Father Mark entered religious life in March of 1994 and was ordained a priest in October 2003. He grew up in Huntsville Alabama and attended the Colorado School of Mines. He earned a B.S. in Engineering Physics and worked for two years in Huntsville for a small company that specialized in defense contracts for the government. Father Mark is currently the Novice Master and chaplain for EWTN. He is currently host of Life on the Rock.
Susan Conroy loves the saints and the lessons they teach us about life. She has been a guest on Life on the Rock a few times, and has done other productions on the network. In this video blog, Susan talks about some of the lessons that the saints teach us, especially the necessity of humility. She also speaks to us of her prayer life. Susan has the simple practice of jotting down notes in her “Magnificat” missalette on the readings or on the homily at mass. She wants to remember whatever strikes or inspires her, and think about later, taking it to prayer. I like this because it is simple and practical; some of us never follow through on our plans to improve our prayer life. The plans and expectations are too great. We should do the simple thing right in front of us because God is speaking to us in the reality of our lives. Susan also shared with us some of the responses she got from her talks at Dartmouth and Harvard. She has found the greatest enthusiasm in traditionally secular places.
