Author: Terry Modica

Terry Modica is executive director of Good News Ministries of Tampa Bay (gnm.org), which she founded with her husband Ralph in 1995 to help people grow closer to Christ and enter the embrace of the Father, then serve as evangelizers empowered by the Holy Spirit. As a leader in lay apostleship and a pioneer in using internet technologies for Catholic outreach since 1996, her ministry is international.
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Pray for the souls of your ancestors

Seeking God can take us on the railroad tracks of life

Do you realize the difference you can make praying for the souls of your ancestors who contributed to the difficulties you’ve had in feeling closer to the Father’s heart? In my prayer time this morning, I continued lifting up my dad as he struggles in letting go of his earthly life. Then I felt led to pray the Rosary for my dad’s parents and all of his family tree who are still in Purgatory. They were all Protestants and have no one else praying for them. Whenever we offer up Mass or pray the Rosary for souls in Purgatory, this opens a connection between us and them. We can then ask them to pray for us. If your father damaged your image of God’s fatherhood and he’s still alive, pray for his parents and all of your ancestors in his family tree who are still in Purgatory. Then ask those […] Read More

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Day 21: Walking through the Garden of Life with Abba

Walking Through The Garden of Life With Abba

Have you noticed that in a garden it is easier to experience God than nearly anywhere else? Praying while sitting in or working in a garden is a direct connection to our Creator. Why is that? Because it’s a return to the Garden of Paradise, the Garden of Eden. The close relationship that God intended to have with all of his human creations was first brought into reality here. He wants to restore for us the closeness that our first parents, Adam and Eve, lost. Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so…. And God saw that it was good. (Genesis 1:11-13 NIV). Day 21 on the journey includes: Blaise from Uganda tells the story of how he used his garden to help someone learn of Abba-Father’s […] Read More

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Day 20: The Father Reveals His Love Through Signs and Wonders

signs and wonders

How often do you see God’s hand intervening in your day? The Father reveals his love through signs and wonders. We see it in the uncanny coincidences that make a difficult situation easier. He reveals his love in the perfect timing of an unexpected phone call from just the right person while we’re wondering how to accomplish a goal. He sings to us through the songs playing on the radio that minister to us. We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. … This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him. God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will. (Hebrews 2:1-4 NIV) God the Father reassures us through many signs. He wants us […] Read More