by Chris Manion | Aug 27, 2019 | Blog
Have you ever heard of St. Padre Pio? I did not know of him until a kind friend, Shiela, introduced me to the magazine that tells of his many miracles. Padre Pio was a Capuchin monk born Francesco Forgione in Pietrelcina, located in southern Italy on May 25, 1887. His...
by Chris Manion | Aug 30, 2017 | Blog, Writing
God answers prayers. I heard this all my life and was pretty sure people who told me this might be slightly mistaken. It seemed to me that I didn’t get any answers when I prayed. Sure, every once in a while, I’d pay attention to the fact that I did get...
by Chris Manion | May 17, 2017 | Blog
We all know tears, but the gift of tears? What’s that? I’m off to tell more stories from my book at the Coastal Library in Santa Rosa Beach, FL today including the little-known spiritual gift of tears. Crossing my fingers for an audience, however small....