Praise For
Healing: Bringing the Gift of God’s Mercy to the World
Mary Healy, recently appointed a member of the Pontifical Biblical Commission, has written an extraordinary book on healing. Based on solid scholarship and extensive personal experience, and written in a very accessible style, my hope is that this book will stimulate conversation in the Church about this very important dimension of evangelization. And yet this book is written not just to give theoretical understanding but also to enable God’s people to open themselves more fully to be used as instruments of healing and evangelization in the challenging times in which we are now living.
— Ralph Martin, founder and president of Renewal Ministries
This is a timely book, especially for us who are increasingly pressured to privatize our faith. Not only does Healing: Bringing the Gift of God’s Mercy to the World encourage us to live our faith boldly, but also to serve the Lord with gladness and to expect his mercy and his miracles to surround and sustain us. I strongly recommend Mary Healy’s latest book.
— Most Rev. Thomas J. Olmsted, bishop of Phoenix
In this skillfully written and inspirational book, Dr. Healy offers the whole Church an opportunity to contemplate God’s desire to heal today. The book will inspire you with stories of the kingdom of God revealed through physical healing. You will receive refreshing insights into the New Testament accounts and an understanding of healing throughout Church history and its vital role today in the New Evangelization. Healy not only calls for a restoration of healing ministry, she also shows us the way through her personal journey and practical instruction. A must read for anyone seriously examining the breadth and depth of the New Evangelization.
— Neal Lozano, founder and director of Heart of the Father Ministries
Dr. Healy’s book Healing: Bringing the Gift of God’s Mercy to the World is challenging, instructive, and inspiring. It elevated my faith in God’s faithfulness to confirm our proclamation of his gospel. As someone committed to equipping Catholics to evangelize, I believe this book is essential reading for anyone who is open to learning from Scripture, Tradition, and contemporary examples this important but neglected dimension of evangelization. Healing: Bringing the Gift of God’s Mercy to the World opens us up to consider a radical paradigm shift that embraces the expectation of God’s working with us to confirm the proclamation of the “word of his grace” with “signs and wonders” (Acts 14:3).
— Dave Nodar, founder and director of ChristLife
Healing
Bringing the Gift of God’s Mercy to the World
Healing
Bringing the Gift of God’s Mercy to the World
Mary Healy
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