Hello Rosary Lovers! Prayer is a crucial part of Christian life. It’s as vital as oxygen to the lungs. So let’s ask: what is the best daily prayer? We are going to keep things simple in this post. We want to see if there is one prayer that we can pray everyday in order to…
Do Catholics Believe in Jesus?
Hello Rosary Lovers! As Catholics, it is often assumed that we don’t really believe in Jesus. At least not for salvation. So let’s ask in this post: do Catholics believe in Jesus? Catholic belief is not well understood The first thing to say is that Catholics and Catholic belief are both wildly misunderstood. This is…
Do I Have to Pray to Mary?
Hello Rosary Lovers! Praying to Mary is a Catholic thing. But in this post, as Catholics, we will explore the question: Do I have to pray to Mary? Do Catholics have to do this? Praying to Mary is not a Catholic obligation Despite the fact that many, many Catholics all over the world regularly invoke…
How to Pray the Rosary on Monday!
Hello there Rosary Lovers! It’s Monday today, October 24th, 2022. So let’s look at how to pray the Rosary on Monday. In fact, I’ll share with you how I’ve prayed the Rosary today. I hope you’ll find it useful reading about how someone else prays the Rosary. It may help you to realise it’s actually…
Do Catholics Believe God?
Hello Rosary Lovers! In this post we will be asking: Do Catholics believe God? The Opposition: Catholics Don’t Believe God We will start with the opposing or negative side to this question. Let us suppose that Catholics don’t believe God. This was the chief argument of the Protestant Reformers. They claimed that Catholics and the…
Is it Wrong to be Catholic?
Hello Rosary Lovers! In this post we ask: Is it wrong to be Catholic? The short answer is: No, it is not wrong to be Catholic. The reverse to this answer is: It is wrong to NOT be Catholic. How is it wrong not to be Catholic? It is wrong not to be Catholic because…
What is ‘Theotokos’?
Hello Rosary Lovers! In this post we will ask: What is ‘Theotokos’? Greek word First of all, ‘Theotokos’ is an ancient Greek word which means literally ‘carrier of God’ or ‘God-bearer’. As a sort of paraphrase, it means ‘Mother of God’. It is a title which exclusively refers to Mary in Christian theology. ‘Theotokos’ is…
The Brown Scapular and Swimming
Hello Rosary Lovers! In this post we will look at the brown Scapular and showering, the Scapular and swimming, and the Scapular and making love. The Brown Scapular The Brown Scapular is a very popular Catholic devotion and it is incredibly simple. You buy a Scapular and then you get enrolled into the Confraternity of the…
Do I Have to Say the Rosary?
Hello Rosary Lovers! As Catholics we talk a great deal about the Rosary, and we know how important it is. But you may be asking, ‘Do I have to say the Rosary?’ We actually deal with this question a number of times here at Rosary Lovers. See this post, for instance. But I figured it…
The Easiest Way to Become a Saint
Many of us want to become saints someday, and all of us SHOULD want to become saints someday. If we don’t become saints, we have – to some degree – wasted our lives. But there are so many paths to sainthood, some easy, some very challenging. In this post we will ask: what is the…