Author: Maria

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Month of the Rosary

The month of October is the Month of the Rosary. Although this month is no different from others, as I pray the Rosary every day with few exceptions, it is a marvelous opportunity to share my love of this devotion.

The newly designed CatholicMom.com featured my story in a moving series called My Rosary Story. Here’s the opening to my piece with a link to the full post at the end:

I hold the Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary close to my heart, literally and figuratively. At first I was attracted to the beauty of the beads, from the simple well-worn wooden beads that my father had, or shiny mother of pearl I played with as a child when their owner, my mother, wasn’t looking. I would be an adult before the mysteries came alive for me. Since then, I’ve said the prayers in Spanish and English, and even entertained the idea of learning to recite them in Latin.

I’ve prayed the Rosary in bed late at night while falling asleep and early in the morning at first light. I’ve prayed in the car to and from work and on long road trips….

I’ve prayed the Rosary every day with very few exceptions for almost two decades, and sporadically before that. What is it about this devotion that endures?

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR THE FULL POST

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Join me at the FREE Catholic Mom Summit

I’m so excited to be a part of the upcoming Catholic Moms Summit. This unique online event will bring together Catholic women from all ages and stages and walks of life to connect personally about those things that challenge us, to share about real ways we can find joy in our vocations as moms, and what to do when that joy feels hard to find.

It’s free to register, and there is so much to gain! I am thrilled to be one of over 60 presenters sharing from their hearts about real ways you can find peace, balance, and joy in real life.

Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with and be encouraged by other Catholic women who know what you are going through because they are going through it too. We have so much to learn from one another!

You do not want to miss this one. Register for free now! 

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Review: Walking with Mary

This small but powerful book by Edward Sri, Walking with Mary: A Biblical Journey from Nazareth to the Cross, was published in 2013, and is a book I go back to every so often. This is probably the third or fourth time I’ve read it as part of my morning spiritual reading and journaling.

If you’ve been thinking about adding spiritual reading to your prayer life, this is a good book to introduce you to this wonderful practice. It’s not a daunting tome, and Sri’s style is informative and the narrative is engaging. I had the pleasure of hearing him speak at a national Catholic Bible conference and the book is as easy-going as his speaking style.

But don’t think that means the book is lite. On the contrary: it introduced me to a way of thinking about Mary’s fiat as an ongoing experience.

It made me ponder my own fiat, and how faith isn’t a one-time declaration and then we move on. With each chapter, I gained a deeper understanding of how every day I choose Jesus. Every day I am called to reaffirm my beliefs.

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