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or several weeks this fall, adamant about not paying due to health issues, several hundred dollars for it.” Susan Miller was laid up on By God’s infinite grace, the couch. She was not only Bob and Susan courageously miserable because of her overcame many obstacles and physical limitations, but she returned to the loving arms of was also feeling miserable the Catholic Church in 2009. because she was missing her “I was an alcoholic and I had friends at church – especially tried absolutely everything to her best, eternal friend, Jesus quit drinking — from inpatient Christ in the Holy Eucharist. and outpatient services to “There is nothing like being stints in detox facilities, able to go to Mass,” Susan therapists, and AA meetings, says. “I just can’t imagine but nothing was working,” starting my day without Mass Susan says. “One Sunday we and the Rosary. To me, it is like were out running errands and a drug, and when I was unable Bob said, ‘Hey, why don’t you to go this fall, I felt like I was go to church in the mornings going through withdrawal! before you go to work?’” My husband, Bob, was able As soon as Susan took the to bring me Communion on first leap of faith and entered Bob and Susan Miller with Chloe Sundays, which was the only our parish doors, abundant thing that saved me!” blessings and graces began to flow into her life. However, even though the Eucharist is near “Even though it was such a large cathedral, it and dear to Bob and Susan these days, it wasn’t had such a small, comfortable feeling,” she says. always that way. “I was so nervous to return to the Church after “We were both raised Catholic but we had being away for over 30 years, but Fr. Gino and lapsed in our faith and were previously divorced,” the parishioners were so welcoming and kind. she says. “We had successful careers and to us, I immediately started coming to church almost Sundays just meant time to sip wine by the pool every day! The doors were always open, the and gamble online. Every now and then we would chapel and library were so wonderful to visit, the talk briefly about going back to the Church but priests were always available, and the sermons the annulment process was tedious and we were were often just what I needed to hear.”
“I immediately started coming to church almost every day! The doors were always open, the chapel and library were so wonderful to visit, the priests were always available, and the sermons were often just what I needed to hear.” — S u sa n M il l e r 4
