Melissa Lauber Loretta LaRoche does not look like a prophet. But the message she preaches at hundreds of seminars around the country and on three PBS specials feels like a godsend to those whose lives are filled with the stresses of daily living. Tomorrow is mystery.
Today is a gift.
That's why they call it the present. But LaRoche is no priest and she offers herself up on no altars of high brow philosophy. To the audiences who now flock to see her, she offers several promotional products. One of her favorites is the martyr kit. It's two pieces of Velcro, she explains.