Our guest this week is Father Medard Laz of Ft. Lauderdale, FL a retired Catholic priest for the Archdioscese of Chicago, founding pastor of Holy Family Church in Inverness Illinois, the author of nine books and a serial social entrepreneur.

His achievements are many; so many in fact, that we’re presenting his conversation with David Hirsch in two parts. In this first installment we’ll hear about his home life growing up and the beginnings of a spiritual journey to help those in need.

Father Med is the founder of many non-profits, including:

• Rainbows For All Children
• Joyful Again
• Treats For The Soul
• Hearts For Humanity
• Angels in Action -

He is also the author of nine books including:

• Love Adds A Little Chocolate (1998)
• Life After Divorce (1998)
• Coping When Your Spouse Dies (1998)
• The Gathering: Jesus And Abortion A Story For Our Time (2020)
• Spiritual Guidance for Separated & Divorced
• Six Levels Of A Happy Marriage
• Lift Up My Spirit Lord
• After Your Loved One Dies

That’s all on this Special Fathers Network Dad to Dad podcast.

Show Notes -
Email – medardlaz@aol.com
Rainbows For All Children – https://rainbows.org/
Joyful Again - https://joyfulagain.org/
Treats For The Soul - https://www.treatsforthesoul.org/
Hearts For Humanity – https://heartsforhumanity.org/
Angels in Action - http://angelsinactionusa.org/

Books –
Love Adds A Little Chocolate (1998) - https://www.amazon.com/Love-Adds-Little-Chocolate-Brighten/dp/0446524247/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1547912876&sr=8-1&keywords=love+adds+a+little+chocolate

Life After Divorce (1998) - https://www.amazon.com/Life-After-Divorce-Practical-Guidance/dp/0764801910/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1547913003&sr=8-2&keywords=life+after+the+divorce+medard+laz

Coping When Your Spouse Dies (1998) - https://www.amazon.com/Coping-When-Your-Spouse-Dies/dp/0764802267/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1692142989&refinements=p_27%3AMedard+Laz&s=books&sr=1-1&text=Medard+Laz

The Gathering: Jesus And Abortion A Story For Our Time (2020) - https://www.amazon.com/GATHERING-Jesus-Abortion-Story-Time/dp/B08BDSDQ5L/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Spiritual Guidance for Separated & Divorced - https://www.treatsforthesoul.org/wp-content/uploads/SPIRITUAL-GUIDANCE-FOR-SEPARATED-DIVORCED.pdf

Six Levels Of A Happy Marriage – https://www.treatsforthesoul.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/SIX-LEVELS-OF-A-HAPPY-MARRAGE.pdf

Lift Up My Spirit Lord – https://www.treatsforthesoul.org/wp-content/uploads/Lift-Up-My-Spirit-Lord.pdf

After Your Loved One Dies - https://www.treatsforthesoul.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/AFTER-YOUR-LOVED-ONE-DIES.pdf

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