"I don't think I had a prayer in words. It was more of a surrender." | Alejandra Correa Miller

Sometimes Jesus breaks through when we find ourselves in a place of emptiness. This was Alejandra Correa Miller’s experience when she found herself disengaged from her Catholic faith and desperately searching for meaning. Hear how her life changed when she returned to Confession and, immediately after, encountered Jesus in a powerful way in the Blessed Sacrament. Listen to her unpack the beauty of her conversion and the adventure her life has become ever since she’s committed to living life for the glory of God.

(01:37) We meet Alejandra Correa Miller, wife, mother, and co-founder of Chesterton Academy Our Lady of Guadalupe, a classical high school in Detroit. 

(02:21) Alejandra shares about her upbringing in a Hispanic family and how her faith was incorporated into her family life since childhood. She shares specifically how her parents formed her in the practice of the faith and the strong role that her father played in that. 

(08:34) Fr. Mario comments on how, in so many of these Eucharistic testimonies, people highlight the role their families, parents, and specifically fathers played in laying the groundwork for their eventual deep and convicted faith.

(10:15) Alejandra shares how as she entered young adulthood she began to disengage from her faith and experienced deep emptiness. She goes on to describe an unexpected powerful moment of conversion in which she was prompted by the Spirit to go to her parish, go to Confession, go into the adoration chapel, and encountered Jesus in a renewed way in the Blessed Sacrament. 

(12:25) She goes on to describe how her devotion to the Eucharist developed over time, becoming her place of refuge. But she highlights how her initial return to the chapel was a powerful moment in which she recognized fully that Jesus is present in the Blessed Sacrament.

(15:48) Since Confession was so instrumental in her story, Fr. Mario asks Alejandra to share encouragement to any listeners who may be hesitant to approach the sacrament and she offers insights based on her own experiences. 

(21:26) Alejandra begins to unpack the adventure of life that began to unfold following her experience of transformation, sharing about her love for theology, Italy, and the time she spent living in Italy and eventually meeting her husband. 

(23:40) Alejandra describes how she and her husband incorporate prayer into their daily lives and how she encourages her children to approach Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.