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New film trailer debut — PRAY: THE STORY OF PATRICK PEYTON

Happy Mothers Day! You know how I love to promote Mary and Marian devotion — so Mothers Day is a perfect way to join in the fun in announcing an exciting film trailer debut of PRAY: THE STORY OF PATRICK PEYTON at PrayTheFilm.com. If you’ve ever heard the quote — “The family that prays together stays together”…

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Among Women Espresso Shot #30: Devotion to the Rosary (My Top Ten Reasons)

Welcome to Episode 30 of Among Women “Espresso Shot” – a short strong coffee break of faith sharing and teaching from Pat Gohn. Today’s topic: Devotion to the Rosary (My Top Ten Reasons) This is the 10th installment in a 12-part series on the monthly church devotions. In October we are called to pray the…

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Among Women 231: The Time is Now for the Rosary

This latest episode of Among Women centers on Mary and the Rosary, as we conclude October, the month of the Rosary. I’m delighted to welcome my guest, Gretchen Crowe, of OSV, and the editor of a new book, Why the Rosary, Why Now? The book really makes a strong case for taking up the Rosary as…

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Among Women Espresso Shot #12: My Rosary Story

In this short Among Women podcast, I offer a look back at my own beginnings with the Rosary, and the impact it had on my life. Listen here. And also check out my other podcasts that talk about different aspects of the Rosary, also found here.  

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Good for the Soul: On Writerly friends, Pray-ers, and Sisters-in-Christ

I am a blessed woman and I know it. For much of my life I have not only enjoyed the love and friendship of my husband, Bob, but I have known the wealth of women friends who are devoted to Christ and each other. And let me tell you, Bob himself is grateful that I…

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Pray the Rosary… (Resources, and more on this Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary)

Today is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. I’ll go to Mass. I’ll have breakfast with a friend. Then I’m going to get my stitches out from some oral surgery that took place last week. And I’ll pray the rosary. In other words, its a typical day. And the rosary fits my life….

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Go Deeper with God: 7 Among Women “Best of” Podcasts about Prayer

AW 77 A Special Edition on Prayer:  Among Women listeners open up about why prayer is important to them, and the role it plays in their lives. Listen! AW 143 Growing in Friendship with Jesus and His Queen: A conversation with the dynamic and fun-loving author/blogger/film producer Sr Helena Burns FSP as we break open her book, He…

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This makes me think… about one of my favorite stories about Mary on her feast day

The key to understanding Mary is this: We do not start with Mary. We start with Christ, the Son of the Living God! The less we think of Him, the less we think of her; the more we think of Him, the more we think of her; the more we adore his Divinity, the more we…

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A review of: Real Men Pray the Rosary — A Practical Guide to a Powerful Prayer

Just as it is helpful for women to talk to women now and again regarding the spiritual life, the same holds true for men! David N. Calvillo’s book, Real Men Pray the Rosary: A Practical Guide to a Powerful Prayer, is a forthright conversation with men (and us women who sneak a peek) about his…

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Among Women Podcast #150: The Rosary and Pregnancy — Perfect Together!

  This week’s AW is our 150th episode!! (Listen here.) Just how do the rosary and pregnancy go together? Well, they both nurture new life in us, both spiritually and biologically! This week, our “Blessed are They” segment is a departure from our usual discussions about a woman saint, as we open Rosarium Virginis Mariae, the Apostolic Letter…

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