely on prayer as a first resort not a last resort...and I thought, 'We're working for God...why don't we ask God for help?'...And there's no better way to do it than through the rosary and our Blessed Mother....I've learned to believe in the power of prayer." Today on Mary's Touch: Featuring "Immaculate Mary" from Matthew Mayer's new CD, Full of Grace This week you'll hear about Mike. He was in charge of putting on a regional convention for the Serra Club, and he knew just where to turn... ...and you'll hear a touching story from Jackie. Her mother prayed for a special favor, and Jesus and His mother answered her prayers in a very moving way.

04/20/08 Mary's Touch -

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:06:13 -0400

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04/13/08 Mary's Touch - To Know Him, Know Her

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:44:16 -0400

"At that moment, all my studies about Mary suddenly almost took flesh... I understood: you cannot know Mary and not love her...so I passed from Knowledge to Love...she became like the environment of my soul...I felt my heart had been prepared by that atmosphere of Mary...and having come to love her, I found I came to love Him. " Today on Mary's Touch: Featuring "Full of Grace" and "A Child's Prayer" from Matthew Mayer's new CD, Full of Grace This week you’ll hear Father Kevin's beautiful story. He longed to know Jesus and love Him, but it was really getting to know Mary that brought him closer to her Son... ...and you'll hear about Esther, a dynamo of a woman who has great faith in Mary's power to heal!

04/06/08 Mary's Touch

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:42:05 -0400

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03/30/08 Mary's Touch: Awakening

Sun, 6 Apr 2008 18:29:12 -0400

"I prayed for months, 'Let me help you and help me to help you,' and I would pray that constantly in bed at night....Over the next two to three years, I led a Sunday school class on our Lady at the Episcopal Church. " Today on Mary's Touch: You’ll hear about Tom. His faith journey led him right to Mary. Even though he wasn't Catholic, he made a pilgrimage to Medjugorje, and when he came back, he taught a class about Mary... ...and you'll hear from Patty. Her little sister was very ill and in a coma, but she experienced a miraculous awakening after her parents administered healing water from Lourdes.

03/23/08 Mary's Touch: Physician Heal Thyself

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:38:33 -0400

"He said, 'If this vision changes your life, it was a real vision.' When I look back, this was a blessing from our Mother...It was the Holy Spirit who guided me to leave everything in our Lady's hands. " Today on Mary's Touch: You’ll hear the story of Dr. Gerard Abreo, a cardiologist who trusted in Mary’s healing touch to help him heal physically. Through the process, he learned the real power of the rosary, and it has helps him with his patients... ...and you’ll hear from John, a modern-day St. Augustine, whose life was changed after praying a single rosary.

03/09/08 Mary's Touch:

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:32:52 -0400

02/24/08 Mary's Touch: Offering It All Up

Sat, 1 Mar 2008 14:02:48 -0500

"I asked him, 'What if, before you look at a patient, you close your eyes; you say, 'God, please heal this person. Please open their heart that they may love you,' and then you walk in and begin being the doctor?'" Today on Mary's Touch: Cheri and Sally visit again with Sherry D., someone whose story you've heard before. She has lung cancer, but she offers her illness as prayer for others… …and you’ll hear from Gary. He went to a conference kicking and screaming and in a leisure suit...and came back in love with Jesus, Mary, and his Catholic faith. Featuring "Inside Your Mind" and "A Walk Through Life" by Matthew Mayer

02/17/08 Mary's Touch: Mother To Us All

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:16:44 -0500

"I go there to let them know that God loves them...that they are not 'throw-away people'.... It brings tears to my eyes that they have not had one person in their lives that loves them... I want them to know God loves them. He is our Father...and Mary's job is to bring us to Jesus... to bring us to that love and that joy." Today on Mary's Touch: You’ll hear about Debbie. She is unstoppable. She was called to a prison ministry, and Mary paved the way... ...and you’ll hear from Francisco. He had a near heart attack and owes his recovery to the Virgin of Guadalupe. His thanks to Mary: am enormous tattoo on his arm.

