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Cloud of Witnesses
Cloud of Witnesses
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Cloud of Witnesses

25 Stories of Saintly Inspiration and Intercession
by Claire Dwyer (Introduction), Fr. Jeremiah Shryock, C.F.R. (Foreword)
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Marble statues, stained-glass windows, silver medals, laminated holy cards–the saints are memorialized in a myriad of ways.  But the greatest way to remember our brothers and sisters in Christ who have been recognized by the Church for their heroic virtue?  

Tell their story.

And not only tell their story as something in the past, but continuing in the present. In our present. Their lives are entwined with our own. 

The saints are still alive, more real than ever. 

The stories in this book are not just chronicles of historical figures from the past but friends very much involved in our present. Each writer shares about a particular saint and how that saint has shown up in their life in marvelous ways. 

Read how: 

  • St. Elizabeth of the Trinity was caught hiding in a retreat center

  • St. Thorlak helped an overwhelmed mother embrace the challenges of autism

  • St. Anthony led to the discovery of something far more valuable than what was lost

  • Mother Teresa inspired a couple’s adoption journey

  • Venerable Patrick Peyton’s intercession liberated a working mom to live out her primary vocation

…and much, much more.

Let this cloud of witnesses–both the writers and their heavenly friends–inspire you to keep running your own race and to remember that you are neverneveralone.

Claire Dwyer
Claire Dwyer

Let Yourself Be Loved,” wrote St. Elizabeth of the Trinity to her spiritual mother shortly before she died.More than anything else, this is the primary vocation of every woman: to be loved by God.

As a Catholic writer, speaker, retreat leader, and spiritual director, it is my great privilege to invite women to discover their exquisitely unique design and unrepeatable story so they can better discern God’s purpose for their lives, become more fully themselves, and make a whole-hearted yes to all the right things.

“That you may discern what is best.” – Philippians 1:10

Fr. Jeremiah Shryock, CFR
Fr. Jeremiah Shryock, CFR
Spiritual Advisor, PraiseWriters

Fr. Jeremiah Myriam Shyrock, CFR, is from Barto, PA. He graduated from Kutztown University in Kutztown, PA in 2002 where he studied Philosophy and professional writing. In September 2002 he entered the Community of Franciscan Friars of the Renewal (CFR) and was ordained a priest in 2011 by Cardinal Timothy Dolan in St. Patricks’ Cathedral in New York City.

In 2014 he completed studies in spiritual direction at Our Lady of Divine Providence School of spiritual direction in Clearwater, FL. Throughout his time as a Franciscan he has participated in his community’s charism of hands-on work with the poor and preaching. He lived for 3 years as a hermit at the Monastery of Bethlehem in Livingston Manor, NY and now currently lives at San Juan Diego Friary in Albuquerque, New Mexico where he preaches retreats, is a spiritual director and conducts parish missions on either the spiritual life or Mary.

He is the author ofAmid Passing Things: Life, Prayer, and Relationship with God (2019), Mary and the Interior Life (2023),  and Let Him Lead: An Invitation to Let Jesus Guide Your Heart and Your Life (2025). For more information, visit his website at: fatherjeremiah.com and follow him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/father_jeremiah/

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