What is God’s will for our lives? And how does our own free will intersect with God’s plan?
What is God’s will for our lives? And how does our own free will intersect with God’s plan? In Providential, an autobiographical exploration of the gift of God’s Providence, veteran Catholic communicator Steve Mamanella shares engaging stories from his own personal and professional experience as he affirms that our destiny, as Pope St. John Paul II put it, “lies in the hands of a merciful providence.”
“Beautifully remembered and soulfully recounted.” Mark Williams, Director of Ministry Formation, Ascension Florida
“God is always accompanying us on our journey toward him and allowing us to intersect with other people in seemingly simple but often profound ways. Those who read this book will find it both enjoyable and refreshingly insightful about their own journey to the Lord.” Monsignor Steven Rohlfs, S.T.D., Spiritual Director, Saint Paul Seminary
“I enjoyed Steve Mamanella’s very personal journey of discovery and renewal, and am thankful for the confirmation it provided that there are no coincidences. Every experience, as Steve came to know, is divine preparation that puts us directly on the path to serving our unique purpose. What a wonderful lesson to learn, indeed.” Charles K. Poole, author of the I Am My Own Cause book series
“Readable, relatable, and relevant…. Right now in particular, it serves us well to be attuned to God’s movement in our lives.” Kristi Ruggles, Writer, Editor, Communications Strategist
“We will have no idea of all the providential guidance taking place throughout our lives until we are with our Savior, but longtime communications professional Steve Mamanella is wisely starting to connect the dots in this account of his life. In the process, he takes us behind the scenes of some of the significant events and issues for the U.S. Catholic Church in the past few decades and behind the generational scenes of the formation of a family centered around Christ. This is a must-read for those of us needing assurance that our lives count, both in the eyes of our loved ones and our God.” Michael Miller, author of Sharing the Burden: The Samaritan Ministries Story and former religion editor of the Peoria Journal Star
“Providential is a compelling account of a day-by-day life lived as an instrument of worship of the Father, and experienced as guided by the Father. For believers, our hearts seek to lift up our Creator, and to do so in our daily living, where the meaningful stuff happens — at work and at home, in our thoughts and beliefs, and in the choices we make. Providential informs readers how we too can express our day-to-day moments — love, challenges, wins, births, deaths, vocation — to bring honor to Jesus and to widen His Kingdom.” Christopher Palombo, Career Nonprofit Health Care Executive
“[A] beautiful testament to how a life can take unexpected twists and turns, and yet always be on the right trajectory towards a greater connection with the Lord and His Providence.” Abbot Gregory Mohrman, O.S.B., Saint Louis Abbey
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Prior to serving as a trusted communicator in the fields of Catholic health care and education, Steve Mamanella led the communications departments of the Archdiocese of St. Louis and the Diocese of Peoria. He now owns Owl Creek Communications (OwlCreekCommunications.com), a freelance strategic communications consultancy. A graduate of Bradley University, Steve is married and the father of two sons.
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可以請您去參考第五章有關於「我很棒的妻子,朱莉(結婚53年後去世)」的奇蹟故事,從中您也會發現另一個我在寫這本書的過程中所遇到的巧合。過程如下:我在書裡提到,我的太太是在某天凌晨4:44分安息主懷的,當天正好是「耶穌顯聖容」(The Transfiguration of Jesus)的瞻禮。就在我寫完這句話的一分鐘之後,耶穌啟發我去打開某一本舊雜誌並要我閱讀。我按照耶穌的引導,隨意翻到了雜誌裡的某一頁。該頁的文章介紹一位婦女,恰好也在某一日的4:44AM安息主懷。書裡提到更多與這兩個人過世所發生的巧合。如您所見:是耶穌本人在寫這本書,我只是負責打字。
某一天在東尼把書送去給出版商之後,耶穌要他觀賞一部前幾天預錄的電影。耶穌透過這部電影要讓東尼知道,連書名「東尼的50,000個巧合神蹟」都是天主為這本書親自安排的。該部電影名為「拚出新世界」(Akeelah and the Bee)。耶穌要求東尼把這件奇蹟的來龍去脈寫進附錄E裡,好使讀者知道是耶穌親自在寫這本書,而東尼僅負責打字而已。
