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"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
Catholic Motherhood | pray the rosary
My life has been so influenced and blessed by the Rosary. It was the cornerstone of my conversion to Catholicism and is part of the foundation of my faith. Recently this important prayer has been demonstrating its power again. Let me explain. When I was a young wife and newspaper reporter in Memphis, I had an older friend who was a devout Catholic. She enjoyed sharing her faith, and I remember going to a service at her parish where I received a blue, macrame Rosary. It sat in my car’s glove box for a while, but as I began exploring Catholicism, I took it out and started learning the prayers. The daily habit of praying the Rosary changed my mind, changed my heart, and changed my life.
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Holy Women's History Month | Lenten Reflections | catholic mom | women's history month
I first met Elisabeth Leseur on the pages of the Catholic monthly publication Magnificat, which published one of her writings as a daily meditation. When I learned about The Secret Diary of Elisabeth Leseur, I knew I had to buy it. As a lifelong journal-keeper, I felt an immediate kinship with her. The more I learned about Elisabeth, the more humbled I was by her life. This upper-class Frenchwoman who died at 48 from cancer counted among her sufferings the atheism of her beloved husband, Felix. Although she grew in holiness and piety during their marriage, she maintained a gracious quiet about her convictions when interacting with her husband or his like-minded friends. She kept her own counsel and wrote in her private journal about her developing faith life — a life she could not share with the one she loved the most. Her spiritual isolation brought great suffering, which she offered for her husband. When Felix discovered the journals after her death, he was moved to revisit the Catholic faith he had abandoned so many years before. He returned to the Church and later became a priest. He also published her beautiful writings and reflections on faith. By 1930, the book had sold 100,000 copies and had been translated into every major European language. Prefer to Listen—Audio version available!
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