She explained that her mother recently died and she placed her lifelong rosary in her casket. She hugged Blanco, saying, “This is a word from the Lord.” Blanco tells of people, who upon receiving the ...

FAIRBANKS — The last two sets of mysteries of the Rosary are the most intense look at the life of Christ and what they promise for his followers. The Sorrowful Mysteries reflect on the passion and ...

The rosary, a favorite devotional prayer of many Catholics throughout the world, goes back to the 13th century. It was in the 1500s that Pope Pius V designated the original 15 mysteries of the rosary, ...

The last few Christmases, my parish has hosted a Christmas musical event that involves the children of our catechetical program. This year, Bayonne’s Kathleen McNally presented “The Christmas Story in ...

For the International Year of Astronomy, Brother Guy Consolmagno of the Vatican Observatory has compiled The Heavens Proclaim, an extraordinary coffee-table book. Loaded with stunning images, this ...

One of the crazy aspects of being a priest is that people expect you to know all the things. “Is that a venial or a mortal sin?” (Shoot, are we still doing that?) “Who was Gregory the Great?” (Um, ...

The author's Rosaries. (Courtesy of James Martin, S.J.) About 15 years ago, I was invited, along with two Jesuit friends, on a pilgrimage to Lourdes. Our hosts were members of the Order of Malta. I ...

On a bookshelf in my home office, in the room where I am writing now, there is a set of rosary beads. They belonged to my father’s mother, and to other family members before her. Family legend has it ...

Attending Holy Rosary Grammar School and going to Holy Rosary Church in Jersey City meant that as a child I prayed the rosary - a lot. We'd say the rosary in the classroom, have rosary rallies and ...

ALLIANCE St. Joseph Catholic Church in Alliance will mark Saturday’s holy day with a special event involving an unusual rosary. The church will create a rosary made up of 59 helium balloons. The event ...