John Paul II a Saint? Video by Richard Bennett
I’m not very smart, so why even try?
Turretin Fan responds to a comment by a Catholic who feels free because he can hand over his intellect to the Catholic hierarchy.
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Quite Contrary – Now available at CWRC
In my last newsletter, I provided a link to Amazon for anyone interested in purchasing the book by Timothy Kauffman on Marian Apparitions. The book can also be purchased at the website of Rob Zins’ ministry, CWRC. The website was being serviced when the January newsletter came out. Buying the book at CWRC is less expensive than Amazon, and also will support CWRC. Check it out!
Apparition Week: Our Lady of Medjugorje
The apparition of “Mary” appeared to six Croatian children in 1981 in a town in Bosnia-Herzegovina (then Yugoslavia). The apparition has been giving the visionaries messages for almost thirty years. Each of the six were to receive ten secrets from the apparition before the visions would end. Today, two of the visionaries still receive messages from the spirit on a monthly basis. In a nutshell, the message is usually: pray (the Rosary), fast, and do penance (in particular, confess monthly to a priest). This apparition site, despite being located in a war zone for many years, has been very popular among Catholics worldwide. Over 30 million people have visited the site. Many have reported miraculous events, such as rosaries turning gold and the spinning of the sun. In March, 2010 the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith launched a formal investigation of the phenomenon.
A video of visionary receiving a message:
Apparition Week: Zeitoun
A silent “Mary” was seen by many millions in Cairo, Egypt for a three-year period from 1968 to 1970. A Muslim bus driver first witnessed the apparition – he thought a woman was attempting to commit suicide by jumping off a Coptic church. The apparition was accompanied by miraculous healings, and the supernatural phenomena were confirmed by Coptics, Catholics, Muslims and evangelicals.
Apparition Week: Our Lady of Fatima
The Virgin “Mary” first appeared to three Portuguese children on May 13, 1917. While playing, the children saw a sudden flash of light, which turned out to be a lady. She promised to visit them on the 13th day of the next six months. During these apparitions, she made secret prophecies to the children. The first secret (revealed to the Pope in 1941) was the vision of souls in hell. By devotion to the immaculate heart of Mary many souls would escape such judgment. The second secret related to Russia and communism. The third secret concerned the attempted murder of a pope. [John Paul II, who survived an assassination attempt on the anniversary of the apparition in 1981, revealed this secret in 2000]. On the last of the six appearances a miracle occurred. With many thousands in attendance, the sun began to move around, shooting off brilliant colors. Then it plunged toward the earth before returning to normal. Despite having rained, the ground became immediately dry.
Apparition Week: Our Lady of Lourdes
The apparition appeared to a young girl named Bernadette near the Pyranees in France in 1858. In order to test the authenticity of the apparition, Bernadette threw holy water at the lady claiming to be Mary. This met was met with approval by the apparition, and Bernadette fell into a trance. For the next 15 days the young girl returned to the site, prayed the Rosary, and became entranced. On the ninth day, she was directed into the grotto, where she dug and discovered a spring of water. Bernadette inquired as to the apparition’s identity, and was told “I am the Immaculate Conception.” The incorrupt body of St. Bernadette is on display in a chapel in Nevers, France. About 5 million pilgrims visit Lourdes annually.
