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" There is no reason why we should be working together. We were brought together over 2,932 km or 1,831 miles, from two seperate cultures, two different countries, two seperate worlds, and decades apart to minister together through an amazing plan of God's that only we could describe as " miraculous. "
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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 B.A. B.LArch
Jacqueline is from the Archdiocese of Vancouver, Canada. She was born in Malaysia and grew up in Northern Ontario, Canada. She was a qualified planner/ landscape architect and interior designer in 2008 before God called her to focus her efforts on the retreat ministry, Grace that Reigns. Jacqueline has been invited to Ireland, Indonesia, and all over North America to pray with clergy, religious, and lay people, and she has offered direction to the likes of the late Cardinal Francis George and many other Bishops.
Bishop Emeritus Ronald Gilmore STL
Born and raised in Pittsburg, Kansas, Bishop Gilmore was ordained in the Diocese of Wichita, Kansas, in 1969. Following retirement in 2011, he was invited by Jacqueline Loh to join Grace that Reigns and has since offered parish missions and retreats and days of recollection in this new call. He enjoys contemplative prayer, offering Spiritual direction to priests, and writing. He is a published author with five books about spiritual living.
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.... many souls were touched.
"Practically everyone in attendance took the opportunity to spend time with Jacqueline in prayer and Bishop Gilmore in confession. Many souls were touched and led closer to Christ! I would recommend Grace that Reigns ministry of Healing to other pastors seeking to help lead their congregations to a place of healing and a renewed sense of wonder!"
Rev. Sergio Munez Fita
St Anne Roman Catholic Parish (Gilbert, Arizona)
....this team will bear much fruit.
"Thank you so much for the retreat experience here at St. Catherine Parish. They are a deeply spiritual team and our parish is very grateful for their time with us. I believe that this team will bear much fruit as they travel the country. "
Fr. Dan Spexarth
St. Catherine of Siena Parish (Wichita, Kansas)
