The Man in the Forest

The Catholic Journey with Deacon Pat Kearns · Apr 29, 2026 · 10m

I wasn’t planning on finding anyone that day… I was just hiking alone in the mountains of Northern California—trying to clear my head. But something told me to step off the trail. And that’s when I found him. A man lying in the forest… barely alive… who had come there to die after losing his wife and two daughters just weeks before. What followed was a conversation I will never forget. A moment of grace. A moment of truth. And a vision that changed everything. In this episode of The Catholic Journey, I share a powerful story about grief, faith, and the mysterious way God meets us in our…