February 5, 2026
Margie Cretella
Sister of Father Steven Popovich
“Have You Seen My Brother? Discovering That God is Good When in a Tragedy”
Biography
Margie Cretella has lived a life deeply shaped by faith, family, and service. After years of teaching and directing pre-kindergarten programs in Austintown, Ohio, and later working with students at Summit Academy, her greatest spiritual journey began when her brother, Father Stephen Popovich, was paralyzed in a devastating accident. His unshakable trust in God – expressed in his constant mantra, “God is Good” – inspired Margie to turn a decade of journaling into a book that captures her family’s powerful story of chaos, courage, devotion, and grace.
Rooted in her own guiding principle to live happy, healthy, and holy, Margie now carries those lessons into the next chapter of her life as she moves to be closer to her family in South Carolina.