The Rosary

“I’m sure it is no accident that—decades after I last prayed the Rosary—I’ve been given the opportunity to read Jim Rurak’s ‘tract for Catholic misfits,’ wherein he looks back on the ancient contemplative practice, attempting to find a way forward in faith at a time when that faith is threatened both from without and from within. Clearly, Mary has made a gift of her abundant grace to the author and his readers.”


—Alfred Nicol, author of Animal Psalms





“The Rosary is an example of structured, disciplined, repetitive prayer that is a dimension of Christian spirituality. Jim Rurak’s book illustrates the special power formula prayer can have. Although he regards himself as a ‘Catholic misfit,’ Rurak describes how his rediscovery of the Rosary has opened important space in his life for mending personal relationships, making difficult professional decisions, and—most of all—following the Jesus of the Gospels. The book is beautifully written and religiously insightful.”


—Larry Goodwin, President Emeritus, The College of St. Scholastica