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Faith, Overwhelming Support
Gives Family Hope

He plays with his brothers – Jack and Joey — attends first grade, sits in the pew next to his parents each Sunday and goes about life as most 7-year-olds do, but J.D. Maher is not your average 7-year-old child.

His name is on numerous prayer lists, including several in the diocese. His grandmother, Althea, who lives in Arkansas, sends mailings to national prayer groups to pray for her grandson who is in desperate need of a liver transplant.

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