The Rosary is an ideal prayer for families, writes Gretchen Crowe, editorial director for periodicals at OSV, in her latest column. While the 20-minute practice is not exactly brief, the simple and repetitive prayers are captivating for children and allow them to
A reader asks Monsignor Charles Pope: “In a recent religion lesson in my second-grade classroom, we were talking about Jesus dying on the cross for our sins, and one student raised his hand and said that he knew why Jesus died —
With a religious sister who survived COVID-19 and a woman who lost her mother to the coronavirus, Pope Francis led the recitation of rosary and asked Mary to intercede to save the world from the pandemic.
More than 100 people joined Pope Francis
Pope Francis will lead the major shrines around the world in praying the rosary to implore Mary's intercession and protection amid the coronavirus pandemic. The pope will pray at the replica of the Lourdes Grotto in the Vatican Gardens May 30, the
A reader asks, “Why do we call the mysteries of the Rosary ‘mysteries?’ What is mysterious about the Presentation in the Temple, or the Descent of the Holy Spirit, or The Scourging at the Pillar, and so on? These are verifiable events.”
Pope Francis asked Catholics to make a special effort in May to pray the rosary, knowing that by doing so they will be united with believers around the world asking for Mary's intercession in stopping the coronavirus pandemic. "Contemplating the face of
Editorial director Gretchen Crowe recently made her case for family prayer and praying the Rosary: If regular family prayer isn't a habit yet for you and your family, don't despair! We have help. If you're already going strong, congratulations and keep it
For most of us, the holidays are a time of hustle and bustle, of big meals, noisy parties, much coming and going — and not a lot of peace. If you’re looking for a little peace at a time when it may
During the Christmas season, the Church beckons us to contemplate the Christ Child — God’s own son, the one who has been born anew into the world and into our hearts, and the one for whom we wait joyfully until he comes
WASHINGTON (CNS) — If the use of the rosary as a devotion fell off at some point in the past, that’s not the case now, according to Gretchen R. Crowe, Our Sunday Visitor’s editorial director for periodicals. Under St. John Paul II,