Praying the Rosary

Traditionally, October is the month when praying the rosary is emphasized. The Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious, and Luminous mysteries of the rosary shed light upon the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus and the key role of Mary, His mother, in the story of salvation history.

The rosary is traditionally credited to St. Dominic (1170-1221 AD). According to legend, the Blessed Mother appeared to Dominic in a vision, handed him the rosary and asked him to spread the devotion. (Read more…)

Interview with God

Interview with God

I recently came upon this piece to share with you:

I dreamed I had an interview with God.

“So you would like to interview me?” God asked.

“If you have the time I said.”

“My time is eternity.” “What questions do you have in mind for me?”

“What surprises you most about humankind?”

God answered … “That they get bored with childhood. They rush to grow up and then long to be children again.”

“That they lose their health to make money and then lose their money to restore their health.”

“That by thinking anxiously about the future, they forget the present, such that they live in neither the present nor future.”

“That they live as if they will never die, and die as if they never lived.”

God’s hand took mine and we were silent for a while. (Read more…)