God Listens. Lorene Hanley Duquin

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       God Listens

      Personal Stories of Answered Prayers

       God Listens

      Personal Stories of Answered Prayers

      By Lorene Hanley Duquin

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      Copyright © 2017 by Lorene Hanley Duquin. Published 2017.

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      ISBN: 978-1-68192-093-1 (Inventory No. T1830)

      eISBN: 978-1-68192-094-8

      LCCN: 2017952712

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      About the Author

      Lorene Hanley Duquin is a Catholic author and lecturer. She lives in Williamsville, New York, with her husband, Richard. They have four adult children and eight grandchildren.

      To my grandchildren — Colin, Ellie, Patrick, Lilia, Alaina, John, Mark, and James — with the hope that you will grow up to be people of prayer.

      Table of Contents

       Introduction

       CHAPTER 1: God Listens … God Answers

       CHAPTER 2: “Lord, Teach Us to Pray”

       CHAPTER 3: Come, Holy Spirit

       CHAPTER 4: “If Today You Hear His Voice …”

       CHAPTER 5: Signs from Above

       CHAPTER 6: I Need a Miracle!

       CHAPTER 7: Objects of Faith

       CHAPTER 8: Praying with Our Lady

       CHAPTER 9: Saints Alive!

       CHAPTER 10: Lead Me, Lord

       CHAPTER 11: To Forgive and to Be Forgiven

       CHAPTER 12: Money from Heaven

       CHAPTER 13: Without a Doubt

       CHAPTER 14: Unanswered Prayers

       CHAPTER 15: When Someone Is Dying

       CHAPTER 16: The Prayers of Others

       Afterword

       Notes

      Introduction

      This is a book about answered prayer. It illustrates how Catholics pray in a lot of different ways and in a lot of different situations. It shows how God responds to those prayers in ways that are sometimes ordinary and sometimes extraordinary.

      In reflecting on why there is a need for a book like this, my editor, Mary Beth Baker, suggested:

      God is so close to us. Sometimes we have to see him acting in other people’s lives to be reminded of that. God listens and more than listens; he is constantly at work in our lives, through our lives, for our good and the good of everyone we meet. This book is a reminder of that fact, and a call to each of us to open our hearts to God in prayer, trusting that he’s hearing every word and answering in his own way, even if it’s not the way we might think we want. Ultimately, his answers to our prayers are always directed to one thing: to bring us to a place where we can live in deeper union with him.

      The stories that you will read in this book are all written in the first person. Other than shortening them a bit, I did very little editing so as not to interfere with each person’s account of what happened. I organized the stories into chapters that reflect different styles of prayer. I have also included sidebars with brief explanations of Catholic prayers, traditions, saints, and ministries.

      Maybe you are reading this book because you want to know more about prayer. Maybe you feel as if your prayer life needs a boost. Maybe you are just curious about how other people pray or how God responds to people’s prayers. Whatever the reason, my prayer is that in the pages of this book, the Holy Spirit will offer you new insights and deeper understanding about your relationship with God. I pray that you will experience the peace of Christ. And I pray that you will grow in faith, hope, and love.

      — Lorene Hanley Duquin

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