Fruits of Medjugorje
Testimonies of Priests and Religious
Fr. Daniel Reehil
A Wall Street Banker who became a Catholic Priest
Enjoying the lifestyle of a successful banker on Wall Street, Daniel was renting a house in Amalfi, Italy for the summer. When a friend expressed a desire to visit Medjugorje, a place of Our Lady’s apparitions just across the Adriatic Sea, Daniel decided to accompany her. Despite the privileges and luxuries of his job, Daniel had, over the years, become very unhappy. He had started having nightmares which ultimately lead to months long insomnia. After a full nights sleep in Medjugorje Daniel woke up with a tremendous sense of goodness. He says the word peace is not enough to describe the feeling he had. That day he sought out a preist who would hear his confession after 20 years way from the Catholic Church. In this Fruits of Medjugorje video, Fr Daniel gives his testimony of conversion and his journey to priesthood.
Fr. Andrew Grace
How a rebellious young man became a priest
Coming from a big Catholic family, Andrew earned a nickname Bible amongst his friends. Not wanting to be known as goody two shoes, in his youth he began to rebel against his Catholic upbringing. Alcohol, drugs and parties took over his life. During this time, thirteen of his friends passed away from drug related causes. His parents, who had made a trip Medjugorje began to live Our Ladies messages and started to pray that their children may return to the church some day. In his testimony for the Fruits of Medjugorje series, fr Andrew tells the story of how Medjugorje changed his life and how a rebellious young man became a priest.
Fr. Francis Ching
Our Lady is Here! I felt it right away!
After attending a talk by Wayne Weible in the 1990s, Fr Fancis began devouring literature and any materials on Medjugorje that he could get his hands on. Our Lady’s messages entered his life at a time when he was struggling with perfectionism and a debilitating desire to earn God’s mercy. Though reading the messages from Medjugorje, Fr Francis experienced what he calls his second conversion. In his testimony for the Fruits of Medjugorje series, Fr Francis tells the story of how his first pilgrimage to Medjugorje changed his life and guided him in his discernment of a vocation to priesthood.
Fr. Mark Beard
A life well lived
Fr. Mark Beard passed away in a car accident on August 2, 2023. In his testimony for the Fruits of Medjugorje series, Fr. Mark shared the story of his life and his journey to priesthood. After university, Fr. Mark started working for the family business Beard Engineering and United Industries which deals with manufacturing and engineering wastewater equipment. While their business grew rapidly, Fr. Mark’s parents, both devout Catholics, saw that their son was going astray. At the insistence of his father, Fr. Mark came to Medjugorje, a village in the southwest of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where Our Lady has been appearing since 1981. Fr. Beard shared with us how that pilgrimage and his first encounters with visionaries Vicka and Ivanka changed his life.
To learn more about Fr. Beards legacy go to www.ourladyofhopems.com
Fr. Cristophe Brunet
A sudden certainty of a call to priesthood
Fr Christophe was raised in a Catholic family however, when he started 6th grade, he told his father that due to many school obligations he could no longer attend mass. Surrounded with parties, drugs and alcohol he began to wonder about the meaning of life. Feeling like his life had no purpose he became depressed. At that time his parents made a pilgrimage to Medjugorje where they prayed for their son. While his parents were still on a pilgrimage, Fr Christophe felt a sudden desire to go to mass. In his testimony for the Fruits of Medjugorje series, Fr Christophe says that Our Lady’s messages began changing his life before he ever visited Medjugorje. Eventually, in 2005, he made his first pilgrimage to the small village in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a place of Our Lady’s apparitions. Listen to his testimony to find out how that pilgrimage changed his life and how Our Lady’s intercession lead him to Jesus and his vocation to priesthood.
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Rev Michael Grzesik
Story of Conversion and a Vocation to Priesthood
Though he grew up in a Catholic family, Michael fell away from the church as soon as he moved out of his parents home. He dropped out of college and started travelling across the USA in search of something. Eventually he ended up living in a tent in Hawaii. Michael’s mother, who always kept track of his whereabouts, one spring gave him a book by Wayne Weible about Medjugorje. Upon reading that book, Michael slowly started coming back to the church and in 1993, when he visiting his girlfriend in Paris, he decided to visit Medjugorje as well. Rev Michael tells the story of his conversion and a journey to priesthood which began in Medjugorje.