可以请您去参考第五章有关于「我很棒的妻子,朱莉(结婚53年后去世)」的奇迹故事,从中您也会发现另一个我在写这本书的过程中所遇到的巧合。过程如下:我在书里提到,我的太太是在某天凌晨4:44分安息主怀的,当天正好是「耶稣显圣容」(The Transfiguration of Jesus)的瞻礼。就在我写完这句话的一分钟之后,耶稣启发我去打开某一本旧杂志并要我阅读。我按照耶稣的引导,随意翻到了杂志里的某一页。该页的文章介绍一位妇女,恰好也在某一日的4:44AM安息主怀。书里提到更多与这两个人过世所发生的巧合。如您所见:是耶稣本人在写这本书,我只是负责打字。
某一天在东尼把书送去给出版商之后,耶稣要他观赏一部前几天预录的电影。耶稣透过这部电影要让东尼知道,连书名「东尼的50,000个巧合神迹」都是天主为这本书亲自安排的。该部电影名为「拚出新世界」(Akeelah and the Bee)。耶稣要求东尼把这件奇迹的来龙去脉写进附录E里,好使读者知道是耶稣亲自在写这本书,而东尼仅负责打字而已。
Bumping the Dock: A Story of God’s Grace and an 18-Wheeler
Annette Wilcox
I am an unlikely person to be a long-haul trucker. People comment that I look more like a librarian or an English teacher than a trucker. And I have been both. Trucking is physically a little too hard for me. Perhaps for this reason, my life as a trucker has been one of radical dependence on God. The truck runs, after all, by grace, and I’m on the road only as long as God wants me to be. I have truly experienced that God’s mercies are new every morning and are inexhaustible. He always helps! That’s what this story is about.
She Drives Trucks Staff, “‘Bumping the Dock’: A woman driver’s perspective of OTR,” Trucker News. (October 20, 2020). Click here to read the review.
“Long Paul Haul” Marhoefer, “Faces of the Road: Annette Wilcox, a fresh perspective on life OTR,” Overdrive. (October 19, 2020). Click here to read the review.
TESTIMONIALS
“Having read the book twice has given me a new perspective I would otherwise never have had. I would say that this book is a MUST READ for new folks looking to drive a truck who have no previous experience with trucks or drivers. It has given me insight into how a ‘newbie’ sees things and will arm me with the tools I need to be a better mentor and advisor. Thank you, thank you to Annette for writing this. The book is informative and takes you down the road with her in a way that is engaging and educational.” –Idella M. Hansen, 50-year trucker, 2017 Citizen Driver Honoree, Real Women in Trucking, Founding Board Member
“Bumping the Dock will first surprise you — because it’s much more than a book about trucking — then delight you. Part travelogue, part diary, this book is also a revelation of Annette’s making the best out of a lousy hand. Readers are drawn smoothly and effortlessly into the world of learning to drive a ‘big rig’ by the author’s making them feel as if they’re sitting down with an old friend to catch up over a cup of coffee, only to find that in the end they really do admire her spunk and stamina and good judgment all the more.” — Dcn. Chris Sandner, assistant to Bishop Barron
“In Bumping the Dock, a Story of God’s Grace and an 18-Wheeler, Annette Wilcox details the many difficulties of learning to safely operate the largest vehicle on the highway while demonstrating her courage, tenacity and relentless faith. Her tale is one of overcoming challenges while refusing to bend her character or sacrifice her spirituality to succeed in a male-dominated industry that isn’t always welcoming to women or Christians. Best of all, she sets a lofty example by her reliance on her Savior for day-to-day accomplishments, regardless of her own considerable abilities.” – Cliff Abbott, 35-year industry veteran, Special Correspondent to The Trucker newspaper and author of Chronicles of an American Trucker: Which Way is the Road to Happiness?
“Bumping the Dock is a fascinating, amusing, and deeply personal account of how this highly educated woman ended up behind the wheel of a semi. She brings her insights to the job of the over-the-road trucker, relating her experiences in a world that is all around us but about which most of us know too little. This book brings you along as she learns new skills, visits new places, overcomes challenges both personal and professional, and grows as a person. If you’ve always wondered what a trucker’s life was like, ride beside Annette Wilcox in Bumping the Dock. It’s a journey you’ll never forget.” — Roger Thomas, Author of, among others, The Last Ugly Person, The Accidental Marriage, and From Afar.
