Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Prophecy Ridgetown May 2, 1999

Jesus Weeps

In this prophecy before the 2000 Jubilee, the Lord calls us urgently, knowing that we move very SSSLLLOOOWWLLYY.  Yet, He is patient to forgive our sinfulness, and never takes His love away from us.

Let us wake up.

My children, I look upon this dark lost world.
My heart is sad.  My Son is weeping.
My little lambs are suffering from a lack of love.
Because many sheep are blinded and still sleeping.

Oh how I love to bring peace and justice.
When will my people come to realize
That they need a personal relationship with Jesus
And be more willing to suffer and to sacrifice?

Give me your old life, your frustration
And I will fill you with joy, love and peace.
I will give you a new spirit and new heart.
My gifts and power I will release.

I desire to delight my people throughout the earth
And I will demonstrate my love and my power.
I will wipe out the marks of the evil one.
Satan is keeping you in bondage up until this very hour.

Time is running out my dear ones.
Don't look for excuses any more.
Reach out to the lost, the poor, the broken hearted
And I will bless you more and more.

I will wrap you in a jealous love
If you are obedient to this call.
I will make others look great
But my dear ones I will keep small.

My children imitate Jesus.
Through a life of suffering and deep humility.
Be available, dedicated and spirit filled
Go and lead the lost to me.

Make your commitment and bind together.
It was I your God who called you here.
I am calling you to fasting, prayer, and reconciliation.
The year 2000 is drawing near.

I have given signs and warnings.
Look around you - earthquakes, famines and disasters.
Wake up dear ones from your sleep
And hear the call of your Lord and Master.

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Prophecy to Father Sam Nov 8 1999 - Wyoming Ontario

This Prophecy was Personal for Father Sam, but Applies to us All

God is very patient with us, as this prophecy for Father Sam indicates, in that it is now over 10 years old.  But, with the eyes of faith we can see that it has been coming true all of this time, and continues.

God is raising up leaders in the Church for these times, like our Beloved Pontiff.  As it was the time of Pope John Paul II when this prophecy was given, it is now the papal reign of Pope Benedict XVI, the man God has chosen to be our earthly father.

And in the midst of all this, Father Sam continues to bring the Good News with enthusiasm to all those he encounters.  Though he has been retired for several years now, he is still a ball of fire.

He goes wherever the Lord leads him, and with no direct parish responsibilities, he is more free to move about.  This past week, he was in Ottawa for the March for Life, and in Dearborn Michigan for a charismatic conference.  After that, he managed to be in Ridgetown for the prayer meeting last Monday.
FEEL MY SPIRIT RESTING UPON YOU.
YOU ARE ENTERING THE MOST DIFFICULT BUT EXCITING DAYS.
SLOWLY I WILL BREAK AWAY YOUR BARRIERS,
AND GREAT CHANGES WILL BE TAKING PLACE.

BY MY GRACE YOU ARE CALLED AND CHOSEN
TO LEAD MY LOST SHEEP BACK TO ME.
THERE IS A NEW RADIANCE BEFORE YOU ARISING:
PREPARE, GET READY FOR THE GREAT JUBILEE.

MY CHOSEN ONE, SHEPHERD YOUR FLOCK;
PEACE AND JUSTICE IS TO BE RESTORED.
THE WORLD WILL SOON SEE A STRONG AWAKENING
AND MANY WILL RETURN TO ME, THEIR LORD.

YOU WILL GROW IN WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE AND DISCERNMENT.
MY CHILD, YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO GIVE.
I WILL STRIP YOU COMPLETELY FROM SELF
THAT OTHERS MAY FIND LIFE AND LIVE.

MY SPIRIT WILL OVERFLOW FROM YOU
IN WAYS IMPOSSIBLE TO EXPRESS.
YOUR LOVE AND COMPASSION HAS CHANGED THE LIVES OF MANY
AND YOU. MY CHILD, I WILL TRULY BLESS.

I WILL RAISE UP LEADERS AND MAKE OPPORTUNITIES.
I WILL PROCLAIM MY WORD AND TRUTH.
BELIEVE, HAVE FAITH, AND REST IN ME.
BY SO MANY I AM STILL NOT UNDERSTOOD.

I WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD AND GUARD YOU
AS I HAVE DONE IN YEARS BEFORE.
YOUR SHEEP ARE LOST, YOUR LAMBS ARE CONFUSED.
THEY NEED YOUR GUIDANCE MORE AND MORE.

I KNOW THAT YOU ARE OVERBURDENED.
SLOW DOWN, AND DO NOT GIVE UP.
MY HOLT SPIRIT WILL SUSTAIN YOU:
IT IS NOT YOUR TIME FOR YOU TO STOP.

I HAVE GIVEN SIGNS AND WARNINGS,
BUT SO MANY ARE CAUSING ME DELAY.
ALLOW MY SPIRIT TO FLOW FREELY,
AND I WILL MOVE IN A MORE DYNAMIC WAY.

NOTHING MUST INTERRUPT THE FLOW OF MY BLESSINGS
WHICH I AM ABOUT TO BESTOW UPON MY CHURCH.
MAKE USE OD THE GIFTS THAT I HAVE GIVEN YOU
AND PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THESE WORDS.

Friday, May 21, 2010

Prophecy May 7, 2000 St. Michael's Ridgetown

Message from the Year of Jubilee

God's messages to us carry urgency, but God's urgency is tempered by our disobedience, and so He is patient to allow us time to assimilate what he says and put it into practice.

As He says here, 10 years ago, we are to take Him seriously.  The signs are there for us to see, of a world groaning in anticipation of new birth.

My children, message after message I have given to you.
My signs are showing everywhere.
It is time that you take me more seriously.
Be reconciled, and turn to fasting and prayer.

So many have closed their hearts, their ears,
And there are thousands of souls to win.
Yet even in your very own churches
Evil forces are creeping in.

I look upon your towns, your cities.
I am filled with sorrow and I weep.
Why do they kill those whom I have created?
I love my little lambs, but I mourn my sheep.

Again and again I call to repentance,
But the world is lost in darkness and sin.
My dearest children, I have chosen you;
Show your love for Jesus, and lead others to Him.

I desire to lead you to fullness
Even here now in this very place.
I am present to comfort and console you;
I know the difficulties that you face.

Put your hands in mine and let me lead you.
My first command is that you love one another.
I will give you strength through my Holy Spirit.
Go and heal the wounds of your searching brother.

I will restore my bride, the Church.
Your gifts, not earned, I will release.
I will give you power to touch, to heal.
I will bring justice; I will bring peace.

Feel the urgency of this message;
This is the year of jubilee.
I will give you joy, glory, and the victory.
Give yourselves unconditionally.

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Meeting For Prayer at St. Michael's Ridgetown

Not Your Usual Prayer Meeting

Monday night was prayer meeting night at St. Michael's Parish in Ridgetown. To call it a prayer meeting might conjure up the usual gathering of charismatics, but would yield the wrong image.

It was more of a gathering for prayer.  Wayne Zimmer and I drove down from London for it, and arrived shortly after 7 pm. It was planned to have the prayer meeting happen after a period of Adoration, with the Blessed Sacrament remaining exposed for the duration.

But, two things happened that changed what was in the plan to what occurred. First, Father Sam did not arrive until near the end, and having Jesus physically present changed the perspective.

One of the slams against the Charismatic Renewal in the Church has been about its seeming exclusivity.  There was a prophecy about 20 years ago at a conference of Charismatics in Toronto that said that the renewal had to die back into the Church.  It did not say that we were to ignore the Holy Spirit, but were to be like yeast added to the dough, allowing the bread to rise.

So, for about 45 minutes we sat in quiet Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.  About 18 of the faithful sat quietly in awe and reverence of He who died to save us, and was resurrected so we could see that He had won the victory over sin and death.

Then, Wayne got up and spoke for several minutes about the reading of the Gospel from the Feast of the Ascension.  What he spoke was strange to our ears, and to his.  He told us that Jesus has ascended, and we must let go of Him, not hang on to Jesus here on the earth.  He reminded us that Jesus sent us the Holy Spirit to take His place among us, every moment of every day.  We have the sacraments that He instituted, particularly the Eucharist, and we need them in our lives.  But, though we must keep Him close in our heart, we must let go of Him in the flesh.

