(This post contains affiliate links, which means if you click on one and make a purchase, I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Many thanks for your support.) Hey there Rosary Lovers! In this post I will try to answer the question: What is the Rosary prayer? I’ve already done lots…
How to Fast as a Catholic
Hello Rosary Lovers! In this post, we will look at how to fast as a Catholic. Catholics Have to Fast Catholicism is unique in Christianity in that Catholics are the only group of Christians who have to fast. Protestants don’t have to fast. Orthodox Christians (generally) don’t have to fast. Catholics have always had to…
Why I Converted to the Catholic Church
Hello Rosary Lovers! In this post I will explain why I converted to the Catholic Church. My early experiences of faith and doubt My journey to the Catholic Church was a long one. I was baptised Anglican when I was 3 and spent the early years of my life in an independent Pentecostal fellowship. Throughout…
A Catholic Guide to Confession
Hello Rosary Lovers! I offer in this post a Catholic guide to Confession. I hope you find it useful. A Daunting Sacrament Many of us are scared of Confession. Especially those of us who weren’t brought up as Catholics. The idea of Confession was a rather terrifying thing for me. I dreaded my first Confession,…
What is a Catholic?
Hello there Rosary Lovers! In this post we will be looking at the question: What is a Catholic? Along the way, we will answer lots of other related questions. I hope you find this article useful. Are Catholics Christians? We get asked this a lot. YES, Catholics are Christians! This is almost a laughable question,…
How to Become a Saint
Hello my dear Rosary Lovers! We are about to focus on the most important consideration of human life: how to become a saint. Why become a saint? It’s been said: ‘If you live your life and don’t become a saint, you have flunked life.’ It’s like failing a really, really important exam. We should all…
Why do Catholics Worship Mary?
Hello Rosary Lovers! In this post we will ask: Why do Catholics worship Mary? Definition of ‘Worship’ We first need to define what the word ‘worship’ means. Worship means to show reverence or love for a deity. You might say it also means to show worth to something, to ‘worth-ship’ it. Now in Catholic Christianity,…
How to Read the Bible
Welcome all Rosary Lovers! Here at rosarylovers.com, we aren’t just about the Rosary. We are about ALL that the Catholic faith offers, and that obviously includes the Bible. In this post we will look at how to read the Bible. I shall share some of my own (many!) experiences reading and studying Scripture over the…
What is the Rosary About?
Hello there Rosary Lovers! It seems a lot of people on the internet are asking: What is the Rosary about? We’ve all seen rosaries in shops, in cars, around necks and so forth. But why is the Rosary such a big deal? The Rosary is a series of meditations on Christ The first thing to…
What is Lectio Divina Prayer?
Hello Rosary Lovers! In this post we will ask: What is Lectio Divina, and what is Lectio Divina prayer? What is Lectio Divina? Lectio Divina is often translated into English as ‘Divine Reading’. It means that someone approaches the Catholic Holy Scriptures with the intent of reading in a spiritual manner, to derive spiritual benefit from it.…