Praying the Promises of the Rosary book on woman's lap, wearing light blue jeans and holding a silver rosary along with the book

Praying the Promises of the Rosary

By JFAdmin

If I’d not rolled my right ankle and fallen off the bottom step in our home, while carrying our new printed shipping container down the stairs to show a good friend, and breaking my right ankle, this book would never have been written!

Lavish Forgiveness

By Julia Dreves Miller

The Lavish Forgiveness Rosary, With Meditations on the Passion of Christ “Our citizenship is in Heaven,” Paul told the Philippians. Jesus has gone to prepare a place for us! How can we be consistently merciful and forgiving until we understand that we are made for Heaven, not earth? God’s economy runs on Mercy, not money or…

A Marshmallow Roasting Rosary Miracle

By Julia Dreves Miller

The following story is shared by permission of the author, a busy Catholic homeschooling mother of eight. She tells it in an online community of women who offer each other mutual support and prayers as they balance the spiritual and practical aspects of home and family life. If this sounds like a group you’d want…

“I’ve been without a Mother for far too long…”

By Julia Dreves Miller

We need our mothers and miss them when they’re gone. Here’s a Mothers’Day reflection, and a simple prayer to grow in faith.

Flowers from Heaven

By Julia Dreves Miller

St. Therese delivers! Amid the Coronavirus Quarantine, the sign of roses makes a house call.

When a “Crazy Idea” in the Middle of the Night Becomes a Dream-Come-True

By Julia Dreves Miller

In the wee hours of Thursday, August 29, an idea came in my sleep. Make a 20-decade rosary of fresh roses, and give it to the people of the parish, so they may use it to pray all 20 decades of the rosary, carrying it in procession around the church.

Always Falling Short? Who’s Holding Your Measuring Stick?

By Julia Dreves Miller

Fresh Thoughts on measuring-up:
When the Holy Spirit has something to say about the nagging feelings of, “You’re not good enough.”

Father’s Day Novena

By Julia Dreves Miller

The full Novena is in this blog post.
We’re asking the intercession of St. Joseph and St. John the Baptist, as we pray for fathers:
“And he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.” Luke 1:17 RSVCE

Memorial Day Novena with Prayers

By Julia Dreves Miller

Heavenly Father, As Memorial Day approaches, our thoughts turn toward the many brave men and women of the Armed Forces who are now counted among the faithful dead, who gave of themselves to protect and serve the United States of America.

Memorial Day Novena for the Military Holy Souls

By Julia Dreves Miller

A Memorial Day Rosary Novena for the Holy Military Souls in Purgatory begins Saturday, May 18, 2019.