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Chelene Nightingale ran for Governor in California in November of 2010. Running as a Third Party candidate with the Constitution Party she finished in third place, but along the way gained a great deal of support and woke up many Californians regarding the important issues of our state. Chelene will stop by The Catholic Revolver for her second visit, we will get her post-election thoughts, find out what she is up to lately, and also learn about a very important story she wants to share.
Thomas McKenna was born in California in 1962, the year St. Gianna died, and has worked full time throughout his life in lay Catholic movements promoting and defending the Faith.
His work for the Church has taken him to countries around the world and he has served in many varying capacities.
Thomas currently serves on the board and is a Director of the International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima Foundation. He has served as a special custodian of this famous statue on many occasions over the past 30 years and is currently writing a book on the history of the statue which is scheduled to be published later this year.
He also serves as the Executive Director of the Confraternity of Catholic Clergy, a national association of over 600 priests and deacons which he has assisted for over 15 years.
In 2005 Thomas moved to San Diego. In 2006 he married his wife, Bridgette, who is a physician. That same year he founded two new organizations.
Catholic Action for Faith and Family which is directly involved with addressing and clarifying issues facing the Church today in our country, and
St. Gianna Physician's Guild.
Leslie is a post abortive woman who had an abortion at the age of 22 - who at the time was Pro-Choice. She had no idea the choice she had made 30 years ago would have such a disastrous effect on her life. She spent years in denial trying to forget her abortion. Leslie's abortion became her big SECRET.
It was not until she attended a Rachel's Hope retreat for after abortion healing in San Diego that she experienced Gods love and mercy. At this retreat, Leslie was finally able to give up her deep-bedded shame and guilt and come out of denial. She was finally able to share her secret with other women who had similar stories as hers. She was able to un-wrap all the layers of guilt, shame and self-hate that she had carried deep within herself. Leslie received a deep healing that weekend and received a thirst to speak out against the lies of abortion.
It is her prayer that you will find comfort in knowing that you are not alone and, that in breaking our silence, we can change the future of generations to come by exposing the lies of abortion and the devastation that it caused in our lives.
Denise Bossert entered the Catholic Church on August 14, 2005. Her journey began 18 months earlier with the death of her father, a Presbyterian minister. She inherited her father’s personal library and discovered a book by St. Augustine in the bottom of one box. That book broke through her bias against Catholic saints
and changed her life. Denise has an M.A. in literature. She lives in the Greater St. Louis area where she works as a freelance writer. Her articles have appeared in 43 diocesan newspapers, Canticle Magazine, and Catholic Exchange. Her "Catholic by Grace" column shares pieces of her journey into the Church as well as the joy of on-going conversion. Denise has appeared as a guest on EWTN's The Journey Home, Deep in Scripture and Women of Grace. She also shares the story of her conversion with parishes across the United States.
Harriet Sabatini is a lifelong Catholic, married 37 years and has five grown children, three grandchildren, all in addition to being a farmer! Currently residing in MaryGate Farm Alabama, Harriet is the author of books such as; "Lessons From the Round Pen" being her most recent, and "Joseph's Hands" being one of her previous releases.
Jerry will fly solo on this episode of The Catholic Revolver to discuss the future of the show heading into 2011. He will also be touching on some important changes that blogtalkradio will be making in the near future.
Michele Bondi Bottesi, author of books such as "Your Personal Apostolate" & "God Moments", and Nancy Carabio Belanger who authors "Olivia and The Little Way" & "Olivia's Gift" return to the show this time together!! Join us for this very special Christmas episode where Jerry, Michele, & Nancy discuss what Christmas means to them and what they are thankful for in 2010.
Susan Schoenstein was an LPN and a Marian Catechist under the under the direction of Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Now the Marian Catechists are soon to be under Raymond Cardinal Burke the head of the Signatura in Rome. She is a proof reader for some of the finest new Catholic writers. In addition Susan teaches 8th grade Confirmation Prep. for St Anastasia Roman Catholic Church in Troy Michigan and Sings in the Choir at Sts Cyril and Methodius in Sterling Heights Michigan. She is a wife to Ronald Schoenstein for 42 years and Mother of three children, and a grandmother of 10,8 living.
Gene Kortsha arrived in the United States in 1955. He earned a B.A. in Chemistry and an M.S. in Industrial Hygiene and Health Sciences from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Gene worked at General Motors for 29 years, serving for 13 years as Corporate Director of Industrial Hygiene. Currently Gene is an Adjunct Professor at Wayne State University. He and his wife, Margaret, live in Rochester Hills, Michigan and are members of St. Andrew Catholic Church in Rochester. One Man's Journey to Freedom: Escape From Behind the Iron Curtain is his first book.
Carrie MacGillis is the Founding Editor & Publisher of Michigan Scrapbooker Magazine. Michigan Scrapbooker is a local, free publication distributed at scrapbooking stores, retreat houses, expos and cropping events. Michigan Scrapbooker has about 35,000 readers and a very active Facebook page with over 1,600 fans. Carrie handles all of the editorial and advertising responsibilities. Michigan Scrapbooker is aimed at supporting independently owned scrapbook businesses.
Carrie is a parishioner at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Waterford. She had taught Religious Education classes for 5 years and currently teaches 4th graders. She is passionate about teaching children about their faith so they will hopefully have a full understanding of how much God loves them and how amazing the Catholic church is. Carrie also enjoys volunteering at St. Ben's in various other formats, including starting a Marriage Made for Heaven program. Carrie lives with her husband, David, their daughter, Kaylie, and their dog, Daisy, in the metro-Detroit area.