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This week we welcome back a special guest  on the Mary's Touch program: Abby Johnson has always had a fierce determination to help women in need. It was this desire that both led Abby to a career with Planned Parenthood and caused her to flee the organization and become an outspoken advocate for the pro-life movement. During her eight years with Planned Parenthood, Abby quickly rose in the organization's ranks and became a clinic director. She was increasingly disturbed by what she witnessed. Abortion was a product Planned Parenthood was selling, not an unfortunate necessity that they fought to decrease. Still, Abby loved the women that entered her clinic and her fellow workers. Despite a growing unrest within her, she stayed on and strove to serve women in crisis. She soon was saved by Side Walk Angels who hel   ped Abby get out of where she was working. Today, Abby travels across the globe sharing her story, educating the public on pro-life issues, advocating for th...

Mary's Touch Affiliates:  This weekend we have a very special and amazing story on this week's Mary's Touch Radio Program.    Rosario Rodriguez shares her powerful story of miraculously surviving two violent crimes and her journey of discovering healing and peace in forgiving her assailants, finding worth in her brokenness, and joy in suffering. She grew up in Michigan. Starting in her high school years, she has spent most of her life working in many capacities with different Catholic ministries from inner-city youth, campus ministry, pro-life, CCD/RCIA, and the poor and the homeless in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom.  When she first moved to Los Angeles she worked in Hollywood at Act One, an organization training Christian writers and producers to work in the mainstream entertainment industry.  Now, she travels everywhere, sharing her amazing story with thousands of people including gang members with the LAPD for Operation Cea...

During this week on the Mary's Touch Radio Show lets do some "Throw Back Stories" and share the "Christmas Special Edition". During this wonderful time of the year, the Christmas Season, we are featuring four beautiful stories. Christmas Stories: * Paula reminds us it is not always easy to see answers to prayers even if they appear at our window. * Jean and her family enjoyed Christmas in Italy until they are at the airport and cannot all get back home.  Then a miracle happens! * Stacy's daughter passed away several years before. It is now Christmas Eve and God gives her an answer to her prayers. * Janet almost missed Christmas until Mary asked her if she would like to see the baby.

This weekend we will replay Sister Nancy Usselman on this week's Mary's Touch Radio Program.    Sister Nancy Usselman, FSP, grew up in St Louis, the third of four siblings. She was a passionate soccer player, playing year round. She met the Sisters through her older cousin who always wanted to be a nun since the third grade. Her cousin visited a Pauline Books & Media Center and, while she was gawking at them from behind a bookshelf, one of the sisters invited her to a day of recollection. She answered, "Can I bring all my cousins?" So, young Nancy went along with her four cousins to keep them company, since she was not interested in being a Sister. But after she met the Daughters and saw that they preached Jesus through movies, music, and books, she realized, "That's the kind of nun I would want to be." After finishing high school, Sr. Nancy and her cousin entered together. Nancy was 17 years old, and her family didn't expect her to stay. Sur...

This weekend we have a special Veteran's story on this week's Mary's Touch Radio Program.    Manny Montanez is the President and CEO of EG Montanez Construction, Inc., an Irvine, CA based General Contractor.  He was raised Catholic. He has an amazing story to tell about his career and faith journey and is looking forward to sharing with all of you. Manny was honored as Legatus' Officer of the Year in 2011 for his service to the Orange Coast Chapter and his passion for the Legatus mission. Manny's leadership skills were evident in his service in the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War for which he was awarded the Bronze Star for Valor and the Purple Heart for wounds received in combat as a member of the 25th Infantry Division's 3rd Squadron, 4th Armored Cavalry Regiment in South Vietnam. He now serves as Regional Director of the West Region for Legatus.

At this weekends  Mary's Touch Radio Show  with our host Alexis Walkenstein and guest Fr. Thomas Gibbons.  Fr. Tom serves at  Paulist Productions  in Los Angeles. He is the creator of a  new film documentary  on the life of Servant of God Isaac Hecker, founder of the Paulist Fathers. He discusses the re release of their classic l989 film “Romero“, about the final years of Archbishop Oscar Romero who was murdered while saying Mass in San Salvador in l980. And The Dating Project movie which is another amazing documentary about dating in today's culture. Pope Francis has cleared the way for the canonizations of Blesseds Paul VI and Oscar Romero on October 14th. www.paulist.org/who-we-are/bio/fr-tom-gibbons/

At this weekends  Mary's Touch Radio Show  with our host Alexis Walkenstein, we bring back  Cheri Lomonte , the   founder and creator of Mary's Touch.  Cheri talks to us about  Divine Impressions  and the importance of having a Marian image in every Catholic home, a domestic church. Download the Marian image -  www.divineimpressions.com/downloadpage/