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Chapter 31. Spiritist Healer: “John of God”
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Chapter 32. Healings by a “Victim Soul”
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Chapter 33. Jesus’ Resurrection Apparitions
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Chapter 34. “Visions” behind The Passion
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Chapter 35. Eucharistic Signs
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Chapter 36. The Secrets of Fatima
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Chapter 37. The Medjugorje Phenomenon
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Chapter 38. Guardian Angel Encounters
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Chapter 39. Heaven's Stenographer
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Chapter 40. The Mormon Seer
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