Thomas Schippers, a judge, will present a defendant’s comeback story. After many transgressions, following depression and drug violations, a psychological report indicated the defendant’s low self worth. Hear the judge’s surprising answer. See how rehabilitation can work in the court system. Hear tips on living a life that makes a difference, and tips on making work fulfilling.

Terry Madl, Founder and First User, of “Gear” will tell us of an endurance race of his across the Sahara Desert in Africa and how it affected his faith life. Hear the peace he felt in his reconciliation with the death many years ago of his then 3 year old daughter Emalie. Hear about the help of an unexpected friend. Hear how what began as a 3rd quest for a personal best in Marathon Des Sables, the 151 mile endurance race in Morocco, resulted in peace beyond understanding. Hear Terry’s understanding of the real test of the presence of God that comes is how our life is changed always towards loving others.

Terry Madl, Founder and First User, of “Gear” will explain how he knew he had an experience of a presence of God and how it affected his faith life. Hear the peace he felt in his reconciliation with the death many years ago of his then 3 year old daughter Emalie. Hear Terry’s understanding of the real test of the presence of God that comes is how our life is changed always towards being positive and acting in faith.

Robert Schnetzer, a business consultant, will present a real life story where timing played an important role. Hear about his conversation with a widow who recently lost her business owner husband. Hear the connections that were made thru faith. Hear the role Robert’s father played in Robert’s life direction always toward integrity thru deep faith.

Frances Johnson (McDonough), a scripture teacher and violinist, will present a story of spiritual growth of one of her scripture students. Having gone to Sunday mass, an old testament reading brought to mind the student’s recent study of the same passage in class. Because the student had studied the passage, the student knew the beginning and the end of the story, with the passage in the middle. Hear Frances’ joy as the student beamed about the relevance of scripture not only to mass but also to everyday life.

Rev. Anthony Muraya, Associate Pastor at St. Paul of the Cross in Park Ridge, will present a real life story where his presence was used for a family’s faith journey. Hear how simple recognition of Fr. Muraya’s Roman Collar made all the difference. Hear the treasury of love he found in the family. Hear Father talk about practical tips he learned from his grandmother as “Grandma’s boy.”

This training video explains what it is like to become a Video Producer for a Seminar Series-“Where Work Meets Faith.” Hear how commitment plays the greatest role in being successful. Write-ups describe each step in Video Production. No prior video production experience or special skills are required. As a member of the Seminar Series Ministry Team consisting of initiator, promoter, and video producer, your role is critical. You are the interface to a scalable website that headquarters, Loquate.Tv, uses to push out video links to the wider Internet. By faithfully following the write-ups, posting gets done correctly as your video production skills grow. Posting permits video searches on faith topics like “Forgiveness,” or professions like “Carpenter,” or locations like “St. Juliana.” Hear the invigorating feeling you get whenever you make a cut that is not obvious. That is where the skill comes in. We thank you for your gift of time to friends presenting where their work meets their faith. A culture of the goodness of God flows thru your hands.

This training video explains the role of a Promoter for a Seminar Series-“Where Work Meets Faith.” Curiously you make no phone calls to get attendees to come to the Seminar Series. Rather through social media you instruct presenters in the series and others how to use email and social networking to get friends and a following to attend. Your write-up is established for use on the same day each week, typically in two hours of flex time. The write-up consists of step by step tasks to complete. By following the write-up, success at promoting the seminar series is insured. If you are a person who gets satisfaction from completing a job and wish to be more involved, this is the role for you. You greet attendees at each Seminar Series event. As a member of the video ministry team your gracious hospitality inviting attendees and communicating by email with presenters and others contributes to the wider success of a culture of the goodness of God.

This youth group video shows how a draw away from safety is overcome with safety at “Safety, Baby!” “Safety, Baby!” is retro slang expressing mutual affection toward safety. It refers to a public location for a sampling of youth witness videos usually reserved for a private setting only for the youth group. Ordinary youth present their story of providing, thru the presenter’s chosen work, extreme value for the common good. By grace, God is at work, where their life meets their faith. Videos of their presentations proclaim a culture of the goodness of God. “Safety, Baby!” shows why parents, youth, and mentors prefer safety in a vibrant faith community, over unsafe ways. But in the end, it is the youth’s choice of a culture of the goodness of God that makes the difference. Parent-Youth-Mentor results not only in a village triangle of faith, but also in “Safety, Baby!” Good villages build a better world.

John Koch tells us about Divine Mercy Outreach. Open to all denominations, this devotion offers incredible graces to all who staff and visit the Divine Mercy Image, an image of Christ with blue and rose streams of light, as given by Christ in a vision to St. Faustina.

Rosemary Kane is a successful marriage and family therapist as well as an addiction counselor. Rosemary tells her faith story of how she came to be involved in her profession, and how she has given herself up to the Lord in her practice. She describes how she finds the Spirit inside each individual she works with and will give specific tips on how to provide help for those we know who may have suffering in their lives.

Dr. John DiMare is a physician and a medical director, as well as a co-Leader of the ushers and a lead Eucharistic Minister at St. Edward. John describes his real life story on how he came closer to his faith, and how he now evidences and professes his faith in his medical practice. He also describes his experience in spirituality and its consequences in healing. He talks about his philosophy of 1) never be reluctant to share your faith story with your work colleagues and friends, and 2) pick a Gospel verse as your vision in life.

Sr. Katherine (Kit) Gray is a long time educator, facilitator and administrator with experience in education and health care. Sr. Kit describes how her faith led her to develop systems for mentoring many hundreds of health care professionals in ethical, patient-centered service. She discusses the Catholic underpinnings of health care, and the values that Catholic health care provides to patients, families and the community.

ROCIO MENDOZA-SANDOVAL is a public elementary school teacher whose life experiences have deepened her faith, and whose faith has changed how she lives her life, personally and professionally. Rocio shares how her faith-filled attitude influenced her to become a teacher and how it shapes her classroom practices.

Kim Thress is co-owner of a small business. Kim manages the business as she leads her life, in a faith-filled manner. Her faith guides her in treating employees and clients with the same respect and trust, and ensuring that there is fairness over profit. Kim manages in a way that all who work with her know that they are part of the process of success and that decisions are formed by input from all. Kim abandons herself, and her company, to her faith.