Father Robert Fox passed away from a battle with cancer the day before Thanksgiving. His funeral Mass, according to this obituary, will take place this coming Saturday at the parish in Alexandria, S.D.
For those not familiar with Father Fox, he was ordained for the Diocese of Sioux Falls, S.D., in 1956. The editor of the Immaculate Heart Messenger, he founded the Fatima Family Apostolate and the Shrine to Our Lady of Fatima in Alexandria. He made numerous trips to Fatima, bringing groups of young people to the European shrine. He was also seen frequently on EWTN.
To learn more about Father Fox and his work, read this 2001 Register interview.
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Fr. Fox’s youth pilgrimages to Fatima were an amazing project: expensive trips, but ones that awakened young people to the “outer world” and mixed youth from all layers of life. Our own family sent more than one teen with him, and has many memories—not particularly fond ones of Fr Fox himself, as he was not that “kind and sincere” a man with sensitive young people as he could have been—but of his endeavours in general, which were always in honour of Our Lady and her most wonderful Son. For that: May God reward you, Father Fox!!!!
I just want to say that I remember Fr. Fox from sitting next to him on the plane to Fatima when I was 15 years old. I had already read 2 books he had written and heard about him from my dad that it felt like I knew him. in Fatima, he was gave us much to think and pray about such as honesty, holiness, and mostly ~ purity~. He was an awesome teacher and leader for the youth. He has been an example to me through my life because of his perseverance in his faith and the Apostolate he started. He was successful because he allowed God to work through him. May he rest in peace, Amen.
Traveled with Fr. Fox to Fatima in…1990? Remember the trip vividly and I remember him to have been a very strong man of faith, but he also took time out to speak to each of us, going table to table sharing that very subtle smile, as pictured above, as he listened to the ramblings of a hundred+ girls. We had morning meetings…at which he shared both seroius and some lighthearted stories with us that put us at ease, but remdinded us that faith was more than just something you recognized once a week at church. Father lived his and I believe that’s what I took away from the trip. Like our journey to Fatima, so is our journey in life. He impacted mine and the trip broadened my understanding of the Catholic faith, but also Catholics in general. It was interesting to meet people from all walks of life from across the US and into Canada. Am thankful to have met him.
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