@Nickerdooodle oh, you mean in marriage? not. I think a couple should have as many kids as possible. no limit or setting boundaries because they "feel like it" but I never heard of that in Catholicism. certainly not Catholic teaching.
God isn't a philosophical or scientific proposition to be deduced to, but a person to follow and love. If you're an atheist wanting to see if God exists, make sure you're also praying and detaching from sin.
@Italian347 You're assuming she prepared months to go to a church. it might have been an immediate thing for her where she had no time to get dressed, which might be the case. as most people of the world are blind to cultural sins and hence need time to prep.
Our Lady explained that the potato famine across Europe the year before was a warning. If people didn't convert their hearts, more famine would come. If they do, then food will be abundant. The famine never came, as many Catholics changed their ways after hearing the apparition.
She lamented for those who work on Sunday, the Lord’s Day, rather than resting and praying. In addition, the cart drivers continued to swear with Her Son’s name. In the winters people attended Mass to scoff at religion and in the summers ignored Mass altogether.
However, a Capuchin friar, Maurice da Ceva, inspired by his great love of the blessed sacrament took the monstrance containing the Host from the Church and in procession walked to the fire. The fire at once subsided.
A document tells us that many would have a weekly feast dedicated to the miracle after the event. this has been going on for a century. showing its widespread impact on many people.