Jeanie Hannaman

By Claire Chretien, LifeSiteNews - On August 15, the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Catholics around the country will begin a 54-day rosary campaign that ends with a "rosary rally" in Washington, D.C. This is the second annual "Novena for Our Nation" campaign. It's endorsed by Cardinal Raymond Burke, who said, "I urge as many as are able to participate in these great spiritual works for the sake of our entire nation."

By Charlie McKinney, SpiritualDirection.com - Patience is so important that Jesus Christ, our model in all virtues, said: “In your patience you shall possess your souls” (Luke 21:19, Douay-Rheims). One pious soul prayed in desperation: “Lord, give me patience right now!” Maybe this has been your prayer for the last few years.

By Katrina Fernandez, Aleteia - You’re not the worst Catholic ever, trust me. A worse Catholic wouldn’t care one way or the other about the Rosary, let alone persevere in trying to appreciate it for the sake of his children... Yes, the Rosary is quintessentially Catholic but that doesn’t mean you’re going to love the devotion by default of your Catholicism