Touched by Heaven - Everyday Encounters with God

Gerard Long died of a heart attack, for thirty minutes. "The doctors expected to find the brain activity of cabbage," said Gerard.  At 1 AM, Gerard and some buddies were streaming a World Cup rugby game between England and New Zealand. Suddenly, excited by a goal, Gerard went down. For half an hour, Gerard Long was lifeless. Our brains may be able to survive 5-6 minutes without blood flow, but nev...

In a world of God's miracles and blessings, this is good stuff! This is the story of an atheist from the U.S. meeting a Brazilian believer in a Rome taxi driven by a crazy man who was running red lights and driving 60+ miles an hour through downtown Rome at 1 AM. Nothing like a little shared fear of death to inspire a wide-eyed Jeff to mutter, 'want to get some dinner?' Gessica, alone and scared,...

It's hard to hear God's voice when you've already decided what you want Him to say. Someone has said that Moses went up the mountain to see God while holding blank tablets. When we have blank tablets we have open hearts. God reveals Himself in Scripture. God reveals himself in the Commandments. God, in these 320+ episodes of TBH, continues to reveal the same truths. He continues to reveal a mind t...

The future Fr. Michael was having a difficult time praying to the heavenly Father. Where was the response? As a seminarian, he just wasn't hearing anything from above. Then, one day, he took the advice of Jesus. The Son of God has told us in Scripture that the way to the Father is through the Son. So, Michael, who was behind the wheel of his old pickup truck took his prayers to Jesus. 'Show me the...

First question, what's going on with Medjugorje? A sad and concerned Blessed Mother Mary is calling for more rosaries to be prayed for world peace. Is a world war looming? Is this symbolized by her shifting her apparitions to just before midnight? Why, for nine days, were her apparitions to be on Apparition Hill? Second question, what does TBH do with all of this, this week? Two questions, two son...

Boom! Everybody heard it. All the lights went out. It happened right after one of the women said, "If there is a God, He would give us a sign. Then, a second... Boom! The women, who had gathered, were not aware that a nearby transformer had just blown, lighting up the sky, and darkening the neighborhood. The women jumped. They were startled and scared by the thunderous noise  and the lights going...

A candle was lit, a prayer was sent, and a man's life was saved. --------------- Blake's candle was lit with the prayerful intention of saving Rich's life. Rich, dying on the operating table, was in that very moment, experiencing heaven. Later, Rich would speak about being at a party and chatting with Blake, a teen, who had died a few months earlier in a car accident along with three others. Blake...

Noel lied about everything. Fear was the cause. Here is the day that her prayers were answered and all the lying stopped. ---------- Share Your Story If you have a  Touched by Heaven  moment that you would like to share with Trapper, please leave us a note at  https://touchedbyheaven.net/contact  Our listeners look forward to hearing about life-changing encounters and miraculous stories every week...

God is always listening. He doesn't miss anything. Linda has some incredible responses from God, in the very moment of uttering her prayer. ---------- Share Your Story If you have a  Touched by Heaven  moment that you would like to share with Trapper, please leave us a note at  https://touchedbyheaven.net/contact  Our listeners look forward to hearing about life-changing encounters and miraculous...

Since last fall, three friends have reached out to Doug wondering why there is something different about him. Something good. ---------- Share Your Story If you have a  Touched by Heaven  moment that you would like to share with Trapper, please leave us a note at  https://touchedbyheaven.net/contact  Our listeners look forward to hearing about life-changing encounters and miraculous stories every...

Ramona could not understand why she was smelling roses when praying the rosary for her daughter. Meanwhile, her daughter was having a difficult time comprehending why the most beautiful woman ever was always in her company. ---------- Share Your Story If you have a  Touched by Heaven  moment that you would like to share with Trapper, please leave us a note at  https://touchedbyheaven.net/contact  ...

Jesus continues to make believers out of us with His modern-day miraculous healings.  ---------- Share Your Story If you have a  Touched by Heaven  moment that you would like to share with Trapper, please leave us a note at  https://touchedbyheaven.net/contact  Our listeners look forward to hearing about life-changing encounters and miraculous stories every week. Stay Informed Trapper sends out a...

After 20 years on the same battery, the boy's watch finally stopped running at the precise moment that a debt was, at long last, paid. ---------- Share Your Story If you have a  Touched by Heaven  moment that you would like to share with Trapper, please leave us a note at  https://touchedbyheaven.net/contact  Our listeners look forward to hearing about life-changing encounters and miraculous stori...

