{"id":2056,"date":"2015-02-11T14:51:33","date_gmt":"2015-02-11T14:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.donnacooperoboyle.com\/blog\/?p=2056"},"modified":"2015-02-12T14:56:31","modified_gmt":"2015-02-12T14:56:31","slug":"praise-kiss-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.donnacooperoboyle.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/11\/praise-kiss-jesus\/","title":{"rendered":"Praise for The Kiss of Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Praise for THE KISS OF JESUS<\/strong><\/p>\n

I feel very honored and humbled to share some of the endorsements for my upcoming memoir,\u00a0The Kiss of Jesus<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cPerseverance, faith, hope, and humility are the currents of grace that flow through The Kiss of Jesus. Donna-Marie proves that God works all things to the good no matter how ruthless, devastating, or humiliating they may be. This candid and poignant account pierces the heart and leaves the reader changed by the experience.\u201d
\n\u2013 Johnnette S. Benkovic<\/strong>, Founder, Women of Grace\u00ae<\/p>\n

\u201cDonna-Marie Cooper O\u2019Boyle allows us to enter into her heart, a heart touched personally by Mother Teresa, and accompany her on a remarkable spiritual journey in The Kiss of Jesus.\u201d
\n\u2013 Brian Patrick<\/strong>, Anchor, EWTN News Nightly<\/p>\n

\u201cFor anyone who wishes to move beyond anger and resentment, this book is an answer to prayer.\u201d
\n\u2013 Mike Aquilina<\/strong>, EWTN host and author of The Feasts<\/p>\n

I have no doubt that this extraordinary true story can and will bring hope to those who are suffering or who have suffered and are struggling to make sense of it all.
\n\u2013 Dan Burke<\/strong>, Executive Director, National Catholic Register<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Donna-Marie\u2019s beatific smile and warm eyes, we glimpse her earnings from a life fraught with poverty, denied friendships, betrayal, abandonment, and real violence, yet filtered through a most unexpected, and arduous, \u2018vocation to love\u2019. The Kiss of Jesus is a courageous, sometimes stunningly personal memoir.\u201d
\n\u2013 Elizabeth Scalia<\/strong>, Author, Strange Gods: Unmasking the Idols in Everyday Life<\/p>\n

\u201cThe \u201cKiss of Jesus\u201d runs the full gamut of virtue and vice, flesh and spirit, demonic and holy. Donna-Marie\u2019s extraordinary life bears witness and hope to us all, \u2018nothing will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.\u2019\u201d
\n\u2013 Jim Pinto<\/strong>, Co-Host of EWTN\u2019s @ Home with Jim and Joy<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Kiss of Jesus is no ordinary spiritual autobiography. It is a gripping account of spiritual adventure and an emotional roller coaster telling of God’s faithfulness in times of terror, abuse, and profound encounters with grace and holiness.\u201d
\n\u2013 Mark P. Shea<\/strong>, Author, By What Authority: An Evangelical Discovers Catholic Tradition<\/p>\n

\u201cThis book knocked my socks off! I would have never expected that such a sweet, joyful and soft-spoken woman had lived such a perilous, abusive and violent life. Yet she never lost her joy or her hope. God was always with her, just as He is with each of us.\u201d
\n\u2013 Gail Buckley<\/strong>, Founder & President, Catholic Scripture Study International<\/p>\n

A dust jacket description of the book:<\/p>\n

When Donna-Marie Cooper O\u2019Boyle was growing up, she had no thought of one day becoming a popular author and television host. She was immersed in her life as the seventh of eight children in a Catholic family. Sometimes that life was carefree and fun, spending time with relatives dancing the festive Polkas at family weddings, and enjoying picnics in her back yard dappled with fruit trees and flower gardens. Other times, life for her was very dark and tarnished with struggles and pain. Struggles that she felt were perhaps best left a secret.<\/p>\n

Donna-Marie retreated to the beauty of nature, thanking God for its splendors, pondering and meditating. She plunged her heart and soul into a deeper meaning of life as she tried to navigate the ups and downs in a large struggling family. She turned to God for help especially as she became increasingly misunderstood by her family and her peers.<\/p>\n

Life took some bizarre turns, and Donna-Marie was forced to deal with a crazed man who took away her freedom and held her hostage. Eventually escaping the nightmare of her prison, she married and began raising her family, believing she had finally found her true vocation. But she couldn\u2019t seem to get out from under the shadow of the Cross. She lost three babies to miscarriage, struggled with her husband\u2019s serious drinking problem and was later abandoned by him just before she gave birth to her third living child.<\/p>\n

Raising her family alone, she was subjected to abusive neighbors and appalling living conditions, struggling to overcome these challenges as she held onto hope for better days.<\/p>\n

Her knight in shining armor finally came on the scene. Or so she thought. Another unexpected adventure ensued, thrusting Donna-Marie into a more affluent yet controlled life. \u201cPrince Charming\u201d had charmed his way into her life, but under the veneer of his charm was a dark side.<\/p>\n

Survival mode took over as Donna-Marie had to fight for her life and for her children\u2019s safety. Providentially, a saint or two crossed paths with Donna-Marie and impacted her life greatly. One was Blessed Mother Teresa who would become her close friend and spiritual mother.<\/p>\n

The Kiss of Jesus<\/em>\u00a0is a powerful, moving true story of a well-known Catholic author who faced great suffering, abuse and rejection, but through faith, hope and love she found redemption and the beauty of the Cross.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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