“Annette Wilcox gives Jack Kerouac a run for his money in this story of how God’s grace works in the cab of an 18-wheeler on American highways and byways.” – Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, author of the forthcoming The Narrative Spirituality of Dante’s Divine Comedy
“Bumping the Dock, about a middle-aged woman becoming a semi-truck driver, is a rollicking book to read. Why would someone like me who took 4 driving tests before passing in a small car even enjoy such an account? Because, as well as being a humorous story, it is also a Christian parable about courage in life-style shifts and an insightful look at relationships between women and men, in this case our heroine and a male truck-driving trainer. With every chapter I felt more courage to think outside the box on my own personal decisions – that with God many impossible things could be possible!” — Dr. Ronda Chervin, contributor and co-author with Sebastian Mahfood of Catholic Realism: A Framework for the Refutation of Atheism and the Evangelization of Atheists
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Annette F. Wilcox, MA, is a mother of four and grandmother of five. She has been a translator, librarian, ESL instructor and has taught school in three countries, the last being as a lay missionary with the Holy Spirit Fathers in Moshi, Tanzania, East Africa. A family friend once remarked that he admired the way she kept “recycling” herself. The most recent recycle is twelve years in the trucking world where she has driven 1.1 million miles in a semi, hauling heavy loads of all sorts of things on the roads of all forty-eight contiguous United States and six of the provinces of Canada.
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Book #2 … (entitled: “Tony’s 50,000 Co-incidence Miracles – Book 2”); has been released and is now available at all normal book outlets. Book #2’s cover displays a “Red-Sunset” (forecasting Good Weather) and it shares another 100 true miracle stories. Both books are great “life-changing gift items”.
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Item 01……DISCOUNTS: How to earn (discounts) on purchases of 10 or more books.
Item 02…….INTRODUCTION: Click on the audio box below for a brief FREE audio introduction.
Item 03……INVITE THE AUTHOR TO LECTURE: (at your: Family, Club, Church, or School events).
Item 04……RADIO INTERVIEWS: Listen to FREE audios about the book’s mission & goal.
Item 05……READER REACTIONS: Read or listen to FREE reader reactions and testimonies.
Item 06……AUTHOR BIO: See Bio of author’s background, career, and mission for God.
Item 07……WELCOME LETTER: See author’s Welcome Letter (with mission statement).
Item 08……GOD’S APPROVAL: See evidence of Jesus and Mary’s approvals of this book.
Item 09……TALK WITH GOD: FREE audio/video. (How to talk to God face-to-face, as a friend, daily).
Item 10……LINKS TO ORDER BOOKS: Easy and convenient links to use for ordering books.
Item 11……PICTURES OF BOTH BOOK COVERS: The front covers of each book are shown at the top of this web page. The Back covers of each book are shown at the end of this web page (at item # 11 below).
Item 12……MEMORIZE THE 10-COMMANDMENTS (in just 10-minutes). WHY? Because they are not God’s requests, they are God’s “Commandments.” Just page down to item #12 at the bottom of this web page and click on the LINK (then, you can print it out and spread The Good News)!
Item 13…… FREE AUDIOS … of our first book #1, and also FREE AUDIOS .. of our new weekly Radio Show; which shares new miracles coming up every day in our city and our state. Our radio show is something like the CBS Sunday Night Series called “God Friended Me”.
Item 14 …… To see ALL Tony’s BOOKS + FREE items, CLICK HERE
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Item 16 … CLICK HERE: For A “FREE” TWO-PAGE SUMMARY of “AMAZING EVIDENCE & PROOFS OF GOD” which Tony has “EXPERIENCED” during 50 years of daily miracles and conversations with Jesus! CLICK HERE–> Two Pages (Says it all)!
