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Highlights from this episode of American Catholic Radio include:

Sharon Greenberg had an experience being anointed while in surgery after giving birth. She was dying and yet felt the presence of restored life flowing back into her as the priest blessed her. She shares this experience of the sacrament of the anointing of the sick.

Father Hilarion Kistner responds to questions: Does Genesis 3:15 refer to Mary? Can we trust the Bible even though it has been translated so many times? Who is Sirach and where is his book found? Do the numbers four and seven have special significance in the Book of Revelation?

This program’s Minute Meditation is from "The Awesome Mercy of God," by Claretian Missionary Father John H. Hampsch [#716]. Servant

Nationally-known marriage ministers, retreat leaders, educators and motivational speakers Andrew and Terri Lyke discuss how marriage reflects the paschal mystery.

Franciscan Father Hilarion Kistner, who studied scripture at The Catholic University of America and the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome, is editor of Sunday Homily Helps, published by St. Anthony Messenger Press, and regularly appears in our "Ask a Franciscan" segment. Today, Father Hilarion talks about the sacrament of the anointing of the sick.