In God's Hands: The Miraculous Story of Little Audrey Santo of Worcester, MA (Mass Market Paperback)

by Dr. Thomas W. Petrisko (Author)

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The tragic victim of a drowning accident at age three, Audrey Santo of Worcester, Ma. now lives confined to her bed. Visit the home of the miraculous, where dozens of statues have wept tears of oil or blood - where five Eucharistic miracles have occurred. Most importantly, the life of this silent, suffering, victim soul gives testimony to life in a culture of death.

About the Author
Dr. Thomas Petrisko served as President of the Pittsburgh Center for Peace, a non-profit organization dedicated to spreading information and the messages of Marian apparitions. He is editor of the seven special edition Queen of Peace newspapers, in which many millions have been printed and spread throughout the world.

Dr. Petrisko has written sixteen books on the subject of apparitions, miracles, and the many supernatural events occuring throughout the world today. His best-sellers are: The Sorrow, the Sacrifice and the Triumph (Simon and Schuster), The Fatima Prophecies (St. Andrews Productions), and Call of the Ages (Queenship Publishing). Other popular titles include: In Gods Hands, the Miraculous Story of Little Audrey Santo, The Kingdom of Our Father, The Last Crusade, The Prophecy of Daniel, False Prophets of Today, For the Soul of the Family, Mother of the Secret, St. Joseph and the Triumph of the Saints, Glory to the Father , The Face of the Father, Inside Heaven and Hell, and Inside Purgatory. He has traveled extensively the world over, visiting numerous apparition sites and interviewing several visionaries.

Dr. Petrisko has appeared on many television and radio programs and is a regular conference speaker across the United States. He has appeared on or assisted the following television shows and news media:

Inside Edition, Oprah Winfrey, Unsolved Mysteries, 48 Hours, Today Show, Joan Rivers, Hard Copy, CBS - Forces Beyond, Los Angeles Times, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, The Washington Times, The Washington Post, Pittsburgh TribuneReview, Newsweek, Scripts Howard Productions

Dr. Petrisko resides in the Pittsburgh area along with his wife Emily and their five children: Maria, Sarah, Natasha, Joshua and Dominique.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: St. Andrew's Productions (December 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1891903047
• ISBN-13: 978-1891903045
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,459,871 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Another Sign for our Times, June 20, 2008

By	C. Ferry "bibliophile" (San Diego, CA, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

In the annals of religious/spiritual history, many such souls have existed. One has only to look (and not very hard) to find many, many people in whose lives the miraculous has occurred with regular frequency. It is unfortunate that in the 20th & 21st centuries, this is seen by so many as 'impossible' or delusional.

An inspiring book that should make the open-minded pause and reflect, and perhaps discover others throughout history whose lives bear similar testament.

5.0 out of 5 stars Thought Provoking; Raises Many Theological Questions, August 30, 2006

By	Paul Coleman "psych/author at paul-coleman.com" (Wappingers Falls, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I read this book several years ago and found it, overall, to be enriching. The previous reviewer takes a cynical view, and that is understandable. The story told in the book is incredible and certainly very out of the ordinary. But unlike the previous reviewer I found it to be heartening and life affirming, despite the tragic story of the little girl.

The essential question it raises--besides the question of the validity of the miracles mentioned in the book--is this: Does suffering have any value? Can suffering and tragedy fit within the concept of a loving God? In the Christian philosophy the answer is a resounding YES. If Christ's suffering was redemptive, then cannot anyone's suffering have some redemptive value? In other words, can someone's sense of love and faith and compassion be raised by bearing witness to the suffering of others? I believe God allows suffering in part because it can heighten our spiritual growth in ways that less painful methods do not always achieve. In mundane examples, devoted parents sacrifice for their children. They give up certain things for the sake of their children--and are usually better off for it. All of us have observed some news report about some person who sacrifices him or herself for a nobler cause or for another person. When we hear such stories, how do we feel? We usually feel a heightened sense of goodwill and possibly love. To me it is very possible that some "victim souls" exist so that their suffering strengthens the spirituality and faith of others. Perhaps Audrey Santos is one such soul.

Further, even if her life seems meaningless by secular standards (she is unable to achieve anything on her own, she is unable to experience pleasure, she has no control over her faculties, and so on) her life is not meaningless on the level of its imapct on others. And by caring for her, her caretakers may benefit. The giver and the receiver both receive.

In all, a fascinating story that asks deep theological questions about the meaning of suffering and the aspects of God. And it just might make you appreciate all you have despite whatever losses or sufferings you may have endured.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars... For Showing How Desperate and Morbid We Are, October 9, 1999

By	Mr J (NorCal) - See all my reviews

This was the book that finally made me decide to leave the Catholic Church once and for all. How any intelligent human being can have the slightest respect for a God that supposedly gets kicks out of the senseless suffering of a child is beyond me. It's these bizarro concepts of God that give any kind of religion a bad name and confuse people far more than they ever help them. This book is a prime example of the utter morbidity and diseased spirituality of any religion that feeds off guilt, shame, and sado-masochistic impulse. After reading of how statues and communion wafers bleed and "sacred oils" run down the walls, one can only laugh in disbelief. Those are the corniest miracles, straight out of some lame freakshow. How the Audrey people can even believe in such a stupid concept of God is very sad. This book is very very sad. It typifies a desperation that should not present, and the parents of this child should be locked up. Pure nuts. The Catholic Church should be ashamed of itself in this day and age(or any age, for that matter). The poor little child was the victim of a senseless accident--that's all. It happens throughout the world every day to thousands, and people survive such tragedies with human love and perseverance, not with plastic statues that weep blood and olive oil. Further, what kind of people traipse to this girl's bedside, believing that God will take their illnesses and sufferings and load them "mystically" onto this child's body as a prelude to their miraculous healings? How demeaning! How selfish and pathetic and desperate can you get? This poor little kid is no saint, no mystic, and no wonderworker. She is a V-E-G-E-T-A-B-L-E. People that flock to her are deluded and need to volunteer their time at some viable social outreach program AND take some classes in reality. sad. This book was very disturbing. Our world needs to educate itself if humans are ever going to overcome the scourges of deception, ignorance, and emotional illness. People are way wrong to glorify false, third-rate parlor tricks & phenomenon instead of LOVE--the only miracle the world needs. What an insult to intelligence. What an insult to God.