Winner of a 2020 Catholic Press Association book award (second place, theology-morality, ethics, Christology, Mariology, and redemption).
The earliest of Mary’s apparitions can be traced back to the first century of the Church and have continued into modern times, inspiring the faithful to devotion to her and to a deeper love of Christ her son.
In Virgin, Mother, Queen, popular radio and television host Michael O’Neill gathers fascinating details from Mary’s mystical appearances around the world. Robert Fastiggi, professor of systemic theology at Sacred Heart Major Seminary, answers questions about the historical and theological development of Marian teachings throughout Church history.
The ten, Church-sanctioned apparitions and their corresponding titles of Mary are:
Virgin, Mother, Queen includes full-color illustrations and recounts in story and teaching why the apparitions and titles of Mary continue to be relevant today. Each chapter contains traditional prayers associated with these historic Marian shrines.
Michael O’Neill is the host of Relevant Radio’s The Miracle Hunter.
He is the author of Exploring the Miraculous, 365 Days with Mary, and 20 Questions: Apparitions and Revelations. He has contributed to Mater Misericordiae: An Annual Journal of Mariology. He has appeared on NBC’s Today, The Dr. Oz Show, Fox and Friends, EWTN, and a number of radio programs.
O’Neill was the consultant for the National Geographic December 2015 cover story about the Virgin Mary and was interviewed as the Marian expert on the corresponding television piece for NatGeo Explorer. O’Neill served as the expert commentator during the 2010 live broadcast of the approval of the Marian apparition at Champion, Wisconsin, as well as EWTN’s coverage at the 100th Anniversary Mass of Our Lady of Fatima. He was the cohost of the television special Miracle Hunters on UpTV in 2015 and was a panelist for the twelve-part television series Mary,Mother of All on Shalom World. He is the creator and host of EWTN’s They Might Be Saints about the lives of future saints and the search for canonization miracles.
O’Neill is a graduate of Stanford University and member of the Mariological Society of America and the Theological Commission of the International Marian Association.