Terry Modica
Catholic Speaker, Evangelist, Author, Retreat Director
Themes include:
The Holy Spirit, Marriage, Relationships, Marian Life, Prayer, Evangelization, Bible study, Catholic Culture, Her Conversion Story from a Protestant upbringing and from the occult, Ministry Discernment, Pro-life Testimony, Healing from Suffering through Union with Christ, Victorious Spiritual Warfare, Technology for Evangelization, How to Use Virtual Reality in Catechesis, Women’s issues, and more.
Sample:
“Celebrating God’s Love In Your Domestic Home Church” was the theme of the retreat filmed at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on November 16, 2013. Terry Modica of Good News Ministries (gnm.org) presented two one-hour sessions on God’s design for family life and the vocation of marriage.
Reviews from Terry’s audiences:
“Terry Modica is an amazing speaker. She came across as a very down to earth woman with a good sense of humour. She was inspiring, knowledgeable and full of love for Jesus and his mother Mary.”
“Our inspiring speaker Terry Modica, whose motto is “Keep your eyes on Jesus”, had flown in from Florida, USA, to be with us. She based her five talks on the four Mysteries of the Holy Rosary and gently led us into a deeper understanding of how each Mystery helps us to connect our lives with the life of Jesus. … Terry used a very powerful visual aid to deepen our understanding of each Mystery and how it connects to our life. … Our weekend concluded with Mass led by our National Chaplain, Bishop Pat; an awesome finish to an amazing weekend. As we reluctantly departed from our mountain top experience and journeyed home, the fragrance of the weekend stayed within each of our hearts. And as we spend time with Jesus, pondering the Mysteries of the Rosary, Our Blessed Mother encourages us to be His Fragrance everywhere we go.”
“How blessed we were with Terry’s talks as they ministered by challenging us, inspiring us to greater things for God while encouraging and equipping us.”
“My main motivation to come was to hear her, and she exceeded my expectations. First she replaced the word Retreat with Restoration. She spoke of God’s desire to restore us, to heal us. We would journey to the healing heart of Jesus. … Terry was easy to listen to, intelligent, very down to earth and practical, very scriptural, full of faith, and humorous. Terry wove the up and down realities of her own story and her love of God through her talks, and that made her so real and believable and touched deeply into my story and the authentic me.”
“[After Terry’s retreat] I am more relaxed and joyful. I am putting my trust in God and regularly reminding myself of Terry’s words – JOY = Jesus Our Yoke. I am trying much harder to hand over my anxieties and surrender my controlling nature to him. I have slowed down and am spending more time with Mark and the kids. I am enjoying family life a lot more. I begin each day with a specific prayer (Terry’s words). My husband has noticed all of these changes and feels our house is a happier, more peaceful environment.”
“The women who left the retreat centre on Sunday afternoon were changed from those who arrived on Friday evening. … It was truly a wonderful weekend.”
Terry Modica has been a Catholic Speaker since 1989. She has been the Executive Director of Good News Ministries since its founding in 1995. A prolific writer since 1982, she is also the author of the popular daily Good News Reflections and has published a few books.
She was certified by the Diocese of St. Petersburg for Lay Pastoral Ministry in 2003 and has a degree in Theology. For more info, read her biography.
She lives in Riverview, Florida, with her husband Ralph (married in 1975), and is the mother of two.
A free PDF document of this is available for your own personal use.
How to Win Victories in Spiritual Warfare
Knowing God’s Will and Doing it Well
Lessons from the Blessed Mother
Daily Prayers with the Saints
she is kind of a hack. her “prayer to St Aldegunis” refers to “him” as “Lord” and btw Aldegunis was a woman lol
Greetings, Christopher. Where did you see my prayer to St. Aldegundis? On my ministry’s website, she is a woman. Please note that it’s actually a prayer to Jesus (“Compassionate Lord”) as is every prayer in my book of Saints.
https://gnm.org/daily-saints/january-30-saint-aldegundis