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Refractions of Light: 201 Answers on Apparitions, Visions and the Catholic Church
Refractions of Light: 201 Answers on Apparitions, Visions and the Catholic Church
by Kevin Symonds
For the past several decades, there has been a notable rise in claims of apparitions, visions and messages from heaven. This growth has often led to confusion and sensationalism among the Catholic faithful. Refractions of Light: 201 Answers on Apparitions, Visions and the Catholic Church seeks to address this situation using an easy-to-read Q&A format designed for a broad audience. It does not shy away from controversial topics, reaching into the relevant Church documents, which it includes in its appendices, to address them. Kevin Symonds’ book is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand how we come to know when heaven is reaching out to us.
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INTERVIEWS
Interview on WCAT Radio – Bob Olson’s “I Thought You’d Like to Know This, Too” (Aired January 27, 2017.)
TESTIMONIALS
In the face of so many false apparitions and self-styled Catholic “seers,” Refractions of Light is a very useful work that enables readers to avoid the errors that are often propagated by charlatans who claim to be receiving messages from God or the Virgin Mary. The book is approved by ecclesiastical authority and is presented in the style of a catechism, which gives it real doctrinal weight and allows it to be used in the instruction of the faithful in parishes. Highly recommendable for students of the Catholic faith as well as the general lay public. – Matthew Hoffman, author of The Book of Gomorrah and St. Peter Damian’s Struggle Against Ecclesiastical Corruption
In our time, when claims to private revelation abound, Kevin Symonds’ presentation of the Church’s teaching in this area is refreshing and clear. Official documents are translated and presented in the appendix. A helpful introduction to the topic. – Br. Cassian Folsom, OSB, former Consultor to the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kevin Symonds was born and raised in Massachusetts. He attended Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio where he obtained his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Theology with a background in the classical languages. He has been working with the Catholic Church’s theology of private revelation since 2002 and has published Internet and magazine articles. He currently lives in Texas.
Donald DeMarco, author of 28 books, including most recently How to Flourish in a Fallen World and Ten Major Moral Mistakes and How they are Destroying Society, is a Senior Fellow of Human Life International. He is professor emeritus at St. Jerome’s University in Waterloo, Ontario, and an adjunct professor at Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell, Connecticut. He is a regular columnist for St. Austin Review and has written over a hundred articles for the website Truth and Charity. He is a board member of the NY Social Justice Review for Our Lady of Wisdom College in Ontario, Canada, and Corresponding Member of the Pontifical Academy for Life. In June, 2015, he was awarded the prestigious Bishop Exner Award for “Catholic Excellence in Public Life.”
Roger Skrenes studied science as an undergraduate and history as a graduate. He holds a master’s degree in religion and has taught high school in Los Angeles, California, for over thirty years, including six summers in the California Youth Authority (a prison for teenage boys in Whittier, CA). He is the father of three adult children, Mary, Mark and Therese.
Ronda Chervin has a Ph.D. in philosophy from Fordham University and an M.A. in Religious Studies from Notre Dame Apostolic Institute. She is a convert to the Catholic faith from a Jewish but atheistic background. She has been a professor at Loyola Marymount University, St. John’s Seminary of the Los Angeles Archdiocese, Franciscan University of Steubenville, Our Lady of Corpus Christi, and presently teaches at Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Connecticut. More than fifty books of hers have been published by Catholic presses in the area of philosophy and spirituality. Dr. Ronda presents on EWTN and Catholic radio. She is a dedicated widow and grandmother. Her many books include 
Mr. Francis Etheredge is married with eight children, plus three in heaven.
