Thousands of
moral miracles have been reported by recovering alcoholics through the
intersession of Venerable Matt Talbot. But for beatification, a
Vatican confirmed physical miracle is required, which has not occurred
yet.
But one is
possibly on the horizon...one that does not involve an addiction nor an adult
laborer.
One-year-old Talbot Joseph Watkins wasn’t
supposed to be a healthy little boy. In fact, all medical evidence prior to his
birth pointed to something seriously wrong. But a possible miracle changed the boy’s fate, which may lead to
Matt’s beatification.
This extraordinary story, “The Making of a Miracle,” by
Joe Bollig and published in The Leaven (Catholic Newspaper) on
September 26, 2014, can be read at
An expanded article on page 5 at http://www.theleaven.com/past_issues/_pdf/v36/Leaven%2009-26-14.pdf includes a brief biography of Matt Talbot, prayer for his canonization, and an interview with Fr. Brian Lawless, the Vice-Postulator, who visited with the Overland Park, Kansas family in August 2014.