A Mysterious Woman Sent a Priest to Her Son—But She Was Already Dead

A woman appeared at a priest's door during the Lebanese Civil War with an urgent request: go to this address. Someone there needs a priest.

When he arrived, however, no one was dying. Instead, he met a young Catholic man who had drifted away from his faith after the death of his mother.

What happened next—and what the priest reportedly discovered after a devastating bombing—is a remarkable story about Confession, a mother's love, prayer for those we love, and the mercy of God reaching for a soul at precisely the right moment.

In this episode, Cyndi reflects on what this story can teach us without pretending we can know everything about how God acted: the importance of remaining close to the sacraments, the power of intercessory prayer, and the extraordinary lengths to which God's grace can pursue us.

None of us knows how much time we have. But we do know that God's mercy is always calling us home.