| “Those who pray have no fear, and that’s a powerful statement from the Blessed Mother....Mary is so simple. She doesn’t have an agenda....Just say to her, ‘I need you. Show me how to pray.’”
~ Sherri Davis
Mary’s Touch Program
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Cheri Lomonte is the Director of Mary’s Touch and the FRONTLINE FAITH Project and host of our Mary’s Touch radio program.
In 2006, Cheri incorporated Mary’s Touch, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in Austin, Texas. At that time, she also began production of the radio show. |
Cheri Lomonte
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Mary’s Touch was honored in 2008 with a Gabriel Award for outstanding Catholic radio programming, North America, from the Catholic Academy of Communication Arts Professionals.
In May 2011, the radio program began it’s fifth year of production. It is now heard weekly on nearly 100 radio stations across the country and online via streaming audio.
In 2009, after learning that U.S. Troops can sometimes go for weeks and even months without benefit of the Mass or spiritual support from a chaplain, Cheri initiated the FRONTLINE FAITH Project.
Through this initiative, MP3 players, preloaded with more than 7 hours of Catholic content, are distributed at no cost to our Armed Forces. |
| The MP3 players include a Mass, an examination of conscience, homilies, prayers from children, Christian music, and stories of faith from Veterans and Service Men and Women. The Frontline Faith players provide much-needed support to Troops who may feel spiritually wounded or, because of the severe shortage of military chaplains, may be deprived of the spiritual support usually administered by a Catholic chaplain/priest.
The FRONTLINE FAITH Project was recently honored with a Clarion Award by the Catholic Academy of Communication Arts Professionals. For more information about the FRONTLINE FAITH Project, please visit www.frontlinefaithproject.org.
In addition to directing the daily operations for Mary’s Touch and Frontline Faith, Cheri is an accomplished author and photographer. Her first book, The Healing Touch of Mary was published by Divine Impressions in 2005. This beautifully illustrated book features stories from people who have been graced by the intercession of our Blessed Mother. Their stories help us to better understand Mary and her Son Jesus, and they remind us that we have a Heavenly Mother who loves us and prays for us. The Spanish edition of the The Healing Touch of Mary, Experiencias de Vida con la Virgen María, is available through San Pablo Publishing.
In 2009, Cheri published her second book, Stories from Mary’s Touch. It features stories that were recorded during the first season of the Mary’s Touch radio program. It includes a beautiful Foreword, written by The Most Reverend Gregory Aymond, and an Introduction, written by Father Kevin Rai, S.T.D, theologian of the Austin diocese. Storytellers include John Patrick Cardinal Foley; The Most Reverend Michael D. Pfeifer, OMI, DD, Bishop of the Diocese of San Angelo; Father Daniel J. Mahan; Sister Rose Pacatte, FSP; musician, Matthew Mayer; actor, Eduardo Verástegui; and Sherri Davis. The cover features a photograph from award-winning photographer, Patricia D. Richards. In a review by Midwest Book Review, Stories from Mary’s Touch was praise for being, “a collection of...inspirational... stories to be treasured.”
Cheri and her husband, Tony, reside just west of Austin, Texas. They are blessed with a beautiful and growing family, including (at last count) eleven grandchildren. |
“I kept praying not one Rosary, but two Rosaries...three Rosaries...and daily Mass...and I told Blessed Mother, ‘I don’t want anything, I only would like my husband to understand, I want to go back home; I am thirsting for the Eucharist, and I need your help.’”
~ Milly, Mary’s Touch Program 2.22
“...I listened to my Rosary on the way to work, and it was Thursday; so it was the Luminous Mysteries. The first Luminous Mystery is the Baptism at the River Jordan; the second Luminous Mystery is the Wedding Feast at Cana. As I was listening to the Hail Marys, all of a sudden the thought came into my head that all Mary said was, ‘They have no wine.’ She didn't tell Jesus what to do; she didn't ask him to do a specific thing; she didn't give Him any instructions; she just went up to Jesus and said, ‘They have no wine.’ So I said, ‘Lord, they have no wine!’ Then I finished my Rosary.”
~ Cathy, Mary’s Touch Program 2.40 |
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Your donation to Mary’s Touch is tax deductible.
Mary's Touch is a
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to advancing Our Blessed
Mother’s “YES.” Our work includes production of Mary’s Touch, an
award-winning, inspirational radio program designed to bring a greater
understanding of Mary, to remind us of Our Blessed Mother’s loving
presence in our lives, and help us recognize the healing grace she still
brings to this world. The FRONTLINE FAITH Project is an extension of this
work. Please keep us in your prayers.
Photos by Rick Patrick Photography.
Mary's Touch and Frontline Faith are trademarks of Mary's Touch, Inc. Copyright 2007-2013 by Mary's Touch, Inc. All rights
reserved.
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