When a disaster hits us, or when we witness destruction hitting the lives of other people, it’s normal to wonder: “Where is God? Why didn’t he prevent this?” More than just the recitation of the Rosary, which you can join in with Ralph and Terry Modica (founders of Good News Ministries), this Rosary podcast weaves an uplifting message through it. The message came from a WordBytes article @ https://wordbytes.org/suffering/disasters/. Download it as a PDF. Who else should hear this episode?...

 Episode 102: Pray with me in a meditation about the challenging times in the life of the Blessed Mother Mary when she trusted God. In this video, we ask Mary for the grace that we need for trusting God in our difficulties. The meditation can be downloaded from https://gnm.org/footsteps102. To get the book mentioned in this episode (30 DAYS TO THE FATHER'S HEART) visit https://30daystothefathersheart.com/. Subscribe to our Footsteps to Heaven website: https://footstepstoheaven.com/   Who else...

Episode 101: How did Will Deatherage, a young entrepreneur, avoid the traps that so many young people are falling into today? Terry Modica of Good News Ministries interviews him about his company, Catholics for Hire, and they discuss the keys to keeping young adults active in the Church, steadfast in their faith. Catholics for Hire can be found at https://catholicsforhire.com. The video is available at https://gnm-media.org/secrets-to-success-with-young-adults/ where you can sign up for...

 We’ve reached a milestone! 100 episodes of Footsteps to Heaven! To celebrate, we’ve compiled snippets from the top 10 episodes of all time. This 100th episode contains the best of the best according to how often they’ve been viewed and shared. The video is available at https://gnm-media.org/100th-episode-blast/. Subscribe to our Footsteps to Heaven website: https://footstepstoheaven.com/ Who else should hear this episode? Please share it! For more faith-builders, visit us at https://gnm.org.

 Episode #99: Think of someone you know who's rejecting  Christ and Church, someone who likes taking selfies. "Who Do You Say I Am?" is an important new documentary about the Shroud of Turin. It shows scientifically and from the Catholic perspective why we can be sure that the Shroud of Turin is a selfie Jesus made of himself 1800 years before the invention of cameras. In this episode of Footsteps to Heaven, Terry Modica interviews producer Bill Snyder. Summing up the purpose for making this...

 Episode #98: How is your prayer life through the difficult times? Have you found that it’s less than it used to be? Maybe you’ve even said, “God’s not answering my prayers, so I might as well quit praying.” If you’ve reached the point where you feel like you can’t pray anymore, this message is for you. I'll share with you two secrets to praying when you feel discouraged and tired. If you feel like you can’t pray anymore because it doesn’t make a difference – you’re tired, you’re drained,...

 Episode #97: In this podcast episode I explain how we can be sure that God the Father never gives up trying to turn unbelievers to Jesus their Savior. He never abandons anyone until the point of death when they make their final choice. We can see this in Hebrews 4:12-16 (which tells us about the sword of the Spirit), in Job 36:5,8-12 (which reassures us, “He makes them listen to correction and commands them to repent of their evil,” and from Saint Alphonsus de Liguori (who tells us about the...

 Episode #96: When I looked at 1 John 5:14, it shocked me: “We have this confidence in God that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And we know that if he hears us in regard to whatever we ask, then of course what we have asked for is ours.” Do I still believe it? The year that I’ve just had (2022) was the worst year of my life. So I said, “Lord, I need to understand this verse better.” That’s the challenge: To understand it better requires experience. When we read...

 Episode #95: Do you know how much your Father God loves you? Really, really, really loves you? Usually we don’t know that, because we project onto God the way human fathers have been, the way authority figures have been, the human failings that we’ve witnessed. Do you think God is disapproving of your sins? Do you think he is accusing you? The truth might surprise you.  A video of this and the transcript are available...

 Do you feel this way? The writer of Psalm 77 laments, "I pray to God and yet I still feel troubled. I keep watching: My eyes are watchful for the Lord to do something, to bring an end to this misery, to answer my prayers, to intervene. And I am troubled and cannot speak." The next verse is key. This is the cure. This is the antidote for all this misery that the Psalmist just described: "I consider the days of old; the years long past I remember." We need to remember the past times when the...

 Lent is meant for growing in holiness by repenting of our sins, but many of us are reluctant to face our sins because we simply don’t know that God the Father is cheering us on, like a Doting Daddy who sees the best in us. This Lent, take a journey that leads to a wonderfully close relationship with God the Father. Learn to see him as he really is. Know the joy that he feels for you. This episode is an edited recording of a live presentation to the Hearts on Fire prayer group, Springfield,...

 It’s been a while since I recorded a new episode of the Footsteps to Heaven podcast show. Here’s why. A lot has been happening! (Hint: Two big projects and a miracle in the stress of caregiving.) The transcript is available at https://gnm-media.org/whats-been-happening/ Subscribe to our Footsteps to Heaven website: https://footstepstoheaven.com/ Who else should hear this episode? Please share it! To keep this ministry going by sponsoring future episodes, go...