Item 01: Discounts when purchasing 10 books or more:After you read this book, you will be convinced that God really wrote it. Then, you will want everyone to read it — in order to gain the same PERSONAL GROWTH which you gained from reading it. You can purchase these books at very special discounts and then, you can sell them on your own – or gift them to friends. Phone or email us. Phone: …. Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, at 314-706-1009. Email: …. contactus@enroutebooksandmedia.com
Item 03 . . . INVITE THE AUTHOR TO LECTURE: (at your: Family, Club, Church, or School event). Your attendees can be having face-to-face CONVERSATIONS with Jesus the very next day! Just Email: TonyAnd777@aol.com , or phone in USA … (203) 217-8889.
Item 04 … RADIO INTERVIEWS: Listen to audios about the book’s mission & goal.
1. 5-minute audio on highlights of the book – read by the author
2. 1-minute summary radio ad on WCBS radio.
3. Live Radio interview of the author:
a. Listen now as Tony is interviewed by Cynthia Toolin-Wilson on the Author-to-Author show (June 6, 2020)
g. Click on the following Miraculous Marble Slab story to see and to read about how this miraculous marble slab (has existed inside of a Catholic Church for well over 200 years).
Item 05 … READER REACTIONS: Read or listen to reader reactions and testimonies.
a. Read … Sophia Press .. a major Catholic Publisher.
See what EpicPew (a division of Sophia Press, a major publisher of Catholic books) has to say in a two-page synopsis-testimonial of Tony’s book … by clicking this BLUE LINK! and also this BLUE LINK!
b. Read … Many reader reviews below.
“Tony’s 50,000 Co-incidence Miracles is a sweet and uplifting read. I highly recommend it.” …SM
“I read the first 4 chapters non-stop and I can’t wait to get back to read chapter 5.” … FMM
“You absolutely have to get this book out to as many people as possible, without delay!” … FBM
“It is amazing! I wish I knew about this process and these true stories years ago. I am already enjoying the process.”… AFC
“It seemed so simple and you explained the process so very well. I started noticing the Miracle-Clues you mentioned on the very next day.” … JAC
“Wow! Really a great read. It was very impactful and convincing! I could not put it down once I began.” … EJC
“It was an experience! I never realized that we could live that way and see those things. I now realize that I have been missing many of my daily miracles. Thank you!” … SAM
“One of the most interesting, informative, exciting, and learning books that I’ve ever read covering earthly subjects and spanning into the Heavenly realms. Also use it as a study guide to become closer to God and can have immediate effect understanding the Love of God..The words become touching to the extent of just having to stop and ponder at times > on the life of the Tony-Godly sincerity speaks..And his OUT OF THIS WORLD communications with GOD/JESUS/HOLY SPIRIT..Yet, making even the unlearned individual to grow closer to GOD..WOA!! A true testimony in the Faith World of believers..A light that shines from the text. Listen for the voice of Jesus speak personally to you while reading..a most read.” – Reginald Aiken
c. Read … Amazon.com readers posted opinions on the “Amazon Website“
2. J.B. Smith – Retired Sheriff of Smith County, Texas, and author of The Unholy Ghost Murder — 1-minute.
Item 06 … AUTHOR BIO: See Bio of author’s background, career, and mission for God.
Author Bio (50 years as a FRIEND OF CHRIST).
After 50-years of being blessed by Jesus in many miraculous ways, Tony has been inspired by Jesus to write a book to document some of the daily miracles he has been blessed to notice. Tony understands that God’s reason for writing a book now, after all these years, is so that someone in the future may benefit from seeing how loving and how friendly God is to those who seek Him each day.
Tony was married to his wonderful wife Julie (his high school sweetheart) for 53-years. His beloved Julie has passed on into eternity now, but Tony still feels her loving presence in his life each day. They gave birth to 3 wonderful children (Lisa, Eric, and Tanya). And, at last count, they have had 5-grandchildren, and 2-great-grandchildren.
Tony grew up in a very loving and supportive family and he attended Catholic Grammar schools. He attended evening classes at college for 11-years while also working as an accountant full-time each day, in order to obtain his college degrees.
Tony spent 35 years working in the accounting and finance areas with companies like: Clairol Hair coloring, International Silver, Johnson and Johnson, Remington Electric Shavers, and Timex Watches – and also moving on to become the president of four other companies as well. Tony explains that Jesus tutored him each day on what to do as a company president in these four companies, with amazing success. Because of God’s daily tutoring-miracles; Tony was able to turn around many negative and un-profitable business activities and to help these companies to succeed.
