This is a very good film that captures perfectly the Portuguese village life of the turbulent early 19th century.
A careful interpretation of the facts as they unfold.
Many still question the events and put them down to a collective psychological phenomenon.
As the Virgin mother said to the children when they asked for a sign so that the people could believe.... "Even when standing in front of the face of God, how many men still don't believe"
Are we not in the presence of miracles every second of our lives?
How much proof do we need from God?
Are we so complacent & greedy to reject everything around us and still ask for more?
"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle" (Albert Einstein)
I haven't been to Fatima but I've been to Coimbra where Luecia entered the convent.
That beautiful medieval town on a hill is like most of Northern Portugal, a very peaceful & blessed place.
Apparitions are not random events, they are chosen for special people in special places where the message will be spread through simple folk already suffering great strife.
Through pain, poverty & suffering we are much closer to God than the idle, wealthy and covetous.
A careful interpretation of the facts as they unfold.
Many still question the events and put them down to a collective psychological phenomenon.
As the Virgin mother said to the children when they asked for a sign so that the people could believe.... "Even when standing in front of the face of God, how many men still don't believe"
Are we not in the presence of miracles every second of our lives?
How much proof do we need from God?
Are we so complacent & greedy to reject everything around us and still ask for more?
"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle" (Albert Einstein)
I haven't been to Fatima but I've been to Coimbra where Luecia entered the convent.
That beautiful medieval town on a hill is like most of Northern Portugal, a very peaceful & blessed place.
Apparitions are not random events, they are chosen for special people in special places where the message will be spread through simple folk already suffering great strife.
Through pain, poverty & suffering we are much closer to God than the idle, wealthy and covetous.