I got a surprise invitation Monday that I couldn’t have been more grateful for, from someone who has been helping me out for more than seven years now.
As I was laying out my plans for my trip, one of the few places I knew I wanted to attend Mass was on a military base. In the spring of 2019, I reached out to Taylor Henry, director of public affairs and media relations at the Archdiocese of the Military to see if that would be possible. And to my delight, it was not just possible, but Mr. Henry handled my request perfectly. He understood exactly what I needed and set me up with Monsignor McManus at Ellsworth Air Force Base to write about Catholic life in the service. It was an incredible experience.
So, as I’m now putting together stories for the new book, I knew I again hoped to include the story of a man or woman who had come home to the faith while on active duty. I reached out to Taylor again, who once again came through with a gentleman I hope to be interviewing in the near future.
But, that wasn’t all. Taylor wondered if I would be interested in being a guest on his podcast, Catholic Military Life. Since I never pass on the chance to prattle on about my experiences, I jumped at the chance. We had a nice 30-minute conversation on Tuesday and the podcast is already up on the site.
Thanks so much to Taylor and the Archdiocese of the Military for all of the help they’ve given me. And a thanks as well to all of the men and women serving in our armed forces. May God protect you in your service.
You can find the podcast here: https://soundcloud.com/catholicmilitarylife/catholic-author-daniel-Dan Markham
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