There was some sharing of what the Lord has been doing in people's lives lately, and one woman shared a vision she saw unfolding of Jesus weaving a tapestry with many colored threads of different lengths, with gold woven through them.  In the vision she saw Jesus weaving the tapestry with the cross as the needle for each thread to be woven in.  It's a pretty cool image, I think and appropriate for the Body of Christ.

After some time of musical Praise and Worship, Father Sam arrived and spoke for a bit, then went up to the altar, and bringing the monstrance with the Blessed Sacrament down from the altar approached each of us so we could gaze on Christ in the Eucharist closely.

The meeting quietly came to an end.

It was not like prayer meetings I have attended elsewhere, yet it was delightful in its simplicity and beauty.  I'm certainly going back.

LOVE UNBOUNDED LOVE


2010-05-20

When love is poured forth in a gesture of kindness it produces love in that person.

One cannot remain in a state of gloom or unhappiness when someone has shown them love.

I live in that atmosphere of warmth generated by a willingness of self-forgetfulness and care for another.

Child when you are suffering and offer compassion and love to another, all of heaven rejoices with you in that moment.

You are, after all most resembling Me in grateful thanksgiving to the Father during this time of trial.

I will not spare anyone the graces and blessings obtained from suffering of every kind and nature even at the expense of loved ones, who in caring for them or suffering with them be converted to faith.

Will you stand with Me in the face of persecution? No one wants to think of this today but I want you to decide for Me and pray for strength in the coming of greater and greater temptations to leave what you now hold sacred.

In My great Wisdom I have hidden Myself from all who would not seek Me in sincerity and need.

But you have sought and found Me and fellowship with the Saints and Angels and enjoy what was promised from of old that you would prophesy and have dreams that l would be your God and you would be My people.

All is prepared for you come live with Me, now open your ears to hear Me.

I will speak to you through Scripture, in your quiet times with Me, and through others even without their being conscious of My using them.

It is because of the immensity of the love with which I chose to bestow upon My chosen ones that desires for you to live now in Me.

Even in the midst of suffering or lofty joy all is received and accepted as willed by My Father and yours.

You are Mine and with Me today unite everything that you count as “you” and everything that is against us, because I am with you, bring to the foot of the cross to be covered by My shed Blood.

Child, feel My embrace, continual closeness that protects your holiness now in preparation for living in your new home with all your loved ones.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

A Personal Prophecy for Deacon George Sebok

Yet, It is a Word for Us All

Deacon George Sebok has been a prayer partner of mine for many years.  I am not sure whether he personally knows Father Sam or not, but they serve the same God, and are both members of our diocesan clergy.

I have watched my friend George grow in faith for almost 25 years now, and the transformation in him through a life of prayer, and also through diaconal formation which led to his ordination a couple of years ago into the gentle spirit that he is, has been profound.  He has often heard the voice of God in prophecy and I came across this particular one when he loaned  me a book recently, in which he had made notes and had written the words that the Lord spoke to him one particular day.

George is not the best of students in the traditional sense.  I remember him not really enjoying all the reading involved in the formation programme, but I also knew that he was faithful to do his reading.  He made notes in this particular book about his being a procastinator, and his efforts to learn to be more orderly in his work, to be better at organization.  He was kind of beating himself up in journalling on this page of the book, when the Lord spoke to him and gave him the following words:
"My Son, I  am not disappointed in you, because you have at your fingertips everything you need to reach Me.  My Son's gift of forgiveness is an example of all the gifts of the Spirit in you.  Just use them and you will be guided day by day, moment by moment, to achieve my guided plan each day.  I do not disregard schedules, commitments, goals and plans.  Just fit me into them and you'll be guided towards living out My plan each day."
Like my friend, we can be tempted by the devil to think that we are not good enough for a task the Lord has set before us, like entering into diaconal formation at nearly 60 years of age.  So, this word from the Lord is a reminder to all of us that repentance of our sinful thoughts, words and deeds, as well as failures to act when called on, and above all His forgiveness of these faults is a grace filled gift from God for us.

And to add to it, we all have been granted the gifts of God's Holy Spirit to guide us daily to and on the path that He has for us, which will take us to the foot of the cross on which hung Our Saviour for US.

The kingdom of heaven is at hand, or at our fingertips as the prophecy says.  We can reach out and touch our God any time we choose, or every moment of our days.

THE FREEDOM OF LETTING GO

2010-05-13

You have heard Me say “become as little children”.

