3 Easy Prayers for Thanksgiving Dinner
Prayer is always a tricky thing, and it becomes that much trickier when you have to do it in front of a roomful of people,…
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7 Ways to Pray for the Holy Souls in Purgatory This November
Each year, as signs of the fall slowly emerge in nature, I find my thoughts turning more to the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Fall, though…
Understanding the Communion of Saints as a Convert
As a child, glass shelves in my bedroom held an array of music boxes. A favorite was an insect band with painted wooden bodies and…
Hail Mary: Resources for the Month of the Rosary
October is the month of the Rosary! The Rosary is a centuries-old method of intercessory prayer to the Virgin Mary. In 1214, the Blessed Mother…
I Never Connected With the Rosary… Until I Became a Mother
If you asked me just a few short years ago how I liked to pray, I would name everything from a holy hour in Eucharistic adoration…
The Rosary in Two Minutes
So, if you want to try praying the Rosary, where do you start? Busted Halo’s new 2-minute video will explain the history and tradition of the Rosary, how to pray, what it means to meditate on the Mysteries of the Rosary, and more!
What I’ve Learned About Divine Mercy (and Three Saints Who Can Help)
I never learned to rely on Divine Mercy as much as I did during the year I taught fourth grade. A newly minted Master of…
What St. Jerome Taught Me About Connecting with Scripture
For much of my life, I found the Bible intimidating. It is such a large and old book with many genres, and can be challenging…
Mysteries and Lessons From the Theft and Return of Cuba’s Virgen de la Charca
I wasn’t looking for a crime mystery when I walked into the Catedral de Santa Clara de AsÃs in Cuba, but that’s just what I…
The Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How of Deep Prayer
I’m always struck by how intensely Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane before he was crucified. He prayed to his father to “take this…
