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by Marlene Watkins (Author)
Author Biography
Marlene Watkins is the founder of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospitality North American Volunteers, the first Lourdes Hospitality outside Europe and the first of the Americas.In twenty years, as a volunteer, Marlene has led over two hundred pilgrimages to Lourdes for more than six thousand pilgrims, including the seriously ill and profoundly disabled with medical, adult, university and youth volunteers. Marlene has guided Lourdes Virtual Pilgrimage Experiences TM across North America, and in Europe, Asia, South America and Africa.In 2015, Marlene was named an Our Sunday Visitor "Catholic of the Year." She has appeared on CBS, EWTN, PBS, BBC; and hosts the EWTN "My Lourdes Faith Journey" miniseries.Marlene is a wife, mother, grandmother, Secular Franciscan and member of the Hospitalit? Notre-Dame de Lourdes. Marlene and her husband, Bill, live in Syracuse, New York, or in the LourdesMobile RV traveling America-the-Beautiful sharing the Gospel Message of Lour