Can you visualize My holding your hand in these troubled times?

I want you to walk with Me not thinking of the disasters and evil that might be ahead but only that “I am” is with you.

No fear shall come into My children’s minds, rebuke every thought not of the Divine Will.

Confide in Me your inability to feel this peace I desire for you and rest in the confidence and trust that will prevail in prayer as you persevere.

I the Lord am Spirit and Where the Spirit is there is freedom.

Some of you are not yet free, not completely.

There are areas of your lives and possessions which are not held out to Me open handed.

How can I take only part of your heart? I will not settle for portions of your love though you profess “all”.

Again as a little child I am asking you to share with others what is keeping us apart even so slightly.

These possessions, which ultimately I have given you belong to the family, the family of God.

My love for you is relentless and Wisdom searches hearts to purify them but I wait for permission to infuse this knowledge to each.

It would seem that the poor as well, hold on to what they think they need to survive but the Truth is that My provision, not fear of not having enough, is freedom and joy when self is forgotten and others needs are met.

Let Me love through you as you consent before the throne of Glory to be transformed in mind, will and spirit into being one with Me as I had asked the Father.

Child, we are entering upon an adventure far beyond anything you could imagine and for this to be realized as the Father has planned, I will need your complete cooperation and trust.

Many souls are in need of help as I will direct My faithful to assist in the rescue as time grows ever near.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Prophecy at St. Peter's Basilica Rome 1975

This Particular Prophecy Was in Fr. Sam's Archives

Father Sam presented me with a file of prophecies dating back to the early 1970's.  But this particular one came from a Charismatic Conference held in Rome in 1975, and was delivered through Ralph Martin, one of the early and continuing leaders of the Charismatic Renewal of the Catholic Church, during the Closing Eucharist on Pentecost Monday of that year.

Mark Mallett, a lay Catholic evangelist from out west, has created a series of videos on this prophecy, 8 in total that can be found here. Some of them are on this front page, and the first few are on the second page.

It is a pretty meaningful examination of this prophecy, and is in more than 1 1/2 hours of video.
Because I love you, I want to show you what I am doing in the world today. I want to prepare you for what is to come. Days of darkness are coming on the world, days of tribulation. . . . Buildings that are now standing will not be standing. Supports that are there for my people now will not be there. I want you to be prepared, my people, to know only me and to cleave to me and to have me in a way deeper than ever before. I will lead you into the desert. . . . I will strip you of everything that you are depending on now, so you depend just on me. A time of darkness is coming on the world, but a time of glory is coming for my church, a time of glory is coming for my people. I will pour out on you all the gifts of my Spirit. I will prepare you for spiritual combat; I will prepare you for a time of evangelism that the world has never seen. . . . And when you have nothing but me, you will have everything: land, fields, homes, and brothers and sisters and love and joy and peace more than ever before. Be ready, my people, I want to prepare you .

I speak to you of the dawn of a 'new age' for my church. I speak to you of a day that has not been seen before. . . . Prepare yourselves for the action that I begin now, because things that you see around you will change; the combat that you must enter now is different; it is new. You need wisdom from me that you do not yet have.

You need the power of my Holy Spirit in a way that you have not possessed it; you need an understanding of my will and of the ways that I work that you do not yet have. Open your eyes, open your hearts to prepare yourselves for me and for the day that I have now begun. My church will be different; my people will be different; difficulties and trials will come upon you. The comfort that you know now will be far from you, but the comfort that you will have is the comfort of my Holy Spirit. They will send for you, to take your life, but I will support you. Come to me. Band yourselves together, around me. Prepare, for I proclaim a new day, a day of victory and of triumph for your God. Behold, it is begun.

I will renew my church. I will renew my people. I will make my people one. I am calling you to turn away from the pleasures of the world. I am calling you to turn away from the desires of the world. I am calling you to turn away from seeking the approval of the world in your lives. I want to transform your lives . . . . I have a word for my church. I am sounding my call. I am forming a mighty army. . . . My power is upon them. They will follow my chosen shepherd(s). . .

Be the shepherds I have called you to be. . . I am renewing my people. I will renew my church. I will free the world.