For the past 15-years, Tony has managed a business consulting and business coaching firm which helps senior management to utilize the techniques which Tony has learned from God in his professional business career over the past 50-years.
Tony has attended well over 40-annual spiritual-retreat-weekends on a wide variety of Spiritual Teachings. For well over 40 years now; Tony has also taught CCD-Sunday-School and has also been an active lay evangelist. As an evangelist; he has been issuing weekly inspirational letters since 1980. These weekly letters do report on both; weekly inspirations from Jesus … and weekly miracles as well. You can email With777With@aol.com, to be added to this FREE weekly letter. He has also appeared on radio and television as an evangelist.
Tony is often heard saying: “All of my peace and joy and happiness come from the moments when I am participating with Jesus in doing God’s Will.” Tony also says that; “Jesus wants to co-exist with each person every day (as a close friend); we were created by God because He decided that He really wanted us to be His Friends.”
Item 07 … WELCOME LETTER: See author’s Welcome Letter (with mission statement).
Item 08 … GOD’S APPROVAL: See clear evidence of Jesus and Mary’s approvals of this book.
Proof of Jesus and Mary’s approval of this book (exhibit-H)
Our Lady of Medjugorje’s message on 08-02- 2017 did confirm the inspired mission of this book. You can click on the following BLUE link because Our Lady’s Medjugorje message is included as Exhibit H.
Item 09 … TALK WITH GOD: Free audio/video. (Talk to God face-to-face, as a friend, daily).
A “FREE” AND POWERFUL LECTURE (on how to speak with God face-to-face, daily). Just Click on the appropriate ARROWS BELOW — to view (or to just listen to) parts #1 or #2 or #3. Each part runs for about 20-minutes each so that you can listen to the lecture, with breaks every 20-minutes.
Watch the author explaining: “Listening To, and Having Conversations With God”:
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Item 10 … LINKS TO ORDER BOOKS: Easy and convenient blue links to use for ordering books.
Item 12 … Memorize the 10-Commandments in 10-minutes. Just click on the following LINK: (MemoryAid-10Cs)
Item 13… Get your FREE AUDIOS of (book #1) … and also … (our New Weekly Radio Show). Our radio show is something like the CBS TV Series called “God Friended Me”. Just click on the following LINK: https://wcatradio.com/miracles/
Item 14 …… To see ALL Tony’s BOOKS + FREE items, CLICK HERE
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Item 16 … CLICK HERE: For A “FREE” TWO-PAGE SUMMARY of “AMAZING EVIDENCE & PROOFS OF GOD” which Tony has “EXPERIENCED” during 50 years of daily miracles and conversations with Jesus! CLICK HERE–> Two Pages (Says it all)!
OTHER CATHOLIC BIOGRAPHIES AND MEMOIRS
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Ice Fog, Spirit Fire and the Narrow Gate: A Journey to Constant Joy
by Albert E. Hughes
When and how is each person’s psychological profile established? Al Hughes takes that question to task in an autobiography that begins with one of his earliest memories, four years old and sitting in a sandbox, facing several next door backyards, above which was a constant flow of ascending bombers launching into World War II. From a kindergartner in New Mexico in the Southern United States to the Paradise Commander on the island of Antigua in the Eastern Caribbean, Al Hughes gives us a witty and insightful understanding of a life oriented toward discovering the meaning of holiness and the path through the narrow gate.
“Al Hughes is not only a master spiritual director, but also a master story teller. Ice Fog, Spirit Fire and the Narrow Gate is a riveting journey through the mundanities of this world into a life in union with God.” – Sebastian Mahfood, OP, long-time member of the Antigua Historical Society
“A terrific story you’ll love!” – Ronda Chervin, co-author with Al Hughes of Simple Holiness and Escaping Anxiety
About the Author
Lt. Colonel Hughes (USAF retired) holds an M.S. (with distinction) in Systems Management from the Air Force Institute of Technology, an M.P.M. in Pastoral Ministry from Seattle University (Jesuit) and a Certificate in Spiritual Direction. He taught adults for 25 years as a Catholic catechist and retreat master and has published half a dozen books in the area of spiritual discovery along the road to holiness. He continues to be active as a master spiritual director.
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