Off the Shelf 165 – Joseph Pronechen
This week we spend some time focusing on the messages given to us at Fatima by our Mother Mary. Some may wonder why over 100 years later her apparition to 3 shepherd children and the resulting messages she gave are still relevant. They are VERY relevant. Join author Joseph Pronechen and I as we discuss his book Fruits of The Fruits of Fatima: A Century of Signs and Wonders.
From the publisher Sophia Institute Press
This riveting account of true-life Fatima events of the past hundred years demonstrates that Our Lady’s messages are more vital today than ever before.
Here, author Joseph Pronechen reports on scores of post-Fatima incidents that reveal the wide-reaching influence the apparitions have had throughout this past century on the lives of ordinary people, popes, saints, and even unbelievers!
You’ll learn of amazing but little-known Fatima-related occurrences, including the role of the apparitions in…
- The declaration of the dogma of the Assumption of Mary
- The 1981 attempt to assassinate Pope St. John Paul II and his miraculous survival
- St. Padre Pio’s astounding recovery from a long-term illness
- The Church’s struggle against Communism
- St. Faustina’s Divine Mercy visions
- And many more incidents related to Fatima!
It’s time to discover all of Fatima not simply the isolated incidents of the early twentieth century, but the ongoing heavenly interventions that are impacting modern history and bearing extraordinary spiritual fruit along the way.
Armed with this knowledge and perspective, you’ll be inspired again by the messages of Fatima and will devote yourself once more or perhaps for the first time to Mother Mary, whose love for you and concern for your salvation know no bounds.
Bio
Joseph Pronechen is staff writer with the National Catholic Register since 2005. His articles have appeared in a number of national publications including Columbia magazine, Soul, Faith and Family, Catholic Digest, and Marian Helper. His religion features have also appeared in Fairfield County Catholic and in one of Connecticut’s largest news dailies. He holds an MS degree and formerly taught English and courses in film study that he developed at a Catholic high school in Connecticut. Joseph and his wife Mary reside on the East Coast.
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