Know that I, your God, brought Peter and Paul to Rome to witness to my glory. I have chosen you also and have brought you to Rome to bear witness to my glory, confirmed now by your shepherd. Go forth to the healing of the nations. Know that I am with you, and though you may pass through tribulations and trial, I will be with you even to the end. I am preparing a place for you in glory. Look to me and I will deliver you from the power of the evil one. Behold I am with you now, all days, even till the end of time.

. . . You have known the truth these days. You have experienced the truth these days. It is clear to you at this moment what the truth is. It is the truth of my kingdom, my kingdom that will prevail. . . I want you to take that truth, to rest in that truth, to believe in that truth, not to compromise it, not to lose it in confusion, not to be timid about it, but to stand simply, in love, but to stand simply, firmly rooted in the truth as foundation stones upon which my church can have new life and new power.
It is now over 34 years since this prophecy was delivered, and what it says is slowly coming to fruition. Prophecies are not necessarily meant to happen overnight. The biblical prophecies of the birth and death of Jesus took what seemed like forever to come true. The same is with these prophecies. Timing is not our problem.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Prophecy - February 27, 2001

Through Ann Donkers  for Father Sam

Though this particular prophecy was for Father Sam, it is for us all as well.  It is a call to the Eucharist, as God calls Father Sam to celebrate with even greater joy, offering his entire flock to God, and as well God says that Through the Eucharist He will make all things new.

My dearest child do not be troubled.  Give me your heartaches and your pains.
Oh, how I wish to ease your task, that you would not have to make a change.

You radiate my joy, my love and compassion in spite of your burdens and difficult role.
Call your people to silence and prayer, and I, your God, will make them whole.

Deep is my concern for my church, your people, and human dignity.
They need to form a common bond of friendship, love and unity.

Many are to rediscover my Holy Spirit and a personal commitment is to be made.
They need to be more sensitive to hear my voice, and to step out in faith.

The spiritual life is to be nursed.  They must make their roots in me, in brotherly love.
They are to desire my gifts, use them effectively, for my church is shaking and the path is rough.

My dearest child celebrate the Eucharist with even greater joy, and offer your entire flock to me.
Give me their weaknesses, difficulties, despair, pain and anxiety.

Feed them with my mighty power as I poured out my life, my blood for you.
So will their hearts be changed and transformed.  Through the Eucharist I will make all things new.

You are living in a time of great confusion and Satan is not to succeed.
I am weeping; dry my tears.  More and more urgent is the need.

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Prophecy at St. Michael's Church Oct 29, 2000

With Notes from Father Sam

Some of the copies of prophecies that I received from Father Sam have notes on them, as he has said to me, and repeated as recently as at the last prayer meeting at St. Michael's that we should spend at least a half hour with each prophetic word received, to discern it for ourselves and for our own lives.

My children, it was I who called you here together
Like so many times before.
Open your hearts and receive my word;
The world needs you more and more.


No one can stop what I've begun,
And I will be faithful to my words.
My sheep are searching for the truth;
I will bring glory and victory to my Church.

You must pass through many valleys.
Do not lose heart but be very still.
Walk with Jesus, my beloved Son,
And be obedient to my will.

I will bring growth, hope and conversion.
Persevere my dear ones; do as I ask.
Difficiult and winding will be your path,
And even heavier your task.

Celebrate this year of Great Jubilee,
And bring my joy to a world so dark and cold.
A new heaven and a new earth are upon you;
You will see my plan unfold.

Step out in boldness.
You are the pillars of my Church.
Do not quench my Holy Spirit.
Even though at times it hurts.

I am your God, and I am here with you.
Hear my call for you today.
Oh, how I long to draw you closer,
To receive my love and let me lead the way.

A still, small voice is speaking to you
In the silence of your heart.
I am calling you to holiness, to be reconciled.
You are my chosen ones, a nation set apart.

Go forth with eagerness and deep conviction.
To you I will bring my plan about.
Take heed, my dear ones, to this word, this message;
You have a mission to carry out.

I will set a new fire upon my Church;
Do not destroy, but help me upbuild.
Shine with the light of Jesus, my Son,
So that others may be Spirit filled.
Some of the things that Father Sam noted about this prophecy are that we will go through many valleys, and a difficult and winding paths, to which he says PTLA (Praise the Lord Anyway), that our failure to be drawn closer to God is due to the distractedness we feel by the world.

