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When I was a little boy, my uncle once told me about his chance encounter with former NBA Basketball star, Michael Jordan—my childhood hero. While interviewing for a job at a Cleveland hotel, my uncle ran into Jordan in a parking garage elevator of all places. As Jordan left the elevator, my uncle said, “Good luck tonight!” That night Jordan crushed my Cleveland Cavaliers.
I was shocked that my uncle didn’t ask for his autograph—as a young boy, I chased professional athletes’ autographs—they were like gold. But as I’ve aged, my heroes are no longer those who play sports, and autographs are no longer currency. Instead, I find heroic those who follow God’s will, and I seek out their blessings so that I may do the same.
In my life, I have been blessed to meet Fr. Benedict Groeschel, Fr. Andrew Apostoli, Fr. Thomas Dubay, and to be within one foot of Pope Benedict XVI. These men inspire me and my work.
On Thursday August 1st, I was invited to be on EWTN’s “Women of Grace” show. To my great delight, I overhead that his Eminence, Raymond Cardinal Burke would be arriving at the studio that evening—specifically when and where we did not know (for security purposes). Cardinal Burke was my “Michael Jordan;” I look up to him in many ways.
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I was shocked that my uncle didn’t ask for his autograph—as a young boy, I chased professional athletes’ autographs—they were like gold. But as I’ve aged, my heroes are no longer those who play sports, and autographs are no longer currency. Instead, I find heroic those who follow God’s will, and I seek out their blessings so that I may do the same.
In my life, I have been blessed to meet Fr. Benedict Groeschel, Fr. Andrew Apostoli, Fr. Thomas Dubay, and to be within one foot of Pope Benedict XVI. These men inspire me and my work.
On Thursday August 1st, I was invited to be on EWTN’s “Women of Grace” show. To my great delight, I overhead that his Eminence, Raymond Cardinal Burke would be arriving at the studio that evening—specifically when and where we did not know (for security purposes). Cardinal Burke was my “Michael Jordan;” I look up to him in many ways.
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Mother Angelica and Cardinal Burke: Two Miracles
When I was a little boy, my uncle once told me about his chance encounter with former NBA Basketball star, Michael Jordan—my childhood hero. While interviewing for a job at a Cleveland hotel, my uncle ran into Jordan in a parking garage elevator of all places. As Jordan left the elevator, my...
