My name is Helen Smith. I am a Navy Nurse Midwife serving in our great United States Navy over in Yokosuka, Japan. I have a CD of Catholic songs and your song Surrender was on the CD. YOUR Voice STOPPED ME and I listened to the cd cut several times. Then I looked on the list of artists and found your web site. I love that you have a ministry in music as I am a pastoral musician myself and often sing to the babies. Please, please, please keep on singing and PRAISING HIM !!!!!! GOD BLESS YOU, HELEN

Dear Kitty, Thank you, thank you, thank you! We can’t thank you enough for Sunday evening. You are getting rave reviews at Our Lady of Lourdes. It was such a Spirit-filled evening–I’m still floating. May God bless you for all you are and all you do for others. Shine on in Christ, Margaret

Kitty: I just received your 3 CD’s that I ordered and have played them all through. How incredibly beautiful. I am also a singer for the Lord and Music Director at my Catholic Church. I have taught voice for many years; and yours is one of the most beautiful, free, anointed voices I have ever heard. I loved your testimony. I loved the witness about the gift of tongues and have had similar experiences. The “Press On” song brought many pears as my husband and I hosted a home prayer meeting for several years and this was our closing song each week. How he loved it. He went to be with the Lord on July 7, 2003. I had that song sung at his funeral. Two weeks after his funeral, I went to a Defending The Faith Conference at Steubenville. At the final Mass, I was talking to the Lord and asked Him to show me somehow that Brian was there with us. Just as I finished the prayer, Jim Cowan started playing and singing PRESS ON. Thank you for your wonderful ministry and for saying YES.

Dear Kitty, how strange life can be. This “dyed in the wool” Lutheran was flicking channels one night and zoomed past EWTN, only to return to listen to your beautiful voice…and it was a pleasure and is every morning. I have made it a point to stop at Christian Book Stores and am sorry to say they don’t have your CD’s, but that might change because I’ve suggested that they consider doing such. I made one store owner listen to my CD of Surrender. I am looking foreward to your new CD “Be Not Afraid”. Your voice and music may be the push I’ve needed to do some things that truly I believe to be a calling. When I know more, I will write you!

Kitty, It was such a pleasure meeting you on Saturday morning. Thank you so much for your amazing talk and even more amazing singing voice. I am truly blessed to have been there. I was the person who told you that I loved the Bach/Gounod version of the Ave Maria that you sang—having had it sung by a good friend of ours at my own wedding. Anyhow, I just went to put on your CD and saw the inscription you put on the CD—“To Tiffany, the Ave Maria is for you. God Bless, Kitty” Thank you so very much!! The story of your Father is truly amazing also—I know I keep using that word “amazing” but that is what it most surely is. I will be sure to ask for you father’s intercession. Thank you again for sharing a little of yourself w/all of us and May God continue to Bless you and your family.

Dear Kitty, I may be one of the most unlikely persons you’d expect to comment on your music. I am a born-again Christian. I’m certainly not bragging. I am simply one of those great sinners, saved by God’s grace. A few weeks ago, I believe on your birthday, I was bored and flicking through channels. Somewhere between Discovery Channel, Nick at Night, and myriad music channels I found you…performing on EWTN. I hope I have that spelled right. I honestly stopped what I was doing and just listened to this Angel sing for the Lord. Honestly? I had to double-check to confirm it was the “Catholic Channel”, as I always called it. I am very much into Contemporary Christian performers, so this music could not possibly be coming from a Catholic, could it? (And I thought I wasn’t judgmental of other faiths)…*Sorry. Kitty, you are an amazing creation. God has truly blessed you. One thing that struck me as I listened to you was that your voice is so perfect. Literally every time I hear you sing, it brings a real sense of peace..a physical feeling..through my whole body. I can’t say I have ever “felt” music before as I do yours. After your performance I went online and found your web site. I immediately purchased your Surrender CD. I have a friend I have worked with for a very long period of time. Donna Lost her 19 year old daughter Jenny in January 2005 through suicide. It has been a very emotionaly painful time for her. I saw her at work 2 weeks ago and told her about your music. Last Friday I received the CD and saw Donna for the brief 2 hours a week we work together. I asked her to follow me to my car so she could hear the CD. I told her to close her eyes and just listen. I played “You are Mine”. When the song was over, she was very quiet. Her response was, “She sounds like an angel, and the song sounds to me like a song I would hear when I stand before the Lord…I can hear him say that to me.” I was very gracious and allowed her to borrow the CD. I saw her yesterday and she told me that since Jenny died she has not been able to sleep. She usually listens to music with head phones to try to relax. She said on a whim she used the CD to really listen to the words, and for the past 5 days goes to bed listening to your music. She said she feels so at peace listening to your music and can now fall asleep. I truly believe God is teaching us that labels mean little in the scope of eternity. In the end it is our commitment to Christ and our love for mankind and Him that will allow us a place with him for all Eternity. A very heartfelt thank you for sharing the gift of your music, and your faith in the Lord is shown through your music. I am deeply sorry for your loss. I read that your dad’s faith in God was strengthened through his adversity. What a testament he is for God’s love, mercy, and faithfulness. I know He is in the presence of the Lord he “surrendered” to…for all eternity. Well I got pretty long here…sorry…I just wanted to let you know what a blessing you are to everyone, not just Catholics! How sad we spend so much of our lives arguing about our differences rather then celebrating the many things we do have in common. Maybe we can explore the possibility of a benefit concert someday here in Pennsylvania(Near Hershey). I am open to any ideas you may have, Kitty. Keep singing, I’ll keep listening. I look forward to your next CD.

