Fatima: 100 Questions and Answers about the Marian Apparitions

From 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.

Fatima: 100 Questions and Answers on the Marian Apparitions 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.

Questions include:

Paul Senz writes 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 Catholic World Report, the National Catholic Register, the UK’s Catholic Herald, OSV Newsweekly, Catholic Answers Magazine, and more.

Edward Sri 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.