What Would Jesus See

Being Shadowed By Jesus

Mad Dog — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:31:43 +0000

It was a week before Easter when a high school student at the Urseline Academy in New Orleans went into the national shrine of Our Lady of Prompt Succor to pray. Lo and behold! There it was, a shadow on a column beside the altar that looked remarkably like Jesus Christ. Word spread, and on Easter more than a thousand people passed through the chapel in one day. Some people who see the shadow, which is created by a floodlight shining through a chandelier, say they also see what appears to be the face of the Virgin Mary, while a few others report seeing a third image. The chapel is open from 9:00 am-5:00 pm weekdays, and afternoons on the weekend.

Mary In The Middle

Mad Dog — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 03:08:20 +0000

A couple of weeks ago Larry Bowers of Niland, California cut open a rock he and his son found more than ten years ago in Palo Verde, something he says he’s done thousands of times over the years. But this time the design inside was different. “It looks to me like a picture of the Virgin Mary. It’s not an absolute replica, but it looks like it,” he said. Bowers plans on donating it to the Imperial Valley Gem and Mineral Society but hasn’t contacted them yet so it could turn up on eBay yet.

You Can Call Me Ray Or You Can Call Me Jesus

Mad Dog — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:44:52 +0000

It must be Easter season. While Erica Scheldt was swimming at Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, Friday some men warned her about the cownose rays swimming in the water because their stinger can hurt. They showed her a dead one that had washed up on the beach, then put it in the water. A few minutes later it beached again. Erica thought it looked interesting so she took some photos with her phone. “I just kind of thought it looked like a bearded homeless man,” she said. “But when I posted pictures on Instagram, one of my friends was like, ‘That’s Jesus.’ And I was like, ‘Oh my God! You’re right!’ ” Even though she doesn’t have it, she’s been trying to name it. So far they’ve come up with Ray Rey, “Rey” meaning king in Spanish.

A Cup Half Full (Of Mary)

Mad Dog — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 04:18:05 +0000

Margarita Espinoa in Barrio Espana, Colombia, sent her son Steven to fetch her a glass of water recently. When he came back, they both noticed a brown stain on the outside of the plastic glass, right between two pictures of Spiderman. As they watched, the stain grew until they both realized it had become an image of the Virgin of Guadalupe. At first they thought they shouldn’t drink the water, but after a while changed their minds and said it was “perhaps the most delicious beverage they had ever tasted.”

Good Thing He Didn’t Give Up Tortillas For Lent

Mad Dog — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 04:08:29 +0000

David Sandoval of Espanola, a city north of Santa Fe, New Mexico, was eating dinner on Ash Wednesday when he noticed what he says is the image of Jesus Christ on a tortilla. He showed it to his mother who said, Oh my God!”, a very appropriate response. Heposted a photo of it on Facebook, where he says people who comment on the photo are calling it a miracle. He hasn’t decided what to do with it but is trying to figure out the best way to preserve it.

Barking Up The Right Tree

Mad Dog — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:39:52 +0000

Kyle Toland of the Garden Oaks area of Houston, Texas, wondered why people were stopping to take pictures of a tree in front of his house. When he checked, he saw flowers and candles by the base, so he figured it was some sort of shrine to someone who had died. But as more people stopped, looked, and in many cases left more flowers, he took a closer look. Lo and behold, he saw what others had been looking at for quite a long time—what appears to many to be the figure of the Virgin Mary on the trunk of the tree. Now that he’s gone public with it he expects the crowds to grow.

The Virgin Mary Is My Sous Chef

Mad Dog — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:06:50 +0000

Doris Sanchez was preparing food at Blanquita’s, a Mexican restaurant in La Feria, Texas, when she noticed the image of the Virgin Mary had appeared on the grill. She cleaned the grill but the image was still there the next morning, so she took a photo of it with her cell phone. Then, like a good employee, she kept using the grill. Alas, the image went away with use, scrubbing, andsizzling carnitas. But that’s not the end of it. The image showed up again a week later, but again disappeared. Next week? Who’s to say? Stay tuned!

A Low-Fat Decaf Latte With A Touch Of Jesus, Please

Mad Dog — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:45:44 +0000

A woman in Pascoe Vale, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, was about to wash a coffee cup when she was startled to see the image of a bearded man in one of the stains. She immediately realized it was Jesus Christ. Then her brother noticed that if you turn the cup upside down, the stain resembles the Virgin Mary with a shawl over her head. They haven’t cleaned the cup, nor have they heard from the Catholic Church in Melbourne. Luckily they have other cups so they can still get their caffeine fix.

Logging Into Mary’s Account

Mad Dog — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:17:17 +0000

We almost got through a Christmas season without any sightings, but luckily at the last minute Dan Aaron of Oak Lawn, Illinois, came through. After helping cut down his neighbor’s cherry tree last year, Aaron kept a piece and put it on his back porch. “About a month later, it started glowing. I looked at it and I saw the picture of Mary,” he says. A few days later he flipped the log over and—lo and behold!—he saw the face of Jesus. Aaron says to see it well you have to “look at it from a distance.” He kept quiet about the log until Christmas Eve, when he displayed it on the dining room table next to some vegetables and dip. He’s hoping to sell it to finance his daughter’s college education.

Mary On The Half Shell (Part III)

Mad Dog — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 04:53:43 +0000

Felicia Avila of Norwalk, California, was walking on the beach with her family when she picked up a shell and noticed what she says is the image of the Virgin Mary with Baby Jesus. Others who have seen it agree, though more than one person claims to also see an angel in the upper right hand corner. The 17-year-old thinks it’s a “true sign from the heavens” and plans on keeping it. Add this to other sightings of Mary on the half shell.