Miracles are events which seem to defy standard, rational or normal explanations, and tend to be explained by divine intervention. Most of Latin America is predominantly Catholic and miracles have a deep historical tradition in Catholic theology. To some, miracles would be considered fate or a lucky break, but to Catholics “A miracle is a supernaturally (divinely) caused event—an event (ordinarily) different from what would have occurred in the n...
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Miracles are events which seem to defy standard, rational or normal explanations, and tend to be explained by divine intervention. Most of Latin America is predominantly Catholic and miracles have a deep historical tradition in Catholic theology. To some, miracles would be considered fate or a lucky break, but to Catholics “A miracle is a supernaturally (divinely) caused event—an event (ordinarily) different from what would have occurred in the normal (“natural”) course of events.”
The appearance of the Blessed Mother to the three children at Fatima in 1917 is said to be a miracle. It was here that after a horrific rainstorm, Mary brought the sun closer to the earth and dried the humans’ clothes that they were wearing as a demonstration of God’s power through her. This miracle was witnessed by many thousands of people and thought of as a divine intervention. A miracle is believed to be “A discernible, divine act in the world, outside, above, or beyond the natural order of things,...
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