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FATIMA PRIEST
Long Awaited Biography of
Father Nicholas Gruner is
published!
For tens of thousands of
Catholics, the announcement that Fatima Priest, the biography of Father
Nicholas Gruner, will be released at the beginning of July 1997 is welcome news
indeed. The book, written by the widely-respected Catholic journalist, Francis
Alban, has been eagerly awaited by supporters and observers of Father Gruner's
Fatima Apostolate for many months. And the word, from those fortunate enough to
have read the pre-publication proofs, is that readers won't be disappointed!
 "It's an
intensely interesting, dramatic and thought-provoking work," said
journalist and essayist, B.L. Drake, who himself has reported extensively on
Father Gruner's work. "It's the kind of book that will inspire many people and
infuriate a few, not the least of which are some very powerful folks in the
Vatican bureaucracy. I think it's fair to say that Fatima Priest is a
major event in Catholic publishing in 1997."
While the book is
scheduled to reach bookstores by July 15, readers can reserve advance copies
(in hard- or soft-cover) from
Catholic Books
Online, the Web's largest non-profit Catholic bookstore. Once released,
Fatima Priest will also be available for online ordering here in Our
Lady's Bookstore.
EXCERPT FROM THE COVER
In this much anticipated biography, the respected
Catholic journalist and writer, Francis Alban tells the inspiring story of the
life and work of Father Nicholas Gruner, the Canadian born founder and director
of a Marian movement that many consider to be among most-influential and
powerful in the contemporary Catholic Church.
Setting his tale
amidst the great historic events of our century and writing in dramatic, often
poetic prose, Alban depicts the warm, faith-filled home in which Nick Gruner
was born and the future priest formed. Covering his childhood, education and
years as a seminarian at the prestigious Angelicum in Rome, the author provides
a fascinating portrait of the influences and ideas which would later lead the
young priest to dedicate his life and work to Our Lady of Fatima.
In the chapters
devoted to the foundation and work of his Fatima apostolate, readers will
discover many of the reasons why Father Gruner is often called the "most
controversial priest in the Catholic Church today." His stalwart, unflinching
determination to see that the requests made by the Blessed Virgin at Fatima are
fully complied with have made him many friends and followers as well as some
powerful enemies within the Church bureaucracy.
Against the
backdrop of the current crisis gripping the Catholic Church, Francis Alban
fully explores Father Gruner's long and desperate struggle to defend his
priestly rights and reputation, providing new facts and documentary evidence
heretofore unseen outside of ecclesiastical courts. It is doubtful that, after
reviewing this new information, many readers can remain unconvinced that the
case against Father Gruner is anything more than a careful and well-organized
effort to suppress the Message of Fatima.
Also included in
this volume are Father Gruner's own personal reflections on a wide variety of
moral, theological and personal topics, providing further insight into the life
and mission of this uniquely pious and dedicated priest.
Reprinted on the Web from Fatima
Priest with the permission of the publisher.
All rights
reserved.
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