Champions of the Rosary - Softcover

Donald H. Calloway

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1596143436 ISBN 13: 9781596143432

Publisher: Marian Press, 2016

Synopsis

In Champions of the Rosary, Fr. Calloway has written what is probably the most comprehensive book ever published on the rosary. The author deftly negotiates the complexities of the story of the rosary, weaving the historical, theological, and devotional strands into a veritable masterpiece of scholarship and piety. This book should turn every one of its readers into a champion of the rosary!

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About the Author

Father Donald Calloway, MIC, a convert to Catholicism, is a member of the Congregation of Marians of the Immaculate Conception. Before his conversion to Catholicism, he was a high school dropout who had been kicked out of a foreign country, institutionalized twice and thrown in jail multiple times. After his radical conversion he earned a B.A. in philosophy and theology from the Franciscan University of Steubenville, OH, M.Div. and S.T.B. degrees from the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C., and an S.T.L. in Mariology from the International Marian Research Institute in Dayton, Ohio. He has written many academic articles and is the editor of two books:The Immaculate Conception in the Life of the Church and The Virgin Mary and Theology of the Body. He also is the author of the books Purest of All Lilies, No Turning Back: A Witness to Mercy, Under the Mantle: Marian Thoughts from a 21st Century Priest, Marian Gems: Daily Wisdom on Our Lady, and Rosary Gems: Daily Wisdom on the Holy Rosary.

From the Back Cover

"With his Champions of the Rosary, Fr. Calloway has done the world a great service.This book is a Mariological tour de force, containing an extensive history of the rosary,accounts of the life and writings of 26 champions of the rosary, and tips on why andhow the rosary should be prayed. Would that every family would obtain and read thisremarkable book and then pray the rosary every day. The rosary is indeed the spiritualsword so needed in our time."
Most Rev. Anthony C. Fisher, OP, DD, DPhil.

Archbishop of Sydney, Australia

"This is a monumental and inspiring work that greatly enriches the landscape of therosary. It is a scholarly work that betokens much research and loving attention todetail. Yet it is an eminently readable book that keeps the reader turning the pages,to reveal the next thrilling episode in the long saga of the rosary. Champions of theRosary is a treasure trove of information and is no doubt destined to become aclassic. I believe that generations to come will give thanks that so much treasure ofthe past has been collected and handed on to those who love the rosary."
Fr. Gabriel Harty, OP

The Rosary Priest of Ireland

"Champions of the Rosary is like the rosary itself: simple yet profound, sharp as a swordbut also as gentle as our spiritual mother. It is filled with hope and reminds us thatour security lies in the rosary of Our Lady. Dominicans have been waiting for a booklike this for a very long time!"
Sr. Barbara Bagudic, OP
Dominican Sisters of the Guardian Angels. Dubrovnik, Croatia

From the Inside Flap

Champions of the Rosary, the latest book by bestselling author Fr. Donald Calloway, tells the powerful story about the history of the rosary and the champions of this devotion! The rosary is a spiritual sword, containing the saving mysteries of the God-Man. It has the power to conquer sin, defeat evil, and bring about peace. Champions of the Rosary presents a complete history of this spiritual weapon, 26 of its greatest heroes, detailed accounts of its victories, 26 color images of the rosary in art, as well as endorsements from the Master General of the Dominicans, 10 Dominican bishops, and 20 other bishops from around the world!

Edition details

• Publisher: Marian Press
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1596143436
• ISBN 13: 9781596143432
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 450