It is interesting that in her appearances at Lourdes, Fatima and other locations, the Mother of God repeatedly recommends praying the Rosary. She does not invite us to pray the Divine Office, or to do ...

It’s a powerful tool that is changing communities and changing hearts; it’s the rosary. Its popularity has increased over recent years, especially since Pope John Paul II called the Year of the Rosary ...

Our retreat director was Fr Seamus OConnell, a Scripture scholar in Maynooth and a Kerryman into the bargain. He is master of the Socratic method, challenging with searching questions rather than ...

Sri, who wrote The New Rosary in Scripture: Biblical Insights for Praying the 20 Mysteries (Servant, 2003), says that whenever he gives a talk about praying the scriptural Rosary, he’s surprised by ...

In the midst of a revival of interest in the rosary, McKenna, a retreat leader and author of The New Stations of the Cross, weighs in with a fresh look at the traditional Catholic devotion that honors ...

Scores of Catholics and other practicing Christians pray the rosary all year long — and many bestow gifts of rosaries on family and friends for Christmas and other special occasions. What is the ...

A little bit more than 10 years ago, over the span of 11 months, I suffered three miscarriages right in a row, and each one ...

Devotion to Mary has always been a part of the Black Catholic experience, according to Stacy Williams, director of the ...

After a series of health crises and the loss of her father, religion professor Arlene Sanchez-Walsh found herself in need of prayer. So she downloaded what she called "a modern, millennial Catholic ...