After days of speculation that the world witnessed a miracle, the mystery priest along the Missouri highway where an accident took place has been identified as Father Patrick Dowling, of the Diocese of Jefferson City.
He described the scene in an interview and the prayers he offered..
The book has been closed on the miracle … perhaps those with little faith will chalk it up to normal duties of a normal priest, while others will proclaim it was the power of prayer that helped the woman avoid death..