Matt West
Trivia Question❓In 2002, Pope St. John Paul II added a brand-new set of mysteries to the Rosary for the first time in centuries. What are they called? Answer at the bottom of the newsletter |
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Welcome back to Catholic Tales, and hello to everyone who's new this week! This issue is about prayer, and the surprising places people find peace when life gets loud. You'll ride along with a firefighter who couldn't stop replaying one bad call, until his old captain handed him a set of beads and a thirty-day challenge. Then you'll meet a mom of three who was sure she had no time to pray, until an older woman at church told her she had it backwards. And you'll follow a by-the-book accountant through his first, very messy year as a Catholic. Do you know which mysteries of the Rosary are the newest? That's this week's trivia. Read all the way to the bottom for the answer. And if someone you love is running on empty right now, forward this email to them. A little peace is worth passing on. |
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This Week's Stories |
Mike had been a firefighter for twelve years, and one bad call had followed him home.
He couldn't sleep, and his mind wouldn't stop replaying it.
Then he noticed his old captain quietly working a set of beads in the cab of the engine on the way back from every run.
He asked about it, half joking.
The captain handed him a rosary and told him to try it for thirty days.
This is what happened when he did. Read More... |
Grace had three kids under six, a husband who worked long hours, and a phone she checked a hundred times a day.
She loved her life, and she was drowning in it.
She didn't think she had time to pray.
Then an older woman at church told her she had it backwards.
Through a simple Morning Offering, a lay brother who found God while washing dishes, and one quiet hour in front of the Eucharist, Grace found a peace she didn't know was possible. Read More... |
David was an accountant who liked rules, checklists, and knowing exactly what came next.
When he became Catholic at the Easter Vigil, he expected his first year to go by the book.
It didn't.
There was holy water in the wrong places, a summer when God went quiet, and a Lent that nearly broke him.
This is an honest look at a convert's first trip around the liturgical year, and what he learned when the glow wore off. Read More... |
💡 Answer to Trivia Question: The Luminous Mysteries, also called the Mysteries of Light. He introduced them in his 2002 letter on the Rosary. They cover Jesus' public life: His Baptism, the Wedding at Cana, the proclamation of the Kingdom, the Transfiguration, and the institution of the Eucharist. |