Bogoslovska smotra, Vol. 88 No. 2, 2018.
Review article
Writings of Selected Croatian Theologians on the Fatima Apparitions with a Special Reflection on the Theological Contribution of Josip Mlinarić
Martina Ana Begić
orcid.org/0000-0001-9863-5474
; Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
In every time, including ours, human curiosity does not know bounds. The human being has always wondered where God is? Is he revealing himself still? Is he giving some453 signs and if so, what is their meaning? Apparitions in Fatima have only prompted such discussions and questions further. Did Our Lady really communicate in Fatima? The human being thirsts for God’s love and attention, so in each sign of God’s presence, no matter how small it is, he/she finds great consolation for future life. God has revealed to us his love through his Son and the Son through his Mother, who continuously accompanies us on our journeys. Fatima is a proof of that. In many different ways, Croatian theologians tried to reach an understanding of the Fatima events and Mary’s messages on love and conversion. Each in his own way described his view and reflection on Fatima and the miraculous arrival of the Mother of the one who descended to earth for the sake of all of us. The article discusses homilies of a Dominican, Josip Mlinarić, on the topic of Fatima that have remained unknown to public until now. They are a reflection of a time, of how and in which manner the faithful were introduced to belief in the secret of Fatima. For the sake of clarity and better understanding of the Fatima revelations in works of Croatian theologians, the author has analysed dogmatic reflections of Pope emeritus Benedict XVI on »private« and »public« revelations and interpretations of the third Fatima secret. In the article the author is trying to offer an answer to the question why and for what reason Our Lady of Fatima spoke to our time in the specific historical situation.
Keywords
Our Lady of Fatim; Fatima; Croatian theologians; Josip Mlinarić; Benedict XVI
Hrčak ID:
204201
URI
Publication date:
26.7.2018.
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