Our Team
A Team Formed Through God’s Grace and Purpose
We are two people brought together by God's Divine action.
It all began when Bishop Gilmore invited Jacqueline Loh to the Diocese of Dodge City, Kansas, to pray for a priest suffering from severe mental/spiritual illness. Reluctantly, she met him on the July 1-4th holiday weekend in 2003 and prayed for him over those days.
Miraculously, he recovered over the next months and eventually was able to go back to serve in his priestly duties. At the same time, Jacqueline’s spiritual director was promoted to another position in San Francisco. Needing another director fast, she asked Bishop Gilmore if he would consider this role for her. It took him a long while to say ‘ yes ‘ because of his Bishop duties, and then it took even longer for her to receive his letter in the mail. (nail biting times.)
Thank you Father Michael Sweeney O.P. for bringing us together in 2003.
Jacqueline Loh
Jacqueline Loh B.A. B.L. Arch is the Founder of Grace that Reigns Society. She is from the Archdiocese of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Jacqueline, trained as a planner and land architect with master’s degree courses in Scripture and Evangelization from Denver, CO. She founded Grace that Reigns Society in Vancouver, Canada in 2010 and invited Bishop Ronald Gilmore to join her in 2012. In 2014, a satellite office of Grace that Reigns was established in the U.S.A. Her mentors included the late Fr. Kevin Scallon, who partnered with Sr. Briege McKenna on the program for Intercession for priests in Dublin, Ireland.
Through testimonies on the many ways through which God heals, she introduces God’s love for us in a manner that celebrates a person’s individuality and uniqueness. From her own specialized call in a Ministry of Prayer and healing for priests, and discernment for lay people, she offers us glimpses of the challenges that exist and and how God meets us with grace at every step.
She is an accomplished Spiritual Director and Purpose Coach. She also published, When Monday Comes, See the Forest for the Trees and From Acorns to Mighty Oaks.
Jacqueline Loh's Retreat Topics
Jacqueline Loh: Testimonial - Conversion – Faith Story
Jacqueline’s journey moved from a strict, confusing faith to a life-changing encounter with God at 14, followed by years of wrestling, grace, and professional success, until she ultimately answered His profound call to “Come, follow me.”
Renewing Your Sense of Wonder: Love is Fundamental to Prayer.
Jacqueline helps you rediscover your God-given worth by breaking down the obstacles and misconceptions that hide the truth of God’s love, inviting you to see yourself as a wonder and to embrace the unfolding story of your life.
Discernment: Seeing the Forest for the Trees. What is God Calling you to do in your life?
Jacqueline guides participants in discerning God’s will for their lives by helping them recognize spiritual clues in everyday experiences and align their paths with His unique call.
Suffering, Grace, and God’s Healing Touch. How Do We Navigate it?
Jacqueline guides participants to understand the value of suffering through faith, exploring physical, mental, and spiritual healing, the power of prayer, and ways to draw closer to God and find strength amid life’s challenges.
Bishop Gilmore
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Bishop Ronald M. Gilmore was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Wichita, Kansas in 1969, and spent the next 47 years as Priest, Professor, Chaplain, Chancellor, Vicar General, and as Bishop of Dodge City Kansas. ( 1998 – 2011 )
He was invited to join Grace that Reigns in 2012 with a promise of giving one retreat. This invitation turned into ten years of ministry and a new call from Christ in his retirement. A gifted homilist, he is drawn to Carmelite spirituality and contemplative prayer.
Bishop Gilmore has remarkable insight into the relationship between the experiences of consolation and desolation in prayer and the discernment process. In addition, he is an excellent storyteller and a spiritual director to many priests. Finally, he uses his experience and charisms of wisdom, knowledge, and storytelling to help individuals find a sense of purpose, especially in their golden years.
A gifted writer, he has five published books: Another Way, Whispers from the Rooftops, Like the Dewfall, The Uncommandments of Growing Old, and Anchor of Hope.
Retreat Topics to Parishes and Small Groups
God is Love: Renewing Your Sense of Wonder
Bishop Gilmore helps participants recognize their God-given worth, overcome obstacles to seeing God’s love, and encounter Jesus through Eucharistic Adoration, reminding them that their lives are a wondrous, unfolding story.
The Path of Consolation and Desolation and Our Prayerful Response
Bishop Gilmore explores the rhythms of consolation and desolation in prayer, guiding participants to understand how these experiences affect their spiritual life and helping them navigate both to grow closer to God.
Understand the Golden Years of Your Calling
Bishop Gilmore encourages participants to embrace the blessings and opportunities of their Golden Years, addressing fears and societal obstacles while guiding them to discover their unique call and full potential in this stage of life.
Suffering, Grace and God’s Healing Touch. How to Navigate it
Bishop Gilmore guides participants to understand the spiritual value of suffering, exploring healing through the Anointing of the Sick, prayer, and faith while offering insights to draw closer to God amid life’s struggles.
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