The Mysteries of the Rosary
When we hear the word “mystery” we think of something obscure, complicated, hard to understand and, well, mysterious. But, as we have just seen, Christian revelation is not “done in a
When we hear the word “mystery” we think of something obscure, complicated, hard to understand and, well, mysterious. But, as we have just seen, Christian revelation is not “done in a
Begin with the Sign of the Cross: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. and cross yourself as you do, touching
It should be clear that the Rosary is a supreme example of the Catholic faith’s openness to the enduring expressions of the heart of the common man and woman. It shows
Since it’s my blog and I can indulge myself however I like, I thought I would follow up yesterday’s quick discussion of the development of the Rosary with the story
The typical custom (not an iron law) has been to say five decades of the Rosary each day. Until Pope St. John Paul II added the Luminous Mysteries to the Rosary in
Got a note the other day that inspired me: Hello Mark, Thank you for your witness to our Catholic faith. I appreciate your writing and your humble example and commitment
Mary, says St. Ambrose is the type of the Church. The notion of looking through scripture for images and symbols of spiritual realities is as old as scripture itself. Indeed,
As we began to discuss yesterday, the Feast of the Annunciation was hugely important not only to Tolkien, but to all ancient Christians–and for a reason that often surprises post-moderns.
It is sacred to nerds because this happened on this date in the year 3019 in the Third Age of Middle Earth: Sam came to the gaping mouth and peered
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