fateful commercial airline flight of all places from grand rapids michigan and get on this flight, unbeknownst to me we land in michigan a little after midnight and the captain came on air and said we had the remains of a soldier and his twin brother was on board. and he had brought him those 7,000 miles home. on that night i watched the other side of war, his 4 year old son sat at the cargo ramp and welcomed him home for the last time. that was one of the most emotional things i witnessed. that was the moment god called me to do something and thankfully we had the courage to take some action. folds of honor is exceptional. the outreach is continuing. major, your story is one of
a simplicity. he has really captured the earth. and your presence i hope so now listen, steven, the day after christmas, the feast of st. steven. happy st. steven day. you should get a present on december 26th, as well. see the day after christmas my wife was going to have me take some stuff back to bloomingdale. merry christmas. elizabeth, over to you. well, looking at these pictures it is hard to believe the driver of the car made it out alive. but she did, and that is in part because of a complete stranger, he angel kept her alive through faith. joining me now, katie lenz, welcome to you both. happy christmas. and your story, everyone was talking about it. and katiey, that day was it august 4th?
from the birth of that baby, before christ and after christ. and that baby is intended to be the center of our lives. that is the christmas message, and as the arrival of a new baby is almost an affirmation from god that life and that family is meant to go on. that is what god the father says when he sends his son, the holy infant of bethlehem. babies have their whole lives ahead of them. even when we re at the end of the year. and we, as catholics, we start the first sunday, the four week preparing for christmas, so christmas brings a renewal of hope and promise. christmas morning i can remember steve looking at my mom and dad. my dad worked hard, we didn t have much. but i can remember my mom and dad just with a sense of peace and joy and contentment, looking at their five kids, it just gives hope. you know the story of datewise, the birth of the son comes very
their aim was to portray someone doing kindness and someone sacrificing and that type of thing, i just felt like that was something that would speak to people that would come to see the movie. your story s already inspiring people. thank you both very much. coming up, he s the mystery priest who came from nowhere to pray with an accident victim at the scene of a car crash. he is no longer a mystery. he is here along with the woman he helped save. and he wowed the crowd with his performance of god bless america. now navy officer jen rald wilson bringing his voice to this celebration. you know, you probably made a lot of money in the markets, if you weren t in the markets, i hope you are happy nonetheless.