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"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
Catholic Family Fun | baking | family prayer | praying the Rosary
Catholic Mom contributor, Laurie Schmitt, shares a recipe for "Rosary Bread" and ponders how the bread-baking process is similar to our prayer life. Ciabatta bread, fresh from the oven, is one of my family’s favorite foods. It transforms an average meal into a feast, especially when served with a small plate of olive oil and shredded parmesan, and, of course, a glass of wine. I wish I could remember where I found this recipe. The ingredients are ordinary ones, the rise times are fairly typical, but perhaps the biggest trick is in the kneading, which takes a total of fifteen minutes. We’ve nicknamed this recipe "Rosary Bread," for this reason. While the kitchen mixer is busy kneading the dough, there’s plenty of time to recollect your thoughts, to pray about what’s on your mind and heart, and yes, to slip a Rosary into the mix. (Not literally, of course.) The essential steps to most any bread making are easy enough, but today I'm seeing a connection between the wholesomeness of homemade bread, and the holiness of a domestic soul.
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Catholic Family Fun | Catholic Schools Week | Try Prayer! It Works! | family prayer
Family Rosary announces theme for 2025-26: Try Prayer! Contest for students in Catholic schools. Find out how to share contest info with your local Catholic school! Inspired by the founder of Family Rosary, Venerable Patrick Peyton, the Try Prayer! It Works! Contest focuses on Father Peyton’s message: “The Family that Prays Together Stays Together.” In an effort to find enriching, reflective, and interactive ways to strengthen family prayer in our homes, we’ve created a family-faith experience. Our mission at Family Rosary is to help families pray, especially the Rosary. We strive to bring the Catholic Church’s teachings to life around the dinner table, during family time, or even on your daily commute, with discussion prompts, reflection questions, prayer ideas, and creative activities. Help children of all ages tell the story of family prayer in writing, artwork, or video production.
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Family Rosary | Feast of the Holy Rosary | Parenthood | family prayer
Catholic Mom contributor Lea McCarthy reflects with humor on how, even though the attempt at the Family Rosary can fall short of being picture-perfect, it’s still a grace-filled occasion. Both my husband and I were blessed to have grown up praying the Rosary with our families. Rain or shine, no matter what was happening, when it was time for the Rosary, all activities ceased, and we gathered to pray. My parents waited until we kids were older to have us join them in praying, so there were no toddlers present, causing mayhem, and it was actually a peaceful rendition of a family Rosary. I’m not saying we would be on the front page of the Faith & Family magazine, but maybe somewhere near the back.
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Family Rosary | family prayer | how to pray the rosary
During Pope Leo XIV's September 24, 2025, General Audience, he said, “I invite everyone, each day of the coming month, to pray the Rosary for peace—personally, in the family, and in the community.” As they say, great minds think alike! Family Rosary had the same idea when we created the October Rosary Challenge free download. As we prepare for our October 22 Global Rosary for Peace, we invite families to come together each day in prayer. While an entire Rosary is a beautiful goal, it is important to remember that any prayer shared with your family is a grace-filled gift! Join Family Rosary in Prayer
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Family Rosary | everyday miracles | family prayer
In this week of Marian devotion, Debra Black shares her testimony to the Rosary’s power in a homeless woman’s life. In September, 2025, Holy Cross Family Ministries held the 75th Anniversary Venerable Patrick Peyton Rosary Rally. This begins a week of Marian devotions in our Church tradition. Monday was the birth of our Blessed Virgin Mary; Friday we honor the Holy Name of Mary; and on September 15 we venerate Our Lady of Sorrows. Reflecting upon this brought to mind a time when the Holy Spirit used my rosary to bring about a miracle in someone’s life. When my daughter was 12, we were in a park with Our Lady of the Streets Homeless Ministry providing conversation, compassion, and care packages to the sleeping homeless men and women. The homeless loved to carry prayer cards in their pocket and wear rosaries around their neck. One woman named Josephine was eagerly taking our rosaries and bringing them to the others. But she was so disappointed that every rosary we had did not fit around her head. We had no rosary for her.
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Catholic Dad | catholic family life | family prayer
The hectic schedule of his older kids leads CatholicMom.com contributor Jake Frost to consider the power of choice and how to teach them to decide between competing good things. One of the hardest things in life is choosing among many competing good things. As my kids are getting older and starting into high school, lots of new opportunities are opening up for them. There are sports and speech competitions and Science Olympiads and Future Farmers of America and all sorts of things. Good things. And winning in these competitions and moving on to state, or even nationals, means trips with the team across the state and even across the country, staying in hotels, meeting new people, having new experiences. All great stuff.
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