Rosary Refractions

The prayers of the rosary circle around themselves, as the beads encircle the medallion.  From the first physical act of crossing oneself to...

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[Note: My essay from The Liguorian is now posted to my website (click on "essays"). If you are new to my blog, that essay is a ...

Traditionally, each set of Mysteries is assigned to a specific day of the week, and everybody pretty much agrees on Monday through Friday as...

[First, please accept my apologies to anyone who actually has looked for me to be timely and regular. I'm, um, not good at either of th...

My love affair with the rosary resulted from the unfathomable loss of my 20 year old son. It wasn't an intellectual pursuit, or a new s...

Up to now, I have focused on the words of the rosary prayers and on my belief that the words cross artificial boundaries, drawing us to each...