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Join Deacon Bob Ellis, National Coordinator, World Apostolate of Fatima USA (www.bluearmy.com) & Fr. Michael Freihofer, Chaplain, Archdiocese of Denver Fatima Prayer Groups Saturday, June 4, 2016 9:30am - 12:30 pm (following 8:30am Mass) St Joan of Arc Catholic Church 12735 West 58th Avenue. Arvada CO 80002 FREE registration at eventbrite.com, search: Denver Fatima Conference or email: denver.fatima@hotmail.com St. John Paul II: "Fatima is more important today than in 1917!" The World is in Desperate Need of Help Open: Sun-Thur 11 a.m. - 9 p.m., Fri & Sat 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Get Your Fish Here On Fridays British Style Fish & Chips Sundays: Kids Eat FREE / Tilapia Tuesdays: $1.00 per piece / Wednesdays: Senior Discount! 1311 S. Broadway Denver, CO 80210 720-570-5103 2175 Sheridan (Sloan's Lake) Edgewater, CO 80214 303-232-2128 5325 E. Colfax Denver, CO 80220 303-333-4551 www.gbfishandchips.com A s the Church readies to cele- brate the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Mary to three children in Fatima, Portugal, in 1917, the Mariological Society of America (MSA), which studies the role of Mary in theol- ogy, will host its 67th annual conference May 17-20 at the Franciscan Retreat Center in Colorado Springs. Father James Phalan, of MSA's administra- tive council, recently spoke to Denver Catholic about the Fatima centenary and the upcoming conference, which is open to the public. DENVER CATHOLIC: What is the message of Fatima? FATHER JAMES PHALAN: There are many aspects of the Fatima mes- sage on repentance, the prayer of the rosary and reparation. All of them are tied to her promise that the world will pass through diŠ cult times but her Immaculate Heart will triumph. That is good news. DC: What can people do to prepare for the Fatima centenary? JP: We can pray and proclaim the good news (of Jesus Christ). The triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is very similar to what Pope St. John Paul II started calling "the springtime of the Holy Spirit." Popes Benedict XVI and Francis have continued in the same line, calling for a reawakening of the faith—a new evangelization to reawaken faith in people's hearts and bring about a deep spiritual renewal. That's what Our Lady of Fatima's message is for us today—it's a message of hope; it's a message of good news. It calls us to be people of hope that proclaim the joy of the Gospel, as Pope Francis has urged us to do. DC: What should people know about the upcoming conference? JP: The Mariological Society is turning its attention specifi cally to the Immac- ulate Heart of Mary for this confer- ence in light of the fact that this May 13 the Church will be celebrating the beginning of the centenary year of the apparitions at Fatima, Portugal. Those apparitions were pivotal for devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. DC: Explain the conference theme, "Devotion to the Heart of Mary: Theological Foundations." JP: The Church needs solid theologi- cal foundation to orient our devotion so we may understand what we are talking about regarding the Immacu- late Heart of Mary. If you want to fi nd someone totally united to Christ, who has the heart of Christ, it's Mary. This conference will look at the theological roots, growth and development—the theological signifi cance—of the heart of Mary in Christian life. DC: What can people expect at the conference? JP: There will be theology, but not intimidating theology. There will be theological papers presented, most by professors of theology from di' erent organizations or seminaries. Presen- tations include "Marian Apparitions and the Heart of Mary" by author Michael O'Neill, director of Miracle Hunter website, and "The Heart of Mary in Light of a Biblical Anthropol- ogy of the Heart: Mother and Mystic" by Assumption College professor Virginia Kimball, S.T.D., president of the Ecumenical Society of the Blessed Virgin Mary USA. The experience of coming together for several days to listen to di' erent presentations is like holding something up to the light: It leads to beautiful insight and deeper understanding and knowledge. Mary's heart focus of theological conference BY ROXANNE KING editor_king@icloud.com @RoxanneIKing Devotion to the Heart of Mary: Theological Foundations www.MariologicalSociety.com CONFERENCE

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