Congrats to Koby & Nick who capped off their senior year football experiences by participating in the North/South game! SJ couldn’t be more proud. Thx to SJ coaches & fellow LB Mason Kaz for making the trip to support both young men!
"I felt like coming out of retirement was a God thing."
Former Notre Dame and Butler head coach Dave Schrage came out of retirement to lead Guerin Catholic to first ever baseball state title!
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The Holy Rosary changed the way I understand prayer.
I used to think prayer was primarily about speaking to God. Over time, I discovered that the Rosary is also about remaining with God. It teaches me to stay in the presence of Jesus long enough for His life to shape mine.
One of the greatest misunderstandings about the Rosary is that Catholics simply repeat prayers. But Jesus did not condemn repetition itself; He condemned vain repetition (Matthew 6:7). Love naturally repeats itself. The angels never cease proclaiming, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord” (Isaiah 6:3; Revelation 4:8). A child never tires of saying, “I love you.” Repetition filled with love is not empty. It is the language of fidelity.
The Rosary is not fifty Hail Marys searching for Jesus. It is fifty Hail Marys remaining with Jesus.
Every decade is an invitation to contemplate Christ through the eyes of the person who knew Him most intimately on earth. The Blessed Virgin Mary never keeps our attention for herself. At Cana, her only recorded instruction to the servants was, “Do whatever He tells you” (John 2:5). That remains the heart of authentic Marian devotion. She always leads us to her Son.
The Rosary is deeply rooted in Scripture. The Our Father was given by Christ Himself (Matthew 6:9–13). The words of the Hail Mary begin with the greetings of the Archangel Gabriel and St. Elizabeth (Luke 1:28, 42). The Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful, and Glorious Mysteries are nothing less than a prayerful meditation on the Gospel. As St. John Paul II taught, the Rosary is truly a “compendium of the Gospel.”
The Catechism reminds us that prayer must engage the heart, for without the heart our words are empty (CCC 2700–2704). The purpose of the Rosary, then, is not to finish five decades as quickly as possible. Its purpose is to allow the mysteries of Christ to transform the way I think, forgive, suffer, serve, and love.
I have learned that the Rosary does not replace the Holy Mass, the Eucharist, or the Sacraments. Rather, it prepares my soul to receive them more fruitfully. It quiets my heart, disciplines my mind, and continually brings me back to Jesus whenever the noise of the world tries to pull me away.
If someone asked me what daily devotion has most consistently strengthened my faith, deepened my love for Christ, and helped me persevere in difficult seasons, my answer would be the Holy Rosary. Not because it is magical, but because it is biblical, Christ-centered, treasured by the Church, and proven across centuries to form ordinary sinners into faithful disciples.
Pray the Holy Rosary every day. Not to escape the Gospel, but to enter more deeply into it.
Through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, may we always be led to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Today @JDVance walked into the most hostile room in today's media and didn't flinch once.
Corrected fake quotes that have been repeated for a decade. Took the inflation "gotcha" and turned it into a receipts lesson. Answered the Epstein question with the actual paper trail instead of talking points.
That's not surviving The View. That's dominating it.
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