Feb 01, 2012
There is a rumor, which originated in Canada, that
claims Ivan received an urgent message from Our
Lady regarding a war in the Middle East.   Ivan has
asked us to put this announcement on our web site to
let everyone know that this rumor is FALSE.  Please
do all you can to stop this rumor from circulating.


April 25, 2012 Message to Marija

“Dear children! Also today I am calling you to prayer, and may your
heart, little children, open towards God as a flower opens towards the
warmth of the sun. I am with you and I intercede for all of you.
Thank you for having responded to my call.”



March 18, 2012 Message to Mirjana

"Dear children! I am coming among you because I desire to be your
mother - your intercessor. I desire to be the bond between you and the
Heavenly Father - your mediatrix. I desire to take you by the hand and
to walk with you in the battle against the impure spirit. My children,
consecrate yourselves to me completely. I will take your lives into my
motherly hands and I will teach them peace and love, and then I will
give them over to my Son. I am asking of you to pray and fast because
only in this way will you know how to witness my Son in the right way
through my motherly heart. Pray for your shepherds that, united in my
Son, they can always joyfully proclaim the Word of God. Thank you."
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The MIR Center of Arizona

6879 S. Birdie Way,
Gilbert, AZ 85298
e-mail: mir@mirarizona.org

Phone: (480) 964-6111

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(602)  225-1970

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Upcoming Events

2012 MIR Center of Arizona Conference
August 24-26th

More details coming soon!









Fr. Doug Lorig
Fr. Doug is a former Episcopal Priest who converted to the Catholic Church with his wife and four children in 1979.  He was
ordained to the priesthood in the Catholic Church by Bishop Thomas O'Brien in 1984 and served as a teacher at St. Marks in
Phoenix and Seton High School in Chandler during the years after converting.  He was then Administrator of Our Lady of
Guadalupe in Queen Creek for a number of years, and Pastor of St. Thomas Byzantine Parish in Gilbert.  After that he served
as Pastor of St. Anne's in Gilbert for 14 years and is presently Pastor of St. Maria Goretti in Scottsdale.  For over twenty years,
Fr. Doug has served as spiritual director for the AZ MIR Center.









Renée Bondi
At age 29, Renée Bondi was engaged to be married and had a thriving career as an incredibly gifted Christian singer and
music teacher.  She has sung with greats such as Sandi Patti, Kathy Troccoli and Tony Melendez.  One night, a bizarre
accident shattered her spine and left her quadriplegic, which changed her life forever. Renée lost, not only all use of her
hands and legs, but also her singing voice as she could barely speak above a whisper. Unwilling to accept that her life was
over, Renée searched her heart and sought the Lord for direction. Against all odds and all physicians prognosis, Renée’s
voice was miraculously restored with a crystal clear, angelic sound. She has harnessed her talents to inspire and give hope
to others.
Renée has augmented her gifts to include a dynamic speaking ability that grabs her audiences. Whether performing a
powerful concert or sharing her profound story, those who hear Renée are uplifted and mesmerized by her music and
messages. Most importantly, all who hear Renée are encouraged to pursue a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.











Fr. Michael Lightner
Fr. Michael Lightner accepted a full scholarship to play football at the University of Eastern Michigan. Standing 6 ft. 4 in. in
height and possessing a massive build of 330 lbs, he was the ideal candidate for the NFL’s next offensive lineman. On a
Pilgrimage to Medjugorje with his mother, Joyce, the Lord called to him to come play for His team. Through his incredible
confession to seeing God’s Healing Power first-hand, this college football player was deeply moved by God’s Divine Mercy.
His remarkable conversion story has inspired and captured the hearts of many.
Father Michael is now the Director of Campus Ministries of the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. He is also the Director of
Apostolate of Prayer in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.










Fr. Rick Wendell
As a thirty year old carpenter and soon to be married, Rick was involved in a construction accident that left him clinically dead
for nearly three hours. During that time he had an out of body experience. Later, on an unplanned trip with his mother to
Medjugorje, Yugoslavia, Our Lord appeared to him as The Good Shepherd and asked him to become a priest. Rick entered
the Seminary, and began a long and arduous road to the priesthood. Fr. Rick was ordained in May 2006, in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin and is now Pastor at Tri-Parishes of Southwestern Dodge County. His amazing story of life, death and the graces
he was given in Medjugorje will truly touch your heart.










Dr. Kelly Bowring
Dr. Kelly Bowring is a Catholic theologian, who received his pontifical doctorate from the University of St. Thomas Aquinas
(Rome); his licentiate from Dominican House and the John Paul II Institute (Washington DC) while working at the US
Bishops Office; and his masters from Franciscan University of Steubenville (Ohio). He has the Church's mandatum to teach
theology.
He was formerly Dean of Spiritual Mission and professor of sacred theology at Southern Catholic College, an institute
director and theologian at St. Mary's College of Ave Maria University and recently became the Academic Dean of The
Graduate School of Theology & Program of Catholic Studies at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia, PA.
Dr. Bowring has also served as a special catechetical advisor and professor of theology to the Chaldean (Iraqi) Catholic
community in Detroit.
He has been featured as a Who's Who among America's Teachers.
Dr. Bowring has traveled widely to international Catholic and Marian libraries and shrines and has spent years researching
solid sources to utilize in his presentations, writings and books. He is known for his dynamic teaching style. He and his
wife, Diana, have been blessed with eight children.









.Fr. Jozo Grbes  
Fr. Jozo was born in Rama, Bosnia-Hercegovina on March 17, 1966.  As a child, his family moved to Pozega, Slavonia,
where he completed his first 12 years of schooling.  He joined the Franciscan Order in 1986 in Humac.  Fr. Grbes studied
philosophy and theology at colleges in Sarajevo, Canterbury and London, England where he graduated in 1992.  He arrived
in the United States on October 2, 1992 and was ordained a priest on February 7, 1993 at SS. Cyril & Methodius Parish in
New York.  He continued his pastoral studies in the same parish after his ordination while taking post-graduate courses at
St. John’s University where he received a Master’s degree in theology.  In 1996, he was transferred to St. Jerome’s in
Chicago as assistant pastor and in 2001, became their pastor.  He is continuing his post-graduate work in pastoral
theology at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago.