Tales of Trustful Surrender

Welcome to the Trustful Surrender Blog! Here we will present the stories of faithful Christians, both sinners and saints, who have chosen to trustfully surrender to God's Will in both the ordinary and extraordinary circumstances of life. From everyday encounters to life changing events. We will also highlight and reflect on quotes and passages from the Bible, Catechism of the Catholic Church, and writings of Catholic Apologists, Church Scholars, and especially the Saints. These offerings are intended to encourage and strengthen you as you make your faith journey.

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Satan never looks like Satan

Here's a great story from Fr George Rutler from the Catholic Education Resource Center. I like his quotation to the Catechism #395 with the "divine providence" reference. Satan never looks like Satan click below: Satan

Passing it on to Our Children

As fathers, how often do we strive to turn our own problems and situations over to God, but not be able to apply that same philosophy to our own children when they face similar situations? As Jeff points out, building our trust in God's Providence is a difficult journey, but each small step forward allows us to surrender just a little more while drawing us closer to Him. "After reading the Trustful Surrender book, I began trying to apply it in my life. The more I applied it, the more peace I received. I found it easier and easier to apply it to the big things in my life, but a little more difficult to remember to apply it to the smaller daily things that seem to pop up. I would usually react as I always have; without thinking. I also had a difficult time trying to apply it with my children. As a father, I have always been the type (like most men) that would try and fix everything. Solve the problem and move on. One day my oldest son came to me with a prob...

A Two- Fold Miracle from St Gerard

The following events, as told by our friend Jeff, prove that miracles do happen and saints do intercede for us. Sometimes more than we could ever imagine. The First Miracle My wife was pregnant with our sixth child, and we went in for the first ultrasound. After reviewing the results, the OBGYN told us that the baby had Cystic Hygroma (swelling behind the head and neck). They told us we needed to go to another hospital with specialists that dealt with this type of pregnancy. At the next hospital, we got some scary news. The Cystic Hygroma was a signal for a chromosome problem. Our baby had a 50-75% chance of having either down syndrome or turner syndrome (that only affects females). If it turned out not to be one of these, it would be more severe. The baby would probably not live to his or her first birthday. Needless to say, it was unnerving. We began to pray, and many families in ou...

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