One of my favorite stories was the arrival of the satellite dish. Before they would unload it, the driver said he needed the $600,000 down payment. Mother didn't have the money. She went into the chapel, knelt down and told our Lord: "I blew it!" As she approached the driver to tell him she did not have the money, Deacon Steltemeier pulled her aside. Some guy on a yacht in the Bahamas had just called to say he was sending her a donation for $600,000!
As they were installing the dish, one of the staff snapped a picture. When developed, the photo showed a transparent streak, like a laser beam, emitting from the center of the dish. Earlier that month, the sisters had gathered in prayer. Sister Regina had a vision of a white satellite dish before a darkened sky with a red flame shooting from its center. "no one will be able to extinguish this flame", she announced to the sisters, claiming it was a message from God. At the time, Sister Regina wasn't certain if the vision was authentic or the product of her imagination.
You be the judge. Here is the actual photograph taken on the day the dish was installed.
Anyone who doubts the power of prayer, needs to read this book!
Wow! I haven’t seen the picture before. Her life is full of stories like that.
Her life is about trusting God —stepping out in faith. If she felt that God was calling her to do something, she would act immediately, no matter what her stomach said. She always faced giant obstacles, but she always overcame them by the grace of God, and often miraculously.
She should be the patron saint of CEOs.
I remember a male caller to her show who was unsure of a calling to the priesthood, a common call.
She asked, “Do you think He’s calling you?”
“Yes, but....”
“Then do it. Why wouldn’t you?”
It’s really as simple (and scary) as that. That conversation has freed me to act decisively in my life.