E185: She Forgave Her Family's Murderers w/Immaculee Ilibagiza

She survived the Rwandan Genocide. For three agonizing months, Immaculée Ilibagiza hid in a tiny bathroom with seven other women, knowing that at any moment, they could be discovered and killed. When she finally emerged, she was met with unimaginable loss—her family and friends had all been brutally murdered. But in the face of such horror, Immaculée's faith remained unshaken. She found hope, clung to grace, and powerfully forgave those who took everything from her. Her story is both heartbreaking and inspiring, and I’m deeply honored to have this conversation with her. I hope it moves you as much as it did me.Immaculee’s website: https://www.immaculee.com/Her instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ilibagizaimmaculee/Join our Locals community: https://lilarose.locals.com/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LilaRose865 A big thanks to our partner, EWTN, the world’s leading Catholic network! Discover news, entertainment and more at https://www.ewtn.com/ Check out our Sponsors:-Franciscan University Study Abroad: Experience the summer of your life learning and growing in faith in beautiful Austria: https://austria.franciscan.edu/-Crowd Health: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/ The new alternative to health insurance - sign up and use the code "LILA" for a special deal of $99 for your first 3 months!-EveryLife: https://www.everylife.com Buy diapers from an amazing pro-life diaper company and use code LILA and get 10% off!00:00:00 - Intro00:01:46 - Immaculee’s Background00:05:50 - Marian apparition 00:11:16 - CrowdHealth00:12:15 - Franciscan University00:13:17 - History of tribal hatred00:17:36 - She only had a rosary00:20:46 - Lost 50 pounds00:24:02 - “What changed was my heart”00:26:44 - They came to search, I knew my life was over00:37:56 - Meditating on Jesus’ death00:40:26 - A million people dead…00:48:30 - Media fomenting hatred00:58:23 - Patterns in the killers?01:05:03 - Her first job afterwards01:13:10 - Encounter with rosary01:25:31 - American Media