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A BLAST from the (not so distant) Past, but EXTREMELY Relevant and Important

- Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle
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I recently had occasion to take a look at the shows I did with Ralph Martin on “The Choices We Face” on EWTN television a few years back. I decided to post the shows here in this blog post. I hope you get a chance to watch them. I know full well that time is precious and it’s difficult to make the time to sit down and watch something. However, if I may say so myself, I heartily recommend that you watch them. Ralph and I spoke about Saint Faustina and the message of Divine Mercy and how important it is in our day and time. We spoke a bit about my crazy path in life. We talked about Our Lady of Fatima’s important message to us.

I think these are shows that will help those who may be struggling in some way and for those who desire ways to help others to get to Heaven. Feel free to share this blog post with your loved ones.

Ralph is an amazing Host and had so much to say. Absolutely inspiring! Let me know your thoughts in the comments and if I can pray for you. God bless you!

Donna-Marie in Part One: “A Hard Life Redeemed.”
Donna-Marie with Ralph Martin in “Two Sides of Mercy.”

New cover image for “Our Lady of Fatima!” More information and ordering here for both books.

I just happened to see …

- Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle
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Someone posted a review on Amazon about my book 52 Weeks with Saint Faustina, stating:

“The author is so insightful, need I say in this instance, so inspired, I never miss a week.

Books on St Faustina have become a cottage industry. I’d say they primarily fall into two categories, Prayers and Devotion with St. Faustina and the Divine Mercy and secondly, those books that are of a historic nature, the biography of St. Faustina or the history of the devotion.

This falls into the first category and hands down, one of the best. I read another book by the author, it was okay but this one almost seems dictated by our beloved Saint Faustina. If St. Faustina was the secretary of Divine Mercy, it’s almost like Cooper Boyle is the secretary of Saint Faustina.”

Thank you very much dear Reviewer, whoever you are! I’m glad you’re enjoying my book and are inspired each week of the journey through the book. God bless you and may St. Faustina guide and teach you!

Ralph Martin said:

“I’m not usually keen about reading one of the 30 days or 52 weeks kind of books as I don’t usually find them going into depth enough to decently treat the saint they are focusing on. But it was different with Donna-Marie’s book. As I began to skim through it in preparation for doing a Television interview with her I realized that this book was different and I wanted to read it from cover to cover. This is the best integration of the main events of St. Faustina’s life and the best presentation in a clear, orderly way, of her spiritual teaching that I know of. I am very grateful for this book and highly recommend it.“

—Ralph Martin, S.T.D., Director of Graduate Theology Programs in the New Evangelization, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Archdiocese of Detroit

By the way, you can see more about my interviews on Ralph Martin’s shows. They were blessed times. Indeed! Just click here to see a blog post about them and click the book image below to learn more about the book or about ordering.

“Two Sides of Mercy” TV Interview with Ralph Martin

- Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle
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I recently visited with Ralph Martin President of Renewal Ministries on his EWTN television show: “The Choices We Face” to discuss Divine Mercy, St. Faustina, and my book 52 Weeks with Saint Faustina: A Year of Grace and Mercy. We also chatted about my life a bit which you can see in the first show. In this 2nd show we also discussed Our Lady of Fatima, the shepherd children, and so much more. You can see the show below. I hope that you enjoy it. God bless you!

Special Endorsement!

- Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle
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Here is a wonderful endorsement sent to me today by Ralph Martin:

“I’m not usually keen about reading one of the 30 days or 52 weeks kind of books as I don’t usually find them going into depth enough to decently treat the saint they are focusing on. But it was different with Donna-Marie’s book. As I began to skim through it in preparation for doing a Television interview with her I realized that this book was different and I wanted to read it from cover to cover. This is the best integration of the main events of St. Faustina’s life and the best presentation in a clear, orderly way, of her spiritual teaching that I know of. I am very grateful for this book and highly recommend it.”

Ralph Martin, S.T.D.

Director of Graduate Theology Programs in the New Evangelization

Sacred Heart Major Seminary

Archdiocese of Detroit

Click on the image to learn more and/or to purchase.

Saint Faustina and my trip to Renewal Ministries

- Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle
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I have been very busy of late and haven’t had the chance to blog much at all. However, I’ll pause from the deadlines to share a bit here today.

Not long ago, I was blessed to visit the Renewal Ministries television studio in Detroit, Michigan to film two television shows with Ralph Martin who had invited me to share with him on air about my new book 52 Weeks with Saint Faustina: A Year of Grace and Mercy.

It was a whirlwind trip, getting in one evening and up the next morning to be whisked to the studio to do the two shows before heading straightaway to the airport to fly back home. I think we got a lot accomplished that day of filming. All by God’s amazing grace.

I had posted this photo on instagram saying it was representing a special mission. It was really twofold. I was carrying a cassock to the studio for the priest who was also filming that day. He had forgotten it at the hotel. As well, my other important mission was for the reason that I was there in the first place–to film the shows! I had my carry-on suitcase with me because I would be leaving for the airport immediately after filming the shows.
Quick tweaking to make sure that I wouldn’t shine too much on camera. 🙂
A silly picture of me with my eyes closed, talking about something (God only knows what!) before the filming as I was getting miked-up.
Ralph and I had a lot to say about dear St. Faustina and Divine Mercy. In this first show though, we also talked about my life and spiritual journey.
One of the assistants snapped this photo out in the Green Room (where they could see us on this monitor). Again, I have no idea what we were talking about! 🙂 We were chatting while the tech guy re-adjusted Ralph’s microphone.
It was such a pleasure and a blessing to have that time with Ralph on his show to share about the wonderful Saint Faustina and her great mission from God to propagate Divine Mercy. The Rosary you can see on my book that is on the table contains a relic of Saint Faustina. I got that Rosary while I was in Poland two years ago when leading a pilgrimage. By the way, I kept a relic of Saint Faustina with me throughout the entire writing of the book.

The shows called “The Choices We Face” will air on EWTN television in the Spring of 2020. I will keep you posted. In my next blog post I will share something special that Ralph sent to me today…stay tuned!