{"product_id":"fatima-100-questions-and-answers-about-the-marian-apparitions-9781621644378","title":"Fatima: 100 Questions and Answers about the Marian Apparitions","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom May to October, 1917, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared six times to three shepherd children in the tiny village of Fatima, Portugal. What started as a private matter was soon known all over town, throughout the country, and around the world. These apparitions are fascinating, and have gripped the imagination of people all over the world, from simple believers to academic theologians; from skeptics to the curious; from scientists to popes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFatima: 100 Questions and Answers on the Marian Apparitions\u003c\/i\u003e utilizes a question-and-answer format to explore the context of these apparitions, why they were so engrossing at the time, what they have meant to the Church and the world in the century since they happened, and why the requests of Our Lady are so important today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuestions include: \u003c\/p\u003eWho were these children? Why would Mary appear to them?What were the so-called \"Secrets of Fatima\"?What really happened during the Miracle of the Sun?In what ways were the children persecuted by the powerful Freemasons in the Portuguese government?Did the children see a vision that predicted the attempted assassination of St.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Senz \u003c\/b\u003ewrites from Oregon, where he lives with his family. He earned a Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry from the University of Portland, in Oregon. His writing has appeared in such publications as \u003ci\u003eCatholic World Report\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNational Catholic Register\u003c\/i\u003e, the UK's \u003ci\u003eCatholic Herald\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOSV Newsweekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCatholic Answers Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Sri\u003c\/b\u003e is a well-known author and speaker. He is a founding leader of FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students) and holds a doctorate from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. He serves as a professor of theology at the Augustine Institute and resides with his wife and their eight children in Littleton, Colorado.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ignatius Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50440668479762,"sku":"9781621644378","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e7f71697-1446-4997-a609-873e275fa090.jpg?v=1729661824","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/fatima-100-questions-and-answers-about-the-marian-apparitions-9781621644378","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}