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The Rosary is the Greatest Prayer for Peace

By | May 28, 2012

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Far from offering an escape from the problems of the world, the Rosary obliges us to see them with responsible and generous eyes, and obtains for us the strength to face them with the certainty of God’s help and the firm intention of bearing witness in every situation to “love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony” (Colossians 3:14).

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Why Do Catholics Pray the Rosary?

By | May 25, 2012

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Catholics pray the rosary because it’s a powerful prayer to God, through His mother, Mary.

Praying the rosary has been a tradition in the Church for a long time. It’s a bit fuzzy who made it more formal; some say it was St. Dominic and others say it wasn’t. What really matters is that this prayer is super powerful.

Throughout Church history, many popes and saints have highly recommended that we pray the rosary. St. Louis de Montfort said, “When the Holy Rosary is said well, it gives Jesus and Mary more glory and is more meritorious than any other prayer.”

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Danielle Rose: Falling in Love with Jesus, Through Mary

By | May 14, 2012

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We’ve got a free download from Catholic musician Danielle Rose! Check it out and read about why she wrote the song, and why Mary is such a big part of her life.

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Wedding Wisdom: What Mary Taught Us at Cana

By | May 8, 2012

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I’m a girl and I love weddings.

Big surprise, huh? I’ve spent many of my 22 years dreaming up the most perfect wedding. And since the creation of Pinterest, the harmless dreaming has become a borderline-addictive pinning-spree of dresses, cakes and the world’s most adorable flower girl outfits. So, it’s only natural, that I fell in love with the story of the Wedding at Cana when I started praying the rosary regularly last year.

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How to Make a Rosary

By | May 2, 2012

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Our friends at RosaryArmy.com have some great instructions for how to make your own rope rosary. Do something meaningful (and super Catholic) with some of your free time and get together with your friends or youth group to make a bunch of rosaries for yourselves, or to give away. You could even make small rosaries that are just one decade and wear it on your wrist as a witness and reminder to pray. The month of May is dedicated to Mary; so it’s the perfect time to put your fingers to good Read more [...]

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Life Teen Summer Prayer Challenge: Week 1

By | July 5, 2011

On your mark … get set … go! Here’s the first Life Teen Summer Prayer Challenge: Pray a rosary with your friends – on your knees.

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For People Who Can’t Stand the Rosary

By | October 6, 2010

October 7th is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, so we’ve brought back a great article by Matt Smith about bringing the rosary into your prayer life.

If you can’t stand the rosary, this article is for you. Pope John Paul II loved praying the rosary, and that was a problem for me. I admired the pope’s wisdom, but I was an eighteen-year-old college freshman who couldn’t stand praying the rosary. Don’t get me wrong, I loved being Catholic, but the rosary seemed like the least appealing way to pray…

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2010 Camp New England, Week 17 (Life Teen), Day 3

By | August 4, 2010

The third day of “Behold the Mystery” Life Teen Summer Camp began with fun as guys went to the pool first and girls bonded during low ropes. After lunch, the guys did low ropes and the girls relaxed in the pool. The group was reunited with a rosary and Mass celebrated by a parish priest and con-celebrated by Fr. Matt Williams. Host Joe Chernowski introduced the teens to the mystery of God’s invitation to prayer with the help of Mary and the saints. To end the night, summer staff prayed over campers, chaperones and youth ministers asking for the intercession of Mary and the saints.

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2010 Camp New England, Week 16 (Edge), Day 5

By | July 30, 2010

Day five of “Behold the Mystery” summer camp began and ended in similar manner: with prayer, scripture and Jesus. In the morning, middle schoolers prayed a rosary before they played kickball and messy games. The large group of campers was split into two groups for both kickball and the rotating stations of messy games which included paint dodgeball, Drip. Drip. Drop., an oatmeal and flour mess, slip and slide, a wet sleeping bag relay race and a paint twister game. Afterwards, the campers jumped in the lake to rinse off before showering. Once they were clean, Mass was celebrated by Father Tom Washburn, OFM with music led by John Hopke. The night session was centered on prayer and Jesus as summer staffers prayed over chaperones and chaperones prayed over teens which led into Adoration. Host Kevin Hickey did his best in leading the middle schoolers into faith and fun.

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2010 Camp Tepeyac, Week 12 (Edge), Day 2

By | July 28, 2010

Preparing for a busy week ahead, camp Tepeyac students spent day 2 taking it easy with morning mission adventures and organized free time. In the afternoon the entire camp got together to pray a student-led rosary and enjoy Bible study in new groups while it rained. Father Marvin flew in all the way from Boston to join the family this week and held Mass for students and staff, followed by Adoration and worship led by Michael Paul Leon.

Photos are from Camp Tepeyac summer camp 2010, Week 12, for Edge. The camp theme is “Behold the Mystery.” The host is Paul Latino and the musician is Michael Paul Leon.

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Camp Tepeyac 2010, Week 11 (Life Teen), Day 2

By | July 20, 2010

Day 2 at Camp Tepeyac with Life Teen students! The day was spent getting more settled in as a community, breaking up into groups for morning mission adventures, followed by Catholic Bible Study, praise and worship with Matt Miller, student-led prayer of the Rosary, Mass, and a Eucharist Procession through camp in the evening. In the afternoon the students had a BLAST during organized free time by tie dying shirts, making Rosaries, and playing games and sports.

Photos from Camp Tepeyac Summer Camp 2010, Week 11, for Life Teen. Camp theme is “Behold the Mystery.” Camp hosts are Tricia Tembreull and Marc Leon, musician is Matt Miller.

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Camp Tepeyac 2010, Week 10 (EDGE), Day 2

By | July 14, 2010

Day 2 of EDGE Camp at Tepeyac! The teens are settling in. Teens beheld the mystery on Day 2 with a Catholic Bible Study, Praise and Worship, the Rosary, Mass and a Eucharistic procession through camp. There was also a TON of fun! Water games, volleyball, basketball, soccer, and a Mission Adventure.

Photos are from Camp Tepeyac Summer Camp 2010, Week 10, for middle school (EDGE) youth. The camp theme is “Behold the Mystery.” Camp host is Beth Davis and the musician is Matt Franklin.

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