To the line in the prophecy that says "I am calling you to holiness, to be reconciled," he comments that we are to use the sacraments, especially confession, and that having them available to us makes us So Blessed.

God asks us to take heed to the message, to which Father notes that we do not listen or do what God wills of us often, and that He needs us to listen and follow.

He concludes that the Fire of the Holy Spirit is for his children, those who follow His Son.  He needs us as instruments.  Jesus gave us the example and we have the Spirit, which others needs, and God needs us who have received the Spirit to not hide it under a bushel basket.

Monday, May 3, 2010

Prophecy May 6, 2001, St.Michael's Ridgetown

Prophecy About A New Spring Time

I have seen a vision of this spring time, as it related to the people of St. Michael's in Ridgetown.  In the vision, I saw the people of St. Michael's prayers as the crocus coming up first in the Spring as a reminder of more to come, and as the first signs of it.

But, at the recent prayer meeting, which was attended by about 16 people, I saw in a vision the room filled to overflowing, and spreading out into the street.


My dearest children, don't be afraid.
Give me the difficulties you face.
Cast all your burdens here upon me,
And I will show my healing grace.

I have come to set a new fire among you.
Perhaps my plan is still not clear,
But I am transforming the hearts of many
In this great millennium year.

Fight the darkness that is all around you.
Trust in your God, your guiding Light.
Through my Spirit and your sacrifices
My Church will again be unified.

Pray, be silent that you may hear My Voice.
I will be giving you today
An abundant measure of My Love, My Power.
I have chosen you to prepare My Way.

On the cross My Son redeemed you.
But so many have been failing.
You are exposed to this world's evil.
My human race is sick and ailing.

Over and over I have spoken to you
About my vision and what I have planned.
Grow deeper and deeper in My Love,
And walk with me daily hand in hand.

I am your joy, your hope, your life.
If you have Me you have everything.
I am calling you to a new awakening.
Lift up My Son, your Lord and King.

My dearest children, turn to silence,
And obey the work I have given you today.
My Church is on the verge of a new springtime,
The dawning of a brand new day.

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Emma de Guzman in Windsor

Trek to Windsor

On Saturday, May 1, 2010, Emma de Guzman, a Catholic mystic, who has been visited with eucharistic miracles and stigmata bleeding, as well as others.  She is also a visionary and receives messages that she delivers.

My personal experience of her was limited yesterday.  Wayne Zimmer and I made the drive to Windsor, with no expectations of what was to transpire.  When we arrived shortly after 3 pm, we saw Father Sam, and several others we had seen at the prayer meeting on Thursday.

In a short while, Emma, who herself is Filipino, was introduced to the largely Filipino crowd, and she led us all in a sung version of the Divine Mercy chaplet.  It was a wonderful experience and her love of God was evident in the reverence.

After this was completed, a Filipino priest from Detroit, led the mass with Father Sam as con-celebrant.  The mass was the Sunday liturgy, and the priest, whose name I forgot, preached a meaningful homily on Love One Another, not love another one.

After the mass, Emma started to pray over everyone who came up for prayer.  From our vantage point, it appeared that all were being touched, and many were receiving serious healing from Our Saviour, with Emma as the instrument of Him.

Wayne and I had to leave because of other commitments, so we will wait to hear from those present from the Ridgetown prayer group about the results of this event.

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Something is Afoot

A First Prayer Meeting

The other evening, Thursday April 29, 2010 to be exact, I accompanied my friend Wayne Zimmer to St. Michael's Parish in Ridgetown Ontario, for the first of what is hoped will be many prayer meetings at the Parish.  In a vibrant parish like St. Michael's there is much going on and so the prayer meeting conflicted with the Parish Council meeting.  Consequently some who would have attended were otherwise engaged.

The next meeting with be Monday May 17, 2010 for any who are interested.

Those who were there gathered to praise and worship Our Saviour.  There was a prophecy read and one given through Wayne as well.  Father Sam Johnston, of course, was present.

He told us that, although he has been diagnosed with colon cancer, he is not the least bit concerned, as he has been the beneficiary of prayers from many places in the world, and plans to ask for another colonoscopy before he lets anyone cut into him.  That's Father Sam, for you.

There is a move of God's Holy Spirit present in the parish, and it will be interesting to see it develop further.