Mysterious priest performs miracle at site of Mercedes crash

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Lasting_faith said:
Did a miracle happen? Yes. Still, you need to belive in The RCC more and not in miracle. Wait until The Holy See give a statement. It is very important that we follow Church rules in a miracle that is as huge as this. The Catholic Church have many [good] reasons to be careful before declare a genuine miracle has happen. And keep on praying for the victim, you seem to have totally forget her, and she is the one in need of our prayers. Still, do not forget to thank God for this one.
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You’re right.what we should be doing now is praying for Lentz.she was in a pretty bad shape when taken to the hospital.We wont do any good to both Lentz and the good samaritan priest/saint/angel if we do not continue the “miracle” with our prayers.i hope we open a prayer thread for Lentz here on CAF.
 
migueltojose said:
To somebody in the area, 105 miles is pretty far… To somebody in England or Europe, or Brazil or even Texas… 105, miles is pretty darn close, given the circumstances, the fact that the Saint of the Day on Aug 4th was St John Vianney, patron of Priests… it’s pretty cool any way you look at it. I’m waiting for more answers but they haven’t been forthcoming… meanwhile we can only speculate…
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Yep.
migueltojose said:
…What are the odds of this occurence with the mysterious Priest? Doesn’t really matter… it happened. One in a gazillion. Doesn’t matter it happened. That’s what happens in life all the time. I belive in miracles. I believe in statistics and probabalities. I am amazed by both. I’m curious but it really doesn’t matter… much.
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Yep.
 
lax16 said:
Abyssinia - Thank you for posting this link! I have been waiting to hear something like this.

Now we will have to see if those who saw the priest will agree that he looks like the picture - or not!

This story makes for such great conversation - I have told many people and they are very excited about it.

I wonder if this priest wore a silver cross…😉
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The rescue workers have said the priest does NOT look like the composite sketch, but was olive complected and looked like Walter Mathau.
 
From the comment section of the NCR story (bold added):
Posted by** Fr. Patrick Dowling **on Friday, Aug 9, 2013 8:20 PM (EDT):
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I had Mass in Ewing MO as the regular priest was sick. As I was returning, I arrived at the scene. The authorities were redirecting traffic. I waited till it was possible to drive up closer. I parked behind a large vehicle about 150 yards from the scene. I asked the Sheriff’s permission and approached the scene of the accident. I absolved and anointed Katie, and, at her request, prayed that her leg would not hurt. Then I stepped aside to where some rescue personnel and the pilot were waiting, and prayed the rosary silently. I left when the helicopter was about to take off, and before I got to my car it was on its way to Quincy. I was amazed at the calmness of the two Highway patrol men. The sergeant was completely in control, amazingly calm. Everybody worked as harmoniously as a Swiss watch despite the critical nature of the scene. I gave my name to one of the authorities, perhaps to the sergeant of Highway Patrol, explaining that I was returning having celebrated Mass at Ewing. It was the sergeant who, at the Sheriff’s request, gave me Katie’s name as I was leaving, so I could visit her in hospital—I assumed she would be taken to Columbia. I think there may have been angels there too and, in this context, I congratulate the fire team from New London and Hannibal, the Sheriff/deputies of Ralls County, the Highway Patrol personnel, the helicopter team, the nurses and all who worked so professionally. God has blessed your work. I hope the credit goes where it is due.
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A Fr. Patrick Dowling is listed on the Diocese of Jefferson City, MO’s website.
 
RACJ said:
Napoleon, as an agnostic, you come here to ostensibly discover whether there is or is not objective truth. But you arrive with a closed mind, and you are something of a contrarian who rejects sincere attempts to persuade out of hand. It seems to me that you enjoy being a foil.
I will say one thing: Evidence is abundant in nature, and only those who choose to ignore the forest and see only the trees of suffering can fail to see it. Human brain synapses can fire an unimaginable ten million billion times per second, Sir. This phenomenon cannot be due to chance, clearly. Hopefully, you will one day reach the point when you can accept that human wisdom is finite, and that there are many mysteries which belong in God’s domain alone, whether or not we like that fact. Blessings, Rob 🙂
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Well said,Rob!👍
 
The same man later in the comment section asks that his post be withdrawn.
 
