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  • The Rosary

    “Do your best. But, never give up your beads.” ~Dom Eugène Vandeur The Rosary is a prayer that has been prayed by Roman Catholics for centuries. If you are a bit rusty on how to pray the Rosary, you might refer to this page at Fish Eaters: link. You might also view Rosary tutorials on You tube or other online…

  • St. John Henry Newman and the Rosary

    St. John Henry Newman (b. 1801- d. 1890) was devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary and her Psalter, the Holy Rosary. I recently read an essay written by Fr. Thomas McGovern on St. Newman’s devotion to Our Lady which is titled, Newman and Devotion to Our Lady. I found the section in the essay on Newman’s love of the Rosary…

  • The Home of Our Hearts

    Wherever you walk with the Blessed Virgin Mary; that is, when you are in a state of sanctifying grace in communion with the Roman Catholic Church (Baptism starts a person on this journey), and, as such, you are living in the Immaculate Heart of Mary, you are at home. This is an often overlooked perk of being a Roman Catholic: your…

  • Love the Rosary

    ~The following piece was published in The Marian Room last year. Today, as we are in the month of October, the month dedicated to the Most Holy Rosary in the Roman Catholic Church, I am re-posting it with a few edits and additions. May you have a good day. ~SCF “The Most Holy Virgin in these last times in which…

  • The Mystery of the Rosary

    “If you say the Rosary faithfully until death, I do assure you that, in spite of the gravity of your sins “you shall receive a never fading crown of glory.”… Even if you are on the brink of damnation, even if you have one foot in Hell, even if you have sold your soul to the devil as sorcerers do…