Like many people, Pope Benedict‘s announcement of his retirement came as quite a shock to me. I once attended Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica and saw the pope from about ten feet away as he walked past me in a procession. And although I only caught a glimpse of him, I did feel this sense of God‘s […]
Pope Benedict’s Retirement — A Transition, not An End Read More »
Since this past week was the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe vs. Wade decision and pro-life week, my RSS feed was filled with articles relating to abortion, contraception, and reproductive rights discussion. Since many of my feeds are from the Catholic News Agency, Create Minority Report, the Blaze, etc., many of the articles
The Unborn — The Good, the Sad, and the Terrifying Read More »
This week marks the 40th anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision which made abortion legal at the federal level. Because of that tragic decision, the pro-life community makes the week of January 22nd Pro-life week. This week features prayer novenas, talks and lectures, special programs, and of course, marches throughout the United
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Hobby Lobby is an arts and crafts retail chain and is currently under attack by the Obama administration because they (along with many other companies) refuse to follow the Health and Human Services (HHS) contraception mandate requiring employers to provide contraceptive and abortive services in their health care plans. I’ve written about this issue in
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I love it when I find a connection between one of my RosaryMeds posts and a news article. It makes me feel like I’m really on to something and my thoughts aren’t too far off in right field if they relate to current media headlines. Of course, I wish the topic wasn’t about the declining
Non-Religious at a Greater Risk of Developing a Mental Disorder Read More »
Welcome to 2013! I know I’m a little late on the happy New Year greeting, but I’ve been enjoying some time off. I’m going to keep this short and reiterate what I said last year. Do not make “praying more” or “becoming more spiritual” your new year’s resolution! Making something a resolution is the surest
In 2013, Make a “New You” Resolution Read More »
We celebrate the feast of the Solemnity of Mary on New Year‘s day, January 1st. But what exactly is the solemnity of Mary? In plain speak, we celebrate Mary’s motherhood to God made man in Jesus Christ. It is one of the oldest feast days in the Catholic Church dating back to the 5th century.
What is the Solemnity of Mary? Read More »
Today’s gospel reading is the story of the finding of Jesus in the temple which is also the Fifth Joyful Mystery of the rosary. We pray for family unity and peace. Like Mary and Joseph, who had lost Jesus and hence had an incomplete family, many families today are also missing Jesus, our Lord, in
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I don’t want to spoil anyone’s Christmas cheer, but according to this study I would only be spoiling it for a shrinking number of Americans anyway since it seems like more people are celebrating, not Christmas, but “the holidays.” Pew Research Center did some analysis of the presidential election and found that Obama captured over
The Declining Influence of Religion in the United States Read More »
On December 11, 2008 I started RosaryMeds with my first article. And now here we are, four years and 177 articles later. Let’s take a look at some notable statistics from 2012. I’m not going to win any awards for web traffic, but thanks to all 2,186 of you who visited RosaryMeds this year and viewed
Four Years of RosaryMeds Read More »