Your singing is so beautiful, it brought tears to my eyes!!! I heard you sing on EWTN Thursday night. I will be purchasing your CD ASAP.

+ Pax Dear Kitty, I love your music and I love your way to live openly, naturally, with dignity and grace, your faith. I am very sorry for your father, and I admire your public stand on his behalf. Myself, I did not know my father, almost: he died as a Russian soldier (commander of a battalion) at the beginning of the war with the Nazis, when I was one year old (the only preserved picture of my family before the war is enclosed; my father is on the left, with my mother; she died very early, of sufferings; all men on the picture very killed as soldiers during the war with the Nazis). In your letter to all of us “Why I didn’t do IVF”, you mention all sorts of people who might have reacted to your decision: “orthodox Catholics, unorthodox Catholics, ex-Catholics, Protestants, Jews, Buddhists, agnostics, new-agers, etc. Add to this list a Russian boy of Jewish origins, totally ignored of them and raised as a communist, who discovered God at the age of 19 and became Russian Orthodox, a scientist, who, expelled as a dissident, came to Jerusalem to learn his Hebrew heritage, who continued his Christian journey in France, Italy, Canada, etc., to become “orthodox Catholic” preserving his Byzantine and Jewish heritage. You know well my Father, and much less my “father”, the Jewish people. From Him I have learned the love for my brethren, whoever they are, because we all are His beloved children. From him I have learned the value to be a father himself. From His Daughter, Spouse and Mother I have learned the admiration for the spiritual Motherhood which keeps me afloat. From Jewish women (Orthodox, of course, as me — with a surprise and an ironic smile I have discovered that I am always Orthodox, — Communist, Russian, Jewish or Catholic !) I have learned the greatest respect for the “low”, everyday motherhood, with all its dramatic, tragic, and cheerful implications. Among the possibilities you consider remains that of adopting a living child. Among my numerous children, thanks to Him, there are two boys from the first marriage of my wife adopted by me and successfully carried on my shoulders (it was a very heavy charge!) for fourteen years — to a dignified manhood. With love and admiration, Edward

I am the coordinator of the RCIA process at St. Clement of Rome Church in Metairie. We are talking with the catechumens and candidates about “Faith”, what it means, how they can become open to this great gift and what keeps us from receiving it. Basic to faith is to come in touch with our neediness. Your father’s story as told in your song, “Surrender” is a living “parable” as Jesus would have told it. Your music touches the soul! I would like to use this tomorrow night if possible (Wednesday Sept 6) and would like to give them the words written and the story before hearing you sing, then lead them into reflection and prayer. I have your cd, but it’s hard to get words from that. THANK YOU for whatever you can do.

What a Wonderful and Beautiful Voice I heard early this morning on EWTN..Sept. 19th, 2006. I’m so happy I turned on the TV– I will continue to e-mail you..Will tell my family all about you!! God Has Blessed my day.

Kitty, Your dad’s story is so powerful. Your music is magnificant and it tuches my heart deeply. I will be publishing your name among my friends. I hope I can come to one of your engagements to see you personally. Meanwhile I will have to go shopping on your site. On Saturaday I will be giving a talk about the Love of the Father at a conference… I’d like to share a little about your father…because our earthly fathers play such an important role in our idea of God. What a beautiful mirror he must have been for you. I’m sure he is so present in all your songs and your talks as well. I have stories about the special consolation and comfort that the Holy Spirit gave me after losing my mom, my dad and my mother-in-law. One thing he told me before Mom died was. “You will never lose connection with your mom–because she is in me and your are in me…” May God’s comfort bring you new music to comfort your soul and to add beauty and comfort to the Body of Christ.

Dear Kitty, When visiting your website, I was delighted to learn that you welcome emails so I am writing to you to share with you how you have changed my life! In 2003 I was living on the east side of Michigan. I had been away from the Church for many years but felt a yearning to find something more in my life and so I began my journey back to the church… While online recently and in searching the EWTN website, I found your CD, The Miracle of Divine Mercy, that contained your personal testimony and inspirational songs. Because I always loved hearing a children’s choir, it caught my attention when I read that the Saint Joseph Children’s Choir accompanied you, I purchased it. To my absolute delight I fell in love with it and it has overwhelming took the place of the first Divine Mercy CD that I purchased. I now listened and sing along with your CD – every single day – to and from work, over and over ~~ whenever I have a moment at home and it is quiet, I listen to it. How you have touched my life, your voice is such a beautiful gift from God. I am thrilled that I have discovered “Kitty Cleveland” and I wanted you to know this. I especially love the song In the Breaking of the Bread. I listened to your testimony only once. But then recently, I listened to it again and really heard your words and found myself listening to it again and again and the song that you wrote “Surrender” has now become my favorite. It is haunting melody and is such a beautiful homage to your father and what he went through… Anyway, I wanted to tell you how wonderful your CD is and how your voice and words are so much a part of my life now. God Bless you, Kitty, and keep signing for the Lord!

