Mary speaks to us in the Rosary Pope Leo XIII suggests that if we meditate carefully on the mysteries of the Rosary, Mary herself will seem to be speaking to us through them. To ward off the extremely great dangers of ignorance from her chil- dren, the Church, which never relaxes her vigilant and diligent care, has been in the habit of looking for the most firm support of faith in the Rosary of Mary. And indeed in the Rosary,... Read more
Julie Cragon was born in Nashville,TN. She graduated from Vanderbilt University with a BA in education and taught and coached part-time at her alma mater, St. Cecilia Academy, an all-girls Catholic High School run by the Nashville Dominicans. After two years, she decided to work full-time in her mother’s business, St. Mary’s Bookstore and Church Supply. Her husband, Allen, joined them to run the Church Goods part of the business after a year in the sporting goods industry. In the... Read more
Approach Mary confidently through the Rosary Pope Leo XIII invites us to pray the Rosary with a childlike confidence in the Blessed Mother’s assistance. Nature itself made the name of mother the sweetest of all names and has made motherhood the very model of tender and solicitous love. Yet no tongue is eloquent enough to put in words what every devout soul feels, namely, how intense is the flame of affectionate and active charity which glows in Mary, in her... Read more
Brian Kennelly was born and raised in Charlotte, NC. He grew up in a devout Catholic family with his parents, Kevin and Aleanne, and his older brother Kevin Jr. He graduated from Clemson University in 2005 and currently lives in Charleston, SC with his wife, Tina, their son, Connor and their daughter, Magdalene. ______________________________________________________________________________ This week I interview Brian about the excellent book on salvation history he co-authored with Father Jeffry Kirby, Doors of Mercy. PETE: Doors of Mercy: A Journey... Read more
A sinner is converted through the Rosary St. Alphonsus relates an incident in the life of St. Dominic that demonstrates the power of the Rosary. In Rome, during the time of St. Dominic, a woman by the name of “Catherine the Fair” was leading a most disorderly life. She once heard the saint preaching on the devotion of the Rosary, had her name enrolled in the confra- ternity, and began to recite it. But she didn’t change her way of... Read more
The power of the Rosary There are many ways to approach Mary, Venerable Pope Pius XII notes. But the Rosary holds a special place in Marian devotion, for several important reasons. We well know the Rosary’s powerful efficacy to obtain the maternal aid of the Virgin. By no means is there only one way to pray to obtain this aid. How- ever, we consider the holy Rosary the most convenient and most fruitful means, as is clearly suggested by the... Read more
The Rosary makes the creed into a prayer If you want to ponder and pray the great truths of the Creed, says Blessed John Henry Newman, take up your beads. It is difficult to know God by your own power, because he is incomprehensible. He is invisible to begin with, and therefore incomprehensible. We can in some way know him, for even among the pagans there were some who had learned many truths about him; but even they found it... Read more
Saint Benedict Press sponsors the CBB giveaway. One lucky winner will receive a copy of Doors of Mercy: A Journey Through Salvation History by Father Jeffrey Kirby with Brian Kennelly (you can read the review here) I use Rafflecopter to run my giveaways which makes it simple for you and me! Enter below. The contest starts tonight at midnight and will end 12AM EST Friday 05/20 with a winner being announced later that day. a Rafflecopter giveaway Read more
The benefits of the Rosary Pope Leo XIII, known as “the Pope of the Rosary,” surveys the many ways in which praying the Rosary strengthens our spiritual life. Now, among the various rites and ways of paying honor to the Blessed Mary, some are to be preferred, inasmuch as we know them to be most power- ful and most pleasing to our mother. For this reason, we specially mention by name and recommend the Rosary. The common language has given... Read more
A few weeks ago I wrote about the release of the film RISEN. On May 10th the film became available for digital download which is available on Amazon. RISEN on DVD and Blu-ray will release on May 24th AND be sure to come back May 26th to win one of THREE copies of RISEN. If you are waiting on the DVD/Blu-ray enjoy the clip below from Sony Pictures provided exclusively to readers of The Catholic Book Blogger. Pre-orders of the... Read more
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