Jeanie Hannaman

By Hannah Hiester, Catholic Vote - Theologian Scott Hahn recently offered a reflection on the value and importance of praying the Rosary, saying that reciting the Rosary is not only an extraordinary prayer but a fulfillment of a prophecy found in Scripture... Hahn pointed out that praying the Rosary allows the faithful to say “Blessed are you among women” at least 50 times, fulfilling Mary’s prophecy in her Magnificat that “all generations will call me blessed.”... “To repeat these words is a delight, because they’re rich with meaning, amplified by the Gospel scenes that are the focus of our meditations,” Hahn wrote.

By Casey Chalk, Crisis Magazine - Did you miss it? I almost did. It’s not even a feast day the Church actively celebrates as part of the liturgical calendar. I’m talking, of course, about the feast day of St. Joseph of Cupertino, which technically is on September 18, though, per the USCCB website, it is simply listed as the “Thursday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time.”... Though I’ve been a Catholic for 15 years, I confess the only reason I first learned about St. Joseph of Cupertino was because of the children’s book by Tomie de Paola—The Little Friar Who Flew. It’s an endearing story about an innocent, if somewhat hapless, 17th-century Italian friar named Joseph who starts flying all over the place, much to the consternation of his fellow brothers who are almost more annoyed than amazed by his sudden airborne abilities.