By Victoria Arthur
BROWNSBURG AND ST. LEON—Growing up in their Cincinnati home, Teresa Schutzman and her 10 siblings frequently heard the same message as they were rushing out the door. “Take the Blessed Mother with you.”
Those words came from their earthly mother, Rose, whose lifelong devotion to Mary grew even deeper when she survived a brain aneurysm while pregnant with her 11th child. Schutzman, a member of St. Luke the Evangelist Parish…
By Carolyn M. Berghuis, MS, ND, CTN
As I often do when reflecting on daily scripture, I asked myself why does the Church want us to read this particular scripture today? At first blush I was a bit perplexed, then today’s reflection began to take form in my heart as I sat in the Adoration Chapel after morning Mass. Revealing to me how God works through his children when they surrender to his will, when they say yes to him, my heart was taken by storm.
In both our first reading and our Gospel we witness the ever lasting impact a…
By Mary’s Way, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Carmel, IN)
We are a family of fumblers when it comes to construction. Jeremy laughed at our happy dance when he married into our clan. You see, his uncles and brothers are skilled builders and contractors. Jeremy claims to be the runt of his family, relegated to hauling wood and cleaning up nails during family projects. But to us, he’s the master builder.
That’s why Keven and Erin picked a day when Jeremy was available to build a play set in the backyard for their children, our grandkids. Our three sons-in-law gathered…
By Kevin Cullen
CARMEL — Ann Winkle believes in miracles. At age 5, she saw how prayers to the Blessed Mother brought people back to Jesus, and helped save the life of her own mom. In 1965, her 35-year-old mother — pregnant with her 11th child — suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm. The surgeon said she would likely die or be in a permanent vegetative state. Rosie Condit was a devout Catholic who prayed a decade of the rosary each day for each of her sons and daughters. As she fought for life in Cincinnati’s Mercy Hospital, friends, family….
By Joan Cary
Ann Winkle witnessed a miracle when she was just 5, a kindergartner in Cincinnati. Now more than 40 years later, she tells the story to women as if it happened yesterday. That’s how much it has affected the Aurora woman who founded Mary’s WAY (Women Answering Yes), a ministry to bring women together in faith and closer to the blessed mother Mary. Ann was the sixth of Rosie and Jim Condit’s 10 children. The oldest was just 13 when Rosie Condit suffered a brain aneurysm. Doctors said there was no hope for the 35-year-old mother…