If this is the same Fr. Dowling, he is a native of Ireland so he could have an accent.
The next pastor was Fr. Patrick Dowling a native of Ireland who worked indefatigably in a time of Farm Crisis and transition. The corporate entity Premium Standard Foods and Premium Standard Farms began hog production from start to finish. In the short term, this has caused the area to grow. St. Mary`s Church in Milan has seen an increase in imigrant spanish speaking Catholics, resulting in a 30% growth in size. In 1994 it became necessary to remove the spire from our church tower since the brick in the tower was threatening to give way. Fr. Pat served in Milan from 1985 until December 1995. He left Milan to go to Marcona in the Peru Missions for the Diocese of Jefferson City. The parish struggled with the decision of how best to repair the church tower.
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If the remarks he made in the comments section are true, it sounds like the priest talked to a law enforcement official and gave his name. If this is the case, I wonder why no law enforcement came forwards saying he gave permission to a priest to go up to the accident site. 🤷
 
NewEnglandPriest said:
From the comment section of the NCR story (bold added):

A Fr. Patrick Dowling is listed on the Diocese of Jefferson City, MO’s website.
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If he bore a striking resemblence to Tom Bosley (who looks a little like Walter Matthau, I guess), there might be something there 😃 Wait - that was Father Frank Dowling, never mind…

Seriously, though, it should be easy enough to confirm if that was the guy.
 
daisybee said:
Not sure what your point is? Rational explanations do not preclude miracles. We have rational explanations for the Eucharist, for example, but that does not minimize the miracle of the Eucharist at every Mass. We see everything as grace (as said St. Therese of Lisieux) and strive to see each moment of life as a reflection of His Divine Providence, with grace sometimes being manifested in particularly extraordinary ways. We see life itself as a miracle.

A Christian marvelling at His Providence is not equivalent to a Christian insisting that an extraordinary miracle occurred, however. Most of us will likely quietly rejoice in this event without insisting that everyone embrace it. Many (most?) believers who view events through the eyes of faith have experienced God’s mercy in particularly special ways a handful of times in life, and less spectacular ways daily; these events are not waved about like a banner or discussed over the water cooler. We know too well that discussing a life of faith with unbelievers, especially hostile ones, is often futile and creates openings for disdain and scoffing. One’s prayer life with God is something like a private conversation between husband and wife, or between best friends of many years–there are events or realizations that happen as a results of one’s prayer life with God that will likely always remain private. Sometimes we will discuss such insights with other trustworthy Christians, but not with others who do not respect such insights or have no interest in developing a relationship of their own with Him.
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Lots of explanations for miracles.

In the mircale of the loaves and fishes, the boy simply miscounted. He hadn’t taken Algebra 1 yet."

“Lazarus was just sleeping.”

“Joseph of Arimethea had installed a doggie door at the back of the tomb; Jesus, being a naturally thin Messiah, wiggled through it on Easter Morning.”

They are never going attempt to seriously prove or disprove anything, becase this isn;t a legal matter of great consequence to anyone except the faithful. And of course, to the skeptics who insist of spending their time trying to dissuade people from believing, which I will never understand. I cannot understand some people’s desire to seek out and waste their time dissuading people from looking at things spiritually.
NewEnglandPriest said:
From the comment section of the NCR story (bold added):

A Fr. Patrick Dowling is listed on the Diocese of Jefferson City, MO’s website.
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The Father Dowling Mysteries, indeed. But I am skeptical. The man looks nothing like Tom Bosley.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_Dowling_Mysteries
 
The statement, provided to TheBlaze by spokesperson Deacon Dan Joyce, head of communications for the diocese, reads (Joyce also confirmed these details with TheBlaze, noting that he has spoken with the priest about what unfolded):
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The Diocese of Jefferson City has identified the priest who assisted at the site of the Sunday morning, August 4, 2013 auto accident near Center, Mo. He is Rev. Patrick Dowling, a priest of the Jefferson City Diocese. Fr. Dowling was travelling Hwy 19 between Mass assignments that morning in northern and central Missouri.
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Fr. Dowling said that he is pleased that he was able to help by performing his ministry and noted that that he was just one of many who responded to assist the victim at the accident. He and the Diocese wish to acknowledge and thank the first responders, medical team and law enforcement personnel for their efforts that morning in aid of the young woman injured in the accident.
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Fr. Dowling, a native of Kilkenny, Ireland, was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Jefferson City, Mo., in 1982. He has served at parishes in Moberly, Monroe City, Indian Creek, Milan, Unionville and Eldon, Mo., and in the diocese’s mission parishes in Marcona and Nasca, Peru.
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He is currently serving in prison ministry and in parish ministry to Spanish-speaking Catholics.
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theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/12/mystery-priest-who-showed-up-at-crash-scene-then-vanished-is-identified
 
So, what have we all learned today?
I’d say that it is best not to start shouting miracle before the facts are known.
 
oldcelt said:
So, what have we all learned today?
I’d say that it is best not to start shouting miracle before the facts are known.
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I would rather identify something as a miracle and be proved wrong occasionally, than to not believe in miracles and be constantly wrong. 🙂
 
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