My Sister and I Are Speaking Again

Dear Fr. Marco, I sent you a prayer for my sister Carla back in the spring. We hadn't spoken in nearly three years over a stupid argument about our mother's estate. It hurt every day. I asked you to carry a simple prayer for healing in our family, for the stubbornness in both our hearts to soften. I got the photograph of my card in your hands in the Basilica. I kept it by my bedside. I didn't expect anything quick. But a few weeks later, Carla called. She just said she was thinking of me. We talked for an hour. It was awkward and beautiful. We've been talking every Sunday since. It's not all fixed, but the door is open. The silence is gone. Thank you for carrying that prayer when I felt so hopeless. Your team did a kind thing. Yours truly,