Father John Corapi in St. Louis

I am not at liberty to share the “news photos” I shoot until much “after the fact” consequently I very rarely share them. I thought, however, these couple might still be worthy of a “look” if only to testify to the amazing crowd at the Father Corapi all day conference held in St. Louis last week. While the seats behind the stage were kept empty the rest of the arena was filled to near capacity with souls who listened to every word spoken by the great Preacher. Indeed, his words had my 13 -year-old-ants-in-the-pants-son glued to his seat for an entire day of oration! (He particularly loved Father confessing to riding a Harley Davidson Motorcycle and his “all in fun joking” to riding it up a ramp and landing on the stage through a ring of fire with it at his next Conference! Everyone was in stitches over that comment to be sure!) Truly though, the conferences, which revolved around the theme of “Be Not Afraid – There is Truth!” spoke to the worry of many souls at a time when there has never been so much fear and anxiety in the world. From economic meltdowns, to terrorism and war Father acknowledged how we could feel distressed over such seeming disasters in our lives but commented to the effect: “The stock market may crash but will you?! I listened intently the entire day to all of Father’s impassioned words but none struck quick to my heart as when he confidently spoke these words, “Fear is useless, what is needed is Trust!” This nugget of wisdom is powerful indeed and he said it with such conviction that all my worries instantaneously slipped away. (Praise God for that!)

May 12, 2010 | Categories: Catholic, daily imagery, photojournalism | Leave A Comment »