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CONVERSION OF THE HEART

You make Christ present to me

“I was new to Catholic concepts and the teaching on the During the Fall of 2016, Amy’s close friend, Tricia Caput
intercession of saints,” says Amy Voigt. The year was 2016. from Amy’s hometown in Texas, also started on her own
The place was St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parish in Columbus. journey of seeking real answers to her questions about
Amy was preparing to enter the Catholic Church through indulgences, the saints, the Blessed Mother, and the
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults). foundational issue of absolute truth - versus the relativism
displayed in the many Christian sects. “My friend’s hang-
“As part of our introduction to
“Our RCIA up was the Virgin Mary and Mary’s ability to intercede. I
the Faith, our RCIA instructor,
told Tricia that she needed to give the question to God -
Tina Bowie, encouraged us to instructor, Tina
and listen to her local Catholic radio station.” One by one,
listen to St. Gabriel Radio. Bowie, encouraged Tricia received answers to her questions about the Faith -
“At first, I didn’t understand us to listen to answers that appealed to her intellect as well as her soul.
why she would treat St. Gabriel St. Gabriel Radio,” “One day Tricia called me in tears. She had been listening
Radio as such a big deal. Amy points out. to the radio when the Holy Spirit touched her heart.
But later, as I was driving, I ‘Our Lady was there!’ She said, ‘Mary was there - she was
turned it on thinking, I guess this is something I need standing at the foot of the cross watching her child die,
to do to check the boxes and get into the Church,” Amy and at the peak of his suffering, He gave her to us as our
confesses. Her jaw dropped when she tuned into Called to mother!’” Tricia was received into the Church in 2017, just
Communion. At that very moment, Dr. David Anders was weeks after Amy, and is now a faithful advocate for praying
explaining the intercession of saints. the Rosary!
THE HOLY SPIRIT ON SPEED DIAL That both Amy and her lifelong friend entered the Church
She discovered that many of her questions about the at the same time is “Just the most tremendous gift - an
Faith were answered on St. Gabriel Radio programs like incredible consolation,” Amy says.
Called to Communion (2 P.M. weekdays) and Catholic PRIESTS AND SISTERS IN HABITS OPEN MANY DOORS
Answers (6-8 P.M. weekdays). In fact, she seemed to hear Amy is a parishioner at Holy Family parish where the
answers to her Faith questions Mercedarian Friars make their home. The Bridgettine
“St. Gabriel sometimes within a matter of Sisters also have a convent in the neighborhood and are
Radio became hours. “I’m convinced that the involved at Holy Family Church. “The priests and sisters
timing and logical explanations give my children great examples of the Faith in action. I
a huge part of
were not accidental,” she avows. can point out to my kids that Mercedarians wear white
my journey into robes instead of the black cassock of Fr. Stash Dailey.
the Church,” “St. Gabriel Radio became a
When my boys ask, ‘Why not pants?’ the door opens to
huge part of my journey into the
explains Amy. conversations with my kids about our Faith.”
Church,” explains Amy.
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“Catholic tradition is full of symbolism. Every part of a priest’s cassock is

“St. Gabriel Radio was instrumental in meant to remind the priest of the life of Christ: black represents death to
my husband’s conversion.” self in order to rise to serve the Lord, 33 buttons for Christ’s 33 years on
- Faithful Listener earth, and five buttons on the cuff for the five wounds that Christ received
in His crucifixion. The Mercedarians wear white robes and carry different
implements that have their own significance.
Local AM 820 ArchiveS THE UNSUNG HEROES
“I can talk with my kids about true heroism, especially my boys who are
hard wired to be heroes. I point out that heroes are not just Ironman and
Superman. The Mercedarian example of rescuing enslaved Christians, even
risking death in the name of Christ in the process, makes a big impression
on my sons. The boys look at those priests with a new level of respect. My
daughter has chosen to wear a veil at Mass. She has catechism with Sister
Anna who is a cheerful, devout nun from Poland. She sees the Bridgettine
Sisters at Mass and around the parish. They all radiate joy, love, and faith.
BISHOP EARL My kids are seeing people around them who are happy, cheerful, living out
FERNANDES religious vocations.
“I want my children to consider always “The presence of priests
what their vocation in life is. The presence and sisters dressed in
YEAR-END RESOLUTIONS of priests and sisters dressed in their
their religious habits
religious habits opens yet another door
1 LOVE GOD MORE to vocational conversations. Whether you opens yet another
2 PRAY WITH MY FAMILY grow up to be a husband or wife, mother or door to vocational
father, priest or sister, there are so many conversations,”
3 THANK MY PRIEST
ways to be a hero.” Amy observes.
4 ADD ST. GABRIEL RADIO
TO MY ESTATE PLAN Amy grew up in a Protestant environment
in Texas - a background for which she is grateful. “My father and mother
modeled total commitment to Christ and a deep love for Scripture.” Through
marriage and jobs, she moved to Columbus. She is mother to four children
and spent almost 20 years working in the fields of graphic design and
EWTN Program showcase conservative politics. “I began to find the assignments unfulfilling. I wanted
the opportunity to live the Faith and make a real difference in a more
practical way.” But that wouldn’t come without a big change.
RESPECT AND LOVE OF SENIOR CITIZENS
A year ago, Amy left her profession of graphic arts and took training in the
most basic level of health care as a nurse’s aide so that she could work in
home health care. “My heart was broken over the situations many seniors
experience in their own homes and nursing facilities. Now I visit people in
their homes. I love senior citizens. I see
“Whether I’m helping my work as a way to make a difference. I
with a bed pan or can help these elders in a way that makes
1 P.M. WEEKDAYS a bath, ‘I love you them feel respected and loved. Whether I’m
helping with a bed pan or a bath, ‘I love you
and you make Christ and you make Christ present to me’ is what
present to me’ is I want to say through my actions.
what I want to say
“I am a convert and my kids and I often talk
through my actions,” about conversion,” continues Amy. “But
Amy shares. really, conversion isn’t a one-time thing.

