The book Vision of Fatima is more than an
enjoyable travelogue. Fr. McGlynn reminds
THE SCULPTORus that Fatima, like Cana, is a place of
PRIEST OF FATIMA
miracles. He also points us to the penitential
By Fr. Hugh Vincent Dyer, O.P.
character of Mary’s message. Penance seeks
justice and communion with Jesus crucified.
Adapted from a blog post on Dominicanajournal.com
The prayer of the rosary is a prayer
whereby we grow in the virtues of Mary’s
Fatima has been present in my imagination
By Br. Reginald Hoefer, O.P.
contemplative heart. Fatima has long been a
for nearly as long as I can remember. I
motivator to prayer, and Fr. McGlynn’s work
grew up in Albany, New York, in the 1980s.
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because it makes us give up our own
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flesh in the Eucharist as healing for our
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avoid that.
unhappiness. He is infinite, and only He
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can fill our infinite longing for happiness.
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upon
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of thousands
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presence of the March
every year.
for Life. Why? The reality is that the activity
Photograph taken by Fr. Thomas McGlynn, O.P.,
of Sr. Lucia posing with his prototype for the
Fatima sculpture. Used with permission of the
Thomas McGlynn Collection, Providence College,
Providence, RI 02918-0001.
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