Beatification requires, according to Catholic process, the accreditation of a "miracle" accomplished by the proposed saint on behalf of someone praying in their name. Elevation to sainthood requires a second verified miracle. To call some phenomenon a miracle means more than merely saying something is wonderful, or unusual. Thus, proclaiming the existence of true miracles has broad implications for a religious worldview, some inspiring, some disturbing. Ricky is a former member of our church and is now the consulting minister for the new congregation Unitarian Universalists of the Santa Clarita Valley. Music: Michelle McWilliams, soprano