A Lost Shepherd, Michael Ripple

A Lost Shepherd is now available on NOOK. After you read it, please give it a review...and thanks to your gracious reviews on Amazon! God Bless. -Michael (don't forget about the pilgrimage this October...Is Our Mother calling you??)

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From Amazon... A Lost Shepherd, from beginning to end, keeps you wanting to know more, with each and every page that you turn. It brought tears streaming down my face in the midst of many pages, a chuckle here and there. But most of all it brought a sense of hope for all. A hope that despite all our faults, God is truly for us and he will help us with our journey, just ASK. Thank you Michael for sharing and may we all feel God's Mercy and Love!

Mary's fiat united her with God. She said "Yes, be it done to me according to His will." Therefore her will is united to God's will. And her time is united to God's time. I believed that it was her will that I write A Lost Shepherd. Along the way and through the years there were glimpses of her presence in the midst of the work.  From encouraging complete honesty and forthrightness to putting the right people in place helping the project along in a rather remarkable way.  I hoped that one day the story would help just one soul--be it a lost priest, and ex-priest, a fallen away catholic, a married couple, dad or mom--just one soul to get back to God and His Church. So now I am in the midst of another lesson from Our Blessed Mother--patience. This is probably one of the worst times in publishing history to release a book. Today I heard an interview on the radio of a bookstore owner in NYC who was closing up shop. The publishing world is in turmoil. Jus...

A recent review of A Lost Shepherd-- from amazon.com "...  a special talent for not only telling stories, but also connecting with his audience. This book is a roller coaster of suspense, failure, and triumph. Not only is it a joy to read, but it is also a source of inspiration. "Rips" has the courageousness to share his mistakes with the world, reminding each and everyone of us that we are not perfect, and that faith is a life-long battle. He has undoubtedly been called in one way or another to lead others to Christ, and is a prime example that anything is possible when you "put it on the altar" and allow the Holy Spirit into your heart."