Do you have a plan when you pray the rosary and for incorporating what you learn from prayer in your life? Do you pray with purpose? I thought about how I pray the rosary while thinking about the three magi honoring Jesus in the Epiphany. The three wise men didn’t just set out into the
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Just what you need, another New Year’s resolution idea right? That is why I’m not going to suggest that you make a resolution to pray more in 2012. I’m not suggesting this because I don’t want prayer to join “getting in better shape,” “getting more organized,” and “quitting [insert vice here]” in the pile of
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I just heard an interesting Italian legend about La Befana. She was a woman (or a witch in some accounts) who was approached by the Three Magi on their journey to see the baby Jesus. She gave them shelter and food as she was known for being a great hostess. When the three magi invited
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It’s here! After a year of careful assembly, I’m proud to announce my first-ever, self-published book, “The Rosary for the Rest of Us: A Practical Guide to Our Most Powerful Prayer.” Inspired by the articles on RosaryMeds, this book should help you get so much more out of your rosary prayers. Full of meditations, intentions,
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The weather is turning cold and crisp. The leaves are falling off the trees. Houses are lighted up in the evening. It’s official. Christmas is here. And most of us have a “todo” list a mile long. There are gifts to buy, travel plans to make, decorations to put up, and a ton of other
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Maybe it’s the software engineer in me, but this article from the Catholic News Agency really strikes a chord. When I’m writing code I have to follow a lot of programming standards and pay close attention to my logic. Even the smallest error could cause my program to fail. And it may not fail immediately,
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I listened to Ave Maria radio on my drive home from work the other day and had a chance to listen to a replay of a talk given by Al Kresta, host of “Kresta in the Afternoon.” His talk is titled “The History of Dissent in the Catholic Church” and he takes a very high
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We just celebrated two important, yet often overlooked, religious feast days. On November 1st we celebrated “All Saints Day” and on November 2nd we celebrated “All Souls Day.” If you went to Mass on one or both days then good for you (FYI, All Saints Day was a Holy Day of Obligation for all those
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The “Occupy Wall Street” protests occupy a lot of news headlines. Society appears to be split on the morality of the movement. Is it a protest to give a voice to the little guy or is it a leftist, socialist power grab? Is it a fight against corporate greed or a fight for larger government
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You have to love our German Shepherd, Pope Benedict XVI. Last week he traveled to Germany and delivered some great speeches and homilies. What I like about the Pope is that he tells things as it is and teaches the Catholic faith even if it runs contrary to the norms of modern society. And unlike