02/10/08 Mary's Touch: Teach Me, Heal Me

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:12:18 -0500

"I came to realize that I'd been stingy with how I'd allowed her to love me...and it wasn't until this time of extreme trials that I just let her love on me, and the more she loved on me, the more she brought me to her Son. She led me to Jesus." Musical feature: "The Unknown" by Matthew Mayer Today on Mary's Touch: You’ll hear the story of Wendy, who was slowed down in her busy life to take a second look at her relationship with God. Beautiful fruit is the result…including a richer relationship with Mary... ...and you’ll hear from Barbara, who went to the healing waters of Lourdes and found a beautiful and unexpected healing.

02/03/08 Mary's Touch:

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:10:07 -0500

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01/27/08 Mary's Touch: Mother - Help My Son

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:36:32 -0500

Today on Mary's Touch: You’ll hear the story of Patty, whose four-year-old son was diagnose with a rare brain tumor, but through the power of prayer and Mary’s loving comfort, she and her family received more than they could have ever imagined... ...and you’ll hear from Bishop Michael D. Pfeifer, OMI, of the Diocese of San Angelo, who has dedicated his entire life to our Blessed Mother.

01/13/08 Mary's Touch: Mary Our Light

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:58:40 -0500

"I am an adult convert to Catholicism, so I grew up never even hearing about Mary, the Mother of God....One day, I noticed that people would go up to her statue, and they would light candles, and I thought, 'She is not even in my life, and I think maybe I might be missing something.'" Today on Mary's Touch: Cheri and Sally visit with Mother Nadine Brown, founderess of the Intercessors of the Lamb, and you ‘ll hear about her amazing relationship with our Blessed Mother... ...and Janet shares memories of growing up in Brooklyn and the beautiful traditions she witnessed of honoring Mary.

12/16/07 Marys Touch: The Beauty of a Mothers Touch

Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:35:01 +0000

When I close my eyes and try to imagine what Mary looks like, I wish I had the talent to paint or sculpt that beautiful loving motherly-grandmotherly face...lit up in a big smile with her arms raised up in joy and all these butterflies flying around..."

12/02/07 Marys Touch: He Is Born...

Sun, 2 Dec 2007 00:35:01 +0000

I knew how to pray the Hail Mary, so that is where I started.

11/18/07 Marys Touch: Please Watch Over Them

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 00:35:01 +0000

She is our mother, according to the order of Grace, and what does a mom do? She prays for her children.... and Jesus gave the Blessed Mother that charge when she stood at the foot of His cross. In this show, Cheri and Sally visit with Father Daniel Mahan, Executive Director of the Marian College Center for Catholic Stewardship in Indianapolis, IN. Father Mahan reflects on the beautiful example of stewardship that is Mary, who received the Word with gratitude in her heart and then returned to the Father with increase. The world has been blessed ever since, and we can look to her as our example and intercessor... ...and we hear Mary Jo's story about her husband, and how Mary's intercession gave him a second chance.

11/11/07 Marys Touch: She Is Our Mother

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 00:35:01 +0000

11/04/07 Marys Touch: Promises Made, Promises Kept

Sun, 4 Nov 2007 00:35:01 +0000

I've never been one to ask or expect a miracle from the Lord because I was lost...and because of Him I was found. My life is a miracle, but through these experiences, I got to know His Mother. In this show, you will hear from Sean Wolfington, producer and financier of the film, Bella. During a pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, he made a deal with our Blessed Mother ... and as a result, the film is dedicated to her. ...and from Bertha...who was very ill after the birth of her daughter. Her family was concerned that she would not make it, but Bertha and Mary knew she would be just fine.

10/28/07 Marys Touch: Giving Ourselves Completely To Mary

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 00:35:01 +0000

I gave my life completely to Our Lady of Guadalupe. I consecrate my life to her - I ask her to make me a better person, a better Catholic, a better man, a better son, a better brother. She takes everything from my heart and helps me to understand her Son. In this show, Cheri and Sally visit with Catherine, whose husband, Darrell, had a brain tumor. They sought help from Mary and Jesus with miraculous results .... ...and Eduardo, who is the star and one of the producers of Bella, a major motion picture, who dedicated his movie to Mary.