When receiving a wrapped gift, we assume it's going to be something that will make us feel good, right? Maybe not. The blessings from heaven sometimes arrive with sharp edges. ---------- Share Your Story If you have a  Touched by Heaven  moment that you would like to share with Trapper, please leave us a note at  https://touchedbyheaven.net/contact  Our listeners look forward to hearing about life...

Sarah's six-year-old daughter calmly described the man, who was standing in the kitchen, wearing a crown of thorns. --------------- Trapper Jack Speaks - Upcoming Events Check out TrapperJackSpeaks.com or Facebook for more details on these events.  April 23-24:  Epiphany Cathedral, Venice FL, 6:30 pm June 18:  St. Ladislas Catholic Church , Westlake, OH, 7:00 pm   Share Your Story If you have a  T...

Shortly after his "come to Jesus" moment, God demonstrated to Tom how truth will heal the body. --------------- Share Your Story If you have a  Touched by Heaven  moment that you would like to share with Trapper, please leave us a note at  https://touchedbyheaven.net/contact  Our listeners look forward to hearing about life-changing encounters and miraculous stories every week. Stay Informed Trapp...

Steve was surprisingly calm, considering that he had just decided to die. His exhausted friend, Paul, was 100 yards out to sea, and the physically drained Steve knew that he did not have the strength for even a one-way trip to rescue him. Steven plunged into the ocean and began swimming to his friend. --------------- Share Your Story If you have a  Touched by Heaven  moment that you would like to...

Teresa, her body weakening in the hospital, had her own decision to make about life. --------------- Share Your Story If you have a  Touched by Heaven  moment that you would like to share with Trapper, please leave us a note at  https://touchedbyheaven.net/contact  Our listeners look forward to hearing about life-changing encounters and miraculous stories every week. Stay Informed Trapper sends ou...

The total eclipse of April 8, 2024, has readers scrambling into the Bible's Book of Jonah. Is the United States being called into a 40-day time limit of repentance? Or, is this a sign of God's magnificent mercy? --------------- Share Your Story If you have a  Touched by Heaven  moment that you would like to share with Trapper, please leave us a note at  https://touchedbyheaven.net/contact  Our lis...

Tom Hummer is a man who  brings to the people the relics of saints, a piece of the real cross, and a part of the crown of thorns. But it is the image of Christ, known as the Holy Face, that is gaining more attention. Short History of the Devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus: https://www.catholiccompany.com/magazine/holy-face-of-jesus-devotion-5996 --------------- Share Your Story If you have a  Touc...

The children who prayed during the terrifying F5 tornado in Joplin Missouri saw what they described as "butterfly people". You will hear the children tell their stories as we visit with filmmaker Greg Fish.  Link to rent 'The Butterfly People' hour long documentary:   https://upliftfilms.vhx.tv/ --------------- Share Your Story If you have a  Touched by Heaven  moment that you would like to share...

The enemy had taken Sue's husband, house, and half of her kidney. It was Jesus who did something spectacular with what was left. Sue Ferran's First Responders Resiliency Website: https://www.resiliency1st.org/     Fr. Mike Schmitz Sunday, February 18th, First Sunday of Lent 2024 Homily: https://youtu.be/HYGbpX6e3Vg? si=vssnt54uXYHWOI24 --------------- Share Your Story If you have a  Touched by Hea...

With five feet of floodwaters running through her home, and her car floating away, there was only one request that Jennifer had for her angel. --------------- Share Your Story If you have a  Touched by Heaven  moment that you would like to share with Trapper, please leave us a note at  https://touchedbyheaven.net/contact  Our listeners look forward to hearing about life-changing encounters and mir...

Lizzie, from Australia, has powerful Michael the Archangel stories to help us commemorate episode number 300 of the Touched by Heaven podcast! Go to Touched by Heaven Episode 214   at https://touchedbyheaven.net/size/5/?search=TBH+214 for additional stories about Michael the Archangel. --------------------- Share Your Story If you have a  Touched by Heaven  moment that you would like to share with...

Julie has us examining a most unusual marriage, while at the same time, has us dodging traffic, Bible verses, and a not so pleasant afterlife. --------------- Share Your Story If you have a  Touched by Heaven  moment that you would like to share with Trapper, please leave us a note at  https://touchedbyheaven.net/contact  Our listeners look forward to hearing about life-changing encounters and mir...