As I have said
many times, the power of the words in this book "opened my eyes, spoke to
my heart and stirred my soul". I was and remain convinced that these
Truths could and would "awaken a hunger in others to know, study and live
more fully the Truths of the Catholic Faith".
In one interview I went on
to say that if that hope became a reality for at least one other person, then
my labor of love in compiling these quotations would have been worth the
effort.
Last week I
received an immense blessing. At the end of a book signing, a gentleman
approached me. I recognized his face but did not recall his name. "Can I
speak to you for a moment, Mike?" he asked. "Sure," I responded
without hesitation.
"I bought a
copy of your book," this gentleman told me "when you spoke at another
parish last year. I read it real quick and frankly did not agree with much of
what was in it. But since then I have gone through and read it two more times
but more meditatively and slowly. I can tell you I now agree with
everything in it. I am reading it again even more slowly and highlighting the
words that most touch my heart and stir my soul."
All I could muster
was a feeble "Thank you for telling me."
With moistened
eyes, he leaned closer to me and said, "You were right, Mike. This book
has changed my life."
Now with a slowly
forming tear in my eye, I whispered to him, "Thank God!"
This man made me
realize that I have been too lax of late in promoting this book. He assured me
and the friend who had accompanied him that there are others whose lives these
words could and would change.
Maybe you know
whom they are.
If you are
interested, copies of Forgotten Truths To Set Faith Afire! - Words to
Challenge, Inspire and Instruct are still available here.