By Fr. Timothy Welles and James Valois, Catholic Exchange - From my earliest memories, Mary beckoned me to relationship with her. When I finally took Mary up on being devoted and praying to her, it transformed my life and continues to do so. Late in the fall of 1972, when I was in third grade at St. Mary’s school in Green Bay, I sat in the front of the room right next to a statue of our Blessed Mother. One day the statue of Mary seemed to come alive, and Mary spoke three simple words to me: “Pray to me.” ....