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http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TrJJ6ncp1fc<\/a>\n<\/p>

Which, by the way, is probably the most succinct definition of faith I can think of\u2013immediately the fighting ends. The rivalry finishes. The Fellowship begins. \u201cYou have my sword!\u201d says Aragorn. \u201cAnd my axe!\u201d says Gimli, \u201cAnd my bow!\u201d says Legolas.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd my rosary!\u201d I said to the children, and they replied back, \u201cAnd my rosary!\u201d For, as St Padre Pio reminds us, the rosary is the great weapon against the Dark Lord.<\/p>\n

This is why LOTR is such a magnificent work\u2013because is such a multitude of different ways it does not preach the truth so much as incarnating the truth\u2013all good art must. Furthermore, I\u2019m reminded of that beautiful verse from St Paul, \u201cYou are God\u2019s workmanship.\u201d or sometimes translated, \u201cYou are God\u2019s work of art.\u201d<\/p>\n

As all good art incarnates the truth rather than simply stating the truth, so our incarnating the truth in our lives is much more powerful than simple stating the truth in doctrinal formulations or moral strictures. While these are necessary they are the map for the journey\u2013not the journey itself. They are the ladder we climb on.<\/p>\n

The Rosary is an important weapon because through the rosary we integrate the incarnate life of Christ and his mother into our own lives. The rosary merges our life with the life of the Lord and integrates his perfect human life into our lives at crucial points. This is the meaning and purpose of my book\u00a0 Praying the Rosary for Inner Healing.<\/em><\/a>\u00a0In that book I take the reader through each mystery of the rosary and show how it connects with the different stages of life. Where there are imperfections, wounds and traumas at certain stages in life, the perfect life of the Lord and the Blessed Mother touch our lives and the work of restoration, reconciliation and healing is continued.<\/p>\n

This is why in this month of the rosary I say with the members of the Fellowship of the Ring\u2013\u201cAnd you have my rosary!\u201d<\/p>\n

In fact, why not start a new organization called, \u201cThe Fellowship of the Mystic Rose\u201d. It will be made up of bona fide LOTR fanatics who want to watch the movie, read the books and pray the rosary together. Any takers?<\/p>\n

I\u2019m going to be Gandalf by the way\u2026and Mark Shea? He\u2019s already the Dark Lord Shea-uman.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"