Host: Johnnette Benkovic Williams

Pressed Grapes

Ever feel the pressure of life around you? Do you feel snowed in with troubles? WOMEN OF GRACE host Johnnette Williams is having one of those days and is taking her own words of advice and praying for a better outcome. The Holy Spirit gives us insight the resolve to face these challenges. God has a plan. Caller Elisabeth has been in a parish for 6 years and is feeling conflict within the Church. She loves the priest but the inner politics are getting her down.

Johnnette offers advice to her to deal with the cliques. When we have these pressures going on in our lives at work, church and even family we can feel like pressed grapes. Sometimes this can be purification. Maripat called with problems with her husband who left 2 years ago and will not talk to her or their children. He has been distance since she got pregnant and told her he did not want children.

Johnnette suggest seeing the parish priest and seek counseling. Doug is dealing with aging parents who both have dementia. They do not want help or to move out of their house they have lived in for 50 years. How can he help without getting angry at them? Listen to Johnnette’ s words to him on WOMEN OF GRACE.