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,…
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…
The Pope, Francis, and his Legacy
Hello Rosary Lovers! In this post, I want to speak about the Pope, Francis, the current reigning Pontiff (2013 -). We will look briefly at some of the unique ways he has led the Church forward to her heavenly home. ‘Mother Earth’ The thing Pope Francis will probably be most remembered for is his amazing Encyclical ‘Laudato…
What is the Assumption of Mary?
Hello Rosary Lovers! In this post, we will ask: What is the Assumption of Mary? The Dogma The Assumption of Mary is the Catholic dogma that the Virgin Mary, at the end of her earthly life, was taken up body and soul into heaven. That’s it. That’s all it is. The Church says nothing more…
Catholic Church Fasting Rules
Hello Rosary Lovers! Fasting is an essential part of being Catholic. Thankfully, the Church helps us in this area. In this post we will explore the Catholic Church Fasting Rules. The Bible cannot help you much with fasting The first thing to say is that the Bible won’t help you a great deal when it…
The Catholic Jesus Christ
Hello Rosary Lovers! There are many different views about Jesus. In this post we will ask: Who is the Catholic Jesus Christ? Born of the Immaculate Virgin One of the things Catholics believe about Jesus is that he was conceived in the womb of the Virgin Mary. They believe that Mary remained a virgin even…
The Difference between Catholic and Christian
Hello Rosary lovers! In today’s post we will be asking: What’s the difference between Catholic and Christian? I have more recently written a post on a surprising difference between Protestantism and Catholicism. Feel free to check it out! I’m sure it will give you a new perspective on these two forms of Christianity. There are…