Astounding Things!: How the Midday Sun Danced at Fatima
An excerpt of Avelino de Almeida’s firsthand account of the Miracle of the Sun, published on October 15th, 1917, in O Século’s daily edition Translated by John Nahrgang OURÉM (PORTUGAL), October 13th Upon disembarking, after a delayed trip, at around four o’clock in the afternoon at Chão de Maçãs station in Ourém, where religious people […]
Am I my brother’s keeper?
By David M. Carollo – When God asked Cain where his brother Abel was, he responded: “Am I my brother’s keeper?” Knowing that he had murdered him, motivated by jealousy, God allowed him to contemplate his deed. Cain knew that his action was wrong, but more profoundly, he knew that this act had ramifications far […]
A greater miracle than this!
by Donal Anthony Foley – The miracle of the sun at Fatima on Oct. 13, 1917, was one of the most crucial and astounding events of the 20th century, a vast affirmation of the power and existence of God given to an undeserving world that was increasingly moving away from Him. One of the most […]
The last words of Our Lady of Fatima
by Donal Anthony Foley – During the final apparition of Our Lady at Fatima, on Oct. 13, 1917, she said to the children that she was the Lady of the Rosary, thus emphasizing the importance of the Rosary, and intimately linking herself with it. She also told them to, “Continue always to pray the Rosary […]
Apocalyptic visions get our attention, but we still have to answer the call
by Barb Ernster – The most important aspect of the Fatima message is how we respond to the only question Our Lady asked the three children on May 13: “Are you willing to offer yourselves to God and bear all the sufferings He wills to send you as an act of reparation and in supplication […]
