Tag: Thinking and Praying

This is the last of the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary. One of the funny ironies surrounding my Evangelical worries about “Mary worship” is the discovery that my fears were so

Today we look briefly at the fourth Luminous Mystery of the Rosary. As amazing as it seems, the voice that spoke to Peter, James, and John on the Mount of

Today we look at the third Luminous Mystery of the Rosary. Jesus’ first public proclamation is “Repent! For the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” (Matt. 4:17). It’s significant that

We continue with the second Luminous Mystery of the Rosary. The ancient Egyptians were on to something: They longed for eternal life. Not a bad thing to long for. But

We continue our look at the Rosary with the first Luminous Mystery. Leonardo da Vinci did us a disservice when he painted St. John in his Last Supper. In his zeal

Today we look at the fifth and last Joyful Mystery of the Rosary. One of the things many Evangelicals like me found difficult is the Catholic habit of showing Jesus as

Today we look at the fourth Joyful Mystery of the Rosary. I like to meditate on the Presentation (when Mary and Joseph took the baby Jesus to the Temple in Jerusalem

Today we look at the third Joyful Mystery of the Rosary. Every December 1, my mind fleets back to 1986 and a small bedroom in a small apartment in Seattle.

We continue our look at the Rosary with the second Joyful Mystery. When I ponder the Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth I’m struck by how pedestrian it would look to anybody who

We continue our look at the Rosary with the first Joyful Mystery. The things we think are big can be curiously small to God. We often forget this when we