The Rosary.(Book review)

From: First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and PublicLife | Date: April 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

THE ROSARY by GARRY WILLS Viking, 208 pages, $24.95

This is a simple and straightforward presentation for those who wish to learn the history, value, and manner of praying the rosary. After a useful introduction Wills commends the rosary by tracing its history, noting some prominent Catholics who speak of their own rosary prayer and mentioning as well some recent papal instructions encouraging its use. He points to several ways in which the rosary may be prayed and notes that the rosary "is not an assignment, just a help to contemplation and to prayer." Even for those familiar ...

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