I found Dan Rudden in Deerfield Beach last year around this time, when I was looking for sources for a story that ended up being headlined “Hands-free Hail Marys: Recorded rosaries let drivers keep a hold of the wheel, but is multitasking a good idea?” He runs the 5-year-old, nonprofit Rosary Foundation, which spreads awareness of the rosary and miracles associated with it, primarily through the Web site, erosary.com.
Rosary Month was coming up again this year, as it does each October - in fact today is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary - and this time I was looking for a Florida Catholic reader to write the FAITHCorner reflection for the Living Our Faith page in the Oct. 9-22 print editions. Dan was the man.
His piece, “The supernatural rosary,” notes how novelists and directors have flooded society with storylines based on fantasy, science fiction and obscure conspiracy theory, and how many top-rated television shows are based on occult practices. He poses the question: “If it’s so easy to become lured in by such frivolous entertainment, then why is it so hard for us to become intrigued by the true power of Jesus Christ?”
Around Florida, there are several larger-than-life examples of Catholic parishes and communities that are intrigued by the power of the rosary. In the feature story on the same page, “Outdoor settings allow pilgrims to prayerfully surround themselves in the rosary,” staff writer Jean Gonzalez calls attention to rosary paths and gardens that allow visitors to immerse their whole selves in meditation by walking from mystery to mystery.
The rosary and Rosary Month have been the talk of the Catholic blogosphere for the past few days as well. Deacon Scott Dodge the Diocese of Salt Lake City uses the occasion to expound on the Luminous Mysteries. Father Anthony Ho of the Archdiocese of Vancouver offers downloads of rosary meditations. Margaret in Minnesota, a homeschooling Catholic mom, reviews and recommends the book “The Rosary: Keeping Company with Jesus and Mary,” by her friend, Karen Edmisten, a blogger who wrote about the rosary this month herself.
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Here is a nice post at NLM
http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2009/10/holy-rosary-directed-toward-sacred.html