Kitty,Your songs are very inspirational buy we do not always have access to listening to them here in Nigeria. I visited some religious stores to purchase your cds, I could not get any. Please make arrangement for your cds to get into Nigeria. I am avaluable for assistance if need be. Bye we love you.

Beautiful music !!! May God bless you and your team. I wish you would give a concert in El Paso or Las Cruces.

Your voice, songs and words of faith have changed my life forever. Our Lord certainly directed me to you in my searching for my lost faith. Thank you, Kitty. Judith Ann

Where can I buy the sheet music for this song! It’s beautiful! Thank you for sharing! KMM 🙂

Some days ago I received the Sacred Arias CD. There are not enough words to describe the effect of these music in me since it has brought a huge amount of memories from my childhood and youth when we used to sing in the chorus in our church. It is such an angelic work and your voice is …pristine and angelical. Just incredibly beautiful. Also, for me it was always very difficult to pray the rosary. I felt it was something I “had” to do as a duty, since I got the Miracle of Love Rosary CD, I want to pray the rosary for love to our dear Savior and His Blessed Mother. You made this miracle possible for me.

Your Miracle of Divine Mercy CD is so beautiful. A couple of weeks ago, I was driving around waiting for the time for me to pick up my husband at work. I was deciding to go to a Religious store or Target or anywhere. An angel came to me and whispered to go to the religious store. I saw your CD and since it had the Divine Mercy, I bought it even if the owner of the store could not play the sample for me. When I first heard your testimony, I asked myself, “what is so important about her testimony?”…but again, the angel whispered to me to listen to you. Miss Cleveland, I am grateful that I listened. I cried while listening to what happened to your father and to you all. The entire CD was so beautiful and I listened to your testimony more than 4 times. What happened to your life, from the saddest to the happiest, is a true testimony of our God’s Mercy and that He will not allow those who love Him dearly be destroyed. There is always Hope when we bow to our God in faith. Can you please let me know where I can buy the lyrics of your song “Surrender” and “Jesus I trust in You”? I will be very grateful to you if you can send me your reply as soon as possible.

I have just spent the last one and a-half hours reading over your website and it is just beautiful! It is the 2nd time I have visited it. A friend lent me “The Miracle of Divine Mercy” cd last summer when she heard of the personal crisis my family was and is still going through right now. Our situation is very similar to your family’s crisis when your father was wrongly accused of a crime and was sent to prison. The difference is that it is my brother that has been falsely accused and he is scheduled to be sentenced early next month. I listened to the cd prior to his trial in August and it was a blessing, but it also was difficult to hear, knowing we would possibly be going through the same storm. It is so painful to see my brother, his wife and their 3 children, along with our entire family go through this. All I can do is pray and trust Our Lord Jesus to be with us. In prayer, He has assured me that His hand is in this. I am ashamed to say that even with that, my mind still runs away with me and I get scared and feel as if God is silent at times. I worry about my brother’s health ( he had a heart attack in Oct. last year and has been under other stresses since Katrina damaged his home, and he has a daughter with brittle diabetes) and wonder how he will make it through this. I am thankful for the cd you made and I just ordered one through the mail. I know it will help to hear your cd again and to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet daily. As a side note, my friend, Dottie, who lent me her cd had a religious gift shop in Chalmette that was totally destroyed by the waters of Katrina. When I saw her again in Jan. at the Catholic Charismatic Women’s Retreat in Lafayette, I wanted to return it to her (she and her husband also lost their home, along with most of her family’s homes too and they are now in Houston). When I gave her the cd, it had her store’s sticker on it “God’s Blessings” – and she just broke down in tears to have something she cherished back! I also read your father’s article about the thorn and I will keep him and your family in my prayers. Lately, I have said novenas to Blessed Francis X. Seelos and I will pray to Jesus through his intercession for healing for all of you according to God’s will. Please keep my brother and his family and all of us in your prayers. May Our Father, His Son, Jesus and the Holy Spirit bless you and give you graces abundantly as you spread their love to others.

I attended the Magnificat prayer breakfast and was so inspired by your testimony. I identified with your experiences, because I too have been tested in my faith. …I do trust Jesus…I fall asleep with my CD Walkman listening to your CD The Miracle of Divine Mercy, and I’m attending a novena with the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy…Again you truly touched my heart and soul.