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Randi Gage

Winnipeg palliative care specialist, 2013 YWCA Woman of Distinction

“Last fall I found all the discussions and dismay surrounding Catholic Church issues kept pointing to the release of the Third Secret of Fatima. So I went in search of more information and found several books, which, I might add, are not easy reads. The one I finished is called Fatima: Tragedy and Triumph by Friar Francois de Marie des Anges and Georges de Jesus. It recounts the information and misinformation about the 1917 prophecy up to 1999. It contains some very interesting bits of history. Currently I am reading The Awesome Fatima Consecrations by Father Paul Trinchard. He offers insight into the different views of the whole Fatima controversy. Overall, it is interesting and thought-provoking, but it does make me want to throw it all the wall at times. I usually read fluff, so for me to read history is an adventure.”

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