SCRANTON — Widely recognized for his catchphrase, “the family that prays together, stays together,” the late Rev. Patrick Peyton spread his message across the world emphasizing prayer and close family ...

In the heart of every person, there is a desire to be in union with God. Such a union is realized and deepened by a life of prayer. Such a summons to prayer is as necessary and essential to human ...

Learning how to pray the rosary can bless and benefit your life, even if you're not Catholic — or not that religious at all. How does that work? If you’re anything like me and about 26 percent of ...

The Rosary, a quintessentially Catholic prayer, appeals to many of the faithful. Its simple repetition of words instills in the individual a certain clarity of mind and soul that is not easily ...

Scores of Catholics and other practicing Christians pray the rosary all year long — and many bestow gifts of rosaries on family and friends for Christmas and other special occasions. What is the ...

The author's Rosaries. (Courtesy of James Martin, S.J.) About 15 years ago, I was invited, along with two Jesuit friends, on a pilgrimage to Lourdes. Our hosts were members of the Order of Malta. I ...

Rosaries are meant for praying anywhere and anytime. Anderson Mouzinho/EyeEm via Getty Images It’s one of the most famous moments in modern Catholicism: the apparition of Our Lady of Fatima. The ...