No Medical Explanation for Elimination of Stage IV Colon and Liver Cancer
Special to the Catholic Business Journal by Thomas M. Loarie
NAPA – Michael A. Patterson, Esq., successful trial lawyer and Napa Institute Board member, kicked-off the 5th Annual Napa Institute yesterday with the revelation of his miraculous healing from stage IV colon and liver cancer.
Patterson participated in a healing service at last year’s Napa Institute just after he got a second opinion on the seriousness of his disease. The healing service involved a relic related to Our Lady of Guadalupe. After Patterson completed his chemotherapy regimen, his surgeon independently scheduled surgery for December 12th – the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Patterson, knowing the feast day, told his surgeon it would be a great day. And it was, he was and continues to be cancer-free. The doctors have said that there is no medical explanation for his cure. They have had him re-tell his story to others in the medical field and to others struck down by disease.
Tim Busch, Napa Institute’s Founder and Chairman of the Board, noted in his introduction of Patterson that Patterson was a tough litigator, someone not overcome by emotion. He added that he and Patterson will travel in December to celebrate the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe at the Shrine.
Patterson believes he was given more time because God has more work for him to do. He urged the crowd of 450 to get out of the comfort zone and make our faith in God known to others. “We need to get out and defend the family,” he challenged all.
Patterson closed with excerpts from Michael Josephson’s “What Will Matter?”
“Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end. There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days.
It won’t matter where you came from or what side of the tracks you lived on at the end. It won’t matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant. Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant. So what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured?
What will matter is not what you bought but what you built, not what you got but what you gave. What will matter is not your success but your significance. What will matter is not what you learned but what you taught. What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example. What will matter is not your competence but your character. What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how many will feel a lasting loss when you’re gone. What will matter is not your memories but the memories of those who loved you. What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what.” www.charactercounts.org ©2003
About the Napa Institute – The Napa Institute was formed to help Catholic leaders face the challenges posed in the “next America” — to continue the work of the Apostles and their successors, the Bishops, heeding Christ’s call for ongoing evangelization. By leading participants to a deeper understanding of the truth behind the faith, the Napa Institute emboldens Catholics to live and defend their faith with a peaceful confidence that is borne out of solid formation, fellowship and spiritual enrichment.
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See photos from the Napa Institute here.
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Thomas M. Loarie is a seasoned and pioneering CEO in the medical device field and a senior columnist for Catholic Business Journal. For a more robust bio click here: http://catholicbusinessjournal.biz/content/thomas-m-loarie-0. He may be reached at TLoarie@CatholicBusinessJournal.biz