 When my husband Ralph and I went to the funeral of a neighbor who was a Jehovah’s Witness, the description of Heaven that we heard from the leader of the congregation was not one that we want to believe in. Ralph joins me in this episode to explain why and to give a much better description of the afterlife based on the teachings of the Catholic Faith and the Bible. Subscribe to our Footsteps to Heaven website: https://footstepstoheaven.com/ Who else should hear this episode? Please share...

 Do you know that you have a guardian angel, one that was specially chosen for you by God, and that your angel wants to have a better relationship with you? Your angel is delighted to help you. The more you ask for your guardian angel’s help, the more your friendship grows. Subscribe to our Footsteps to Heaven website: https://footstepstoheaven.com/ Who else should hear this episode? Please share it! To keep this ministry going by sponsoring future episodes, go...

 Need an antidote to stress, worry, and fear? Using Psalm 146 as a prayer and adapting it to your own situation, Terry Modica reveals the supernatural power that’s available when we glorify the Lord with our praises. It makes demons flee. It fills us with hope, peace and joy. Subscribe to our Footsteps to Heaven website: https://footstepstoheaven.com/ Who else should hear this episode? Please share it! To keep this ministry going by sponsoring future episodes, go...

Episode #88: Have you ever been in this kind of a situation? You've got a plan. You've prayed about it. God has called you to it. You feel anointed to do it. You feel gifted to do it. You feel like God is putting things into place for you to do it -- and then things go wrong. That's what I want to talk to you about in this podcast. Learn how to prevent things from going wrong, or when they do go wrong, how to handle it by hiding from evil in the shelter of the Father's arms. Subscribe to our...

Episode #87: Be bold and courageous! Ralph and Terry Modica share personal stories based on the message of Joshua 1:6-9, to empower you in whatever positions of authority and responsibility you have. Ralph describes the time he risked his job by speaking up in the corporate world, successfully influencing upper management to relinquish their control to Ralph. And he ties it in with Jesus’ message of servanthood in Matthew 20:20-28. Subscribe to our Footsteps to Heaven...

Episode #85: When you do something foolish, do you feel embarrassed or do you feel Father God hugging you and comforting you? Do you feel stupid when you make a mistake or can you hear Father God reassure you that, "You're awesome", reassuring you that everything's going to be okay. Maybe you have a hard time forgiving yourself when you sin, even after going to Confession. Instead of beating yourself up, learn how to turn to God for self-confidence. The book mentioned in this episode is "30...

Episode #84: What are you worried about regarding the future? What about the past is still haunting you? In this episode of Footsteps to Heaven, I want to share with you the secret to having faith that transforms the future, transforms the past, and -- more than that -- transcends it.  It's the secret to having such a profound relationship with God in order to have the joy that he wants for you right now. No matter what's going on in the world, and not matter what's going on in your life, you...

Episode #81: Do you know how to read the signs of the times? In this episode, Terry Modica shares how God has worked in her life to convince her that Jesus is coming soon with a “Warning” for non-believers and a Second Pentecost for the true followers of Christ. Her story begins in 2001 when the scandal of priests sexually molesting children first became public. At that time, Terry felt very strongly that God wants to purge the Church from all sorts of abuses. Since then, the world has become...

 Episode #80: Is Jesus coming soon with a warning and a great illumination, as the Blessed Mother foretold in many apparitions? Do today's upheavals and rampant evil indicate that the prophecies about this are coming true? If so, how can we best prepare for it? In seeking answers, this podcast starts with the prophetic warning of Saint Pope John Paul II. Next I share with you the prophecies of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the Blessed Mother in Garabandal (Spain), Fr. Michel Rodrigue,...

Episode #79: God helps us grow in faith during hardships, heartaches, and every other sort of problem. He generously gives us the gift of grace to make everything work for our good. But while we’re in the midst of turbulent times, we usually can’t see it or feel it. Terry Modica explains 3 keys (or graces) that will open your eyes and your heart to the closeness and comfort of Christ. They are: detachment, penance, and prayer visions. Subscribe to our Footsteps to Heaven...

Episode #78: I'd like to share with you the scripture from the book of Revelations that I think is probably the most important scripture for today's times. It's Revelations 3:16. And let’s look at it from the perspective of another 3:16 – John 3:16. “God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish, but might have eternal life.” Today the world is so full of evil doings that many people are perishing. Jesus has strong words for us about...

Episode #77: What do you think God might be telling us – and the whole world – right now in this time in our history? What one message do you think God wants to get through to everybody in all the craziness that's going on? I believe he has three extremely important messages: one for your personal relationship with Christ, one regarding your family, and one about your faith community.  Subscribe to our Footsteps to Heaven website: http://footstepstoheaven.com/ Who else should hear this...