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Prayer on the run
Staying in touch with God doesn’t require hours a day. Here are three ways to keep spiritually connected even when you’re at your busiest
Five Prayers to Say on Thanksgiving
For appreciating others We thank you, Father, for the gift of Jesus your Son who came to our Earth and lived in a simple home. We have a greater appreciation of the value and dignity of the human family because he loved and was loved within…
What happened when I started praying the rosary daily
As an adult, the idea of praying the rosary every day seemed daunting. Forty-five minutes is a big chunk of time for parents especially after the kids are in bed and you finally have some silence. Sure, you can pray it all in 25 minutes —…
Struggling with the Rosary? Try these five simple tips!
Although the Rosary is an extremely popular prayer, many individuals struggle with it. Even those devoted to Mary sometimes find it to be a challenging and frustrating devotion. Is it possible to overcome the dryness and distractions often…
The Healing Rosary
In the Evangelical church in which I was raised, we didn’t hate Catholics, but we thought they were wrong. One of the areas we were convinced they were in error was their “Mary worship.” As I followed the path to the Catholic Church, I came…
How Our Lady of Sorrows Helped Me to Overcome Fear
By Christina Mayeux Anxiety and depression are on the rise. Even people who are faith-filled, devoted Christians often face difficulties with anxiety, fear, and sadness. However, we are not alone when we experience the inner anguish of…
Making Mass Matter
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Pray the Rosary, Franciscan style
There’s more than one way to pray the Rosary. If you have a special devotion to St. Francis of Assisi, whose feast we celebrate on Oct. 4, or if you’d simply like to explore a different angle on a familiar form of prayer, the Franciscan…
The Pope’s Favorite Marian Devotion
In 2009, I was introduced to the Marian devotion of Our Lady Undoer of Knots when I was given an assignment to write about this little-known devotion. Discovering Our Lady Undoer of Knots was the answer to a prayer I had to made for help in…
U.S. Bishops invite the faithful to fast and pray the Rosary on Friday, May 13, (memorial of Our…
The U.S. Bishops invite the faithful to fast and pray the Rosary on Friday, May 13, (memorial of Our Lady of Fatima), in the midst of tensions related to the leaked draft opinion of the Supreme Court. Part of the USCCB’s statement from May…