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Holy Mass on AM 820
WEEKDAYS 12:05 P.M.
There are some big SUNDAYS 10:30 A.M.
moments of dramatic FROM ST. JOSEPH CATHEDRAL
conversion, but
also as Catholics,
we experience little VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT
moments of conversion
Martha and
all the time.”
Tom Tangeman
Home health care are energized
professionals drive St. Gabriel Radio
volunteers.
a lot and Amy is no They spread
exception. She spends joy wherever they lend a hand.
hours of every day They help with Spirit Drives and
driving from one home promote AM 820 during the Italian
to another. Festivals at St. John the Baptist parish.
In fact, they are ready to jump in
“A few months ago, I whenever the radio asks for help.
Amy Voigt holds baby Thomas Caput at his Baptism. Mom, Tricia
Caput (R), also entered the Church. started complaining Thank you, Martha and Tom!
to the Lord. Before
this new job, back when I first entered the Church, I had time to pray in
the evening. I complained to Our Lord that now I have no time to pray! I’m
surrounded by the demands of family and work. Jesus answered me, ‘What Invite a
do you mean you don’t have time? You have hours in the car, every day,
driving. There you can pray!”
friend to
CONVERSION IS MORE THAN “ONCE AND DONE” listen this
“It takes up to 30 minutes to drive from one patient to another, so I get
to listen to Mass on St. Gabriel Radio at noon (Holy Mass at 12:05 p.m.
ADVENT
weekdays). My hours in the car - choosing to listen to Scripture, St. Gabriel
Radio, or pray - are an ongoing conversion. Music isn’t bad, but even better
is contemplating my faith, listening to Mass, or hearing faithful people talk
about Scripture. Day by day, hour by hour, this is conversion. This is my
recent journey. Realizing that instead of complaining about time in the car,
it’s really a gift.”
Lifting up our priests and our community in
prayer is another facet of St. Gabriel Radio Lifting up our priests
that Amy appreciates. “When I hear prayers and our community in

“
for our priests on the radio, it gives me prayer is another facet EVERY CHRISTIAN IS IMPORTANT -
goose bumps! Love, love, love to hear these of St. Gabriel Radio important to God, to the world,

”
prayers. I work with seniors who have many
that Amy appreciates. and to the kingdom.
life issues. So many times, I turn on the radio – Mother Angelica
and what we’re praying for in the ‘family
prayer’ lines up precisely with the needs of my patients. The Holy Spirit
intervenes in our lives and is totally involved in directing these movements.”
She also enjoys seeing the St. Gabriel Radio bumper stickers on cars as she
travels from home to home. “I get in the car after a difficult day. A car passes
me with that sticker and it reminds me of the bigger picture. As a Catholic, I PRAY FOR THE
feel reset.” FAITHFULLY DEPARTED
Eternal rest grant unto them,
Truly, Amy joins us in praying, “May the blessing of the Lord be upon you.” O Lord, and let Perpetual
Light shine upon them. Amen

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“Were not our

hearts burning
within us, while
he spoke in
this way, and
opened to us
the scriptures?”
(Luke 24:32).

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