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Title: Rosary: Mysteries, Meditations, and the Telling of the Beads by Kevin Orlin Johnson ISBN: 0-9653660-1-4 Publisher: Pangaeus Press Pub. Date: April, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.62 (13 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A must read for every seeker of the Truth
Comment: This is an excellent book. It tells of the early history leading to the development of the rosary. A history of a people seeking a closer communion with God. The author tells a story that needs telling -- a story of heresies and misunderstandings, of the power of the rosary to draw us to the saving power of Christ. This is a story about how the rosary should be said and has been said over the course of centuries. This story is easy to read, well organized, and answers the call of the many who search for an answer to the problems besetting the Church today. It is excellent reading.
Rating: 2
Summary: Disappointing...
Comment: I was really looking forward to this title based on the other reviews and the index which was full of saints .... What I found was very disappointing.
Although the author seems initially quite successful at building credibility with his reader - the tone is quite authoritative - not popular piety -- and the content at first glance seems well researched. But when the author mentioned that marriage is the main reason the Roman Empire fell - I started to get nervous. Marriage at best may have been one of several factors, and thats perhaps a stretch - but to assert it is the primary reason for the fall of the Roman Empire is outrageous. And worse in that it calls into question the other facts that the author presents in this work.
The meditations are also very wanting. They seem devoid of any personal touch and they are hardly suited to meditation or even a 'science of the saints' type of consideration of related virtues. The author throughout the book is long winded and seems to enjoy relaying facts irregardless of if they have any relevance to the content. For example, I'm not sure how or why a reflection on the 'agony of the garden' somehow launches into a discussion of how all competitive sports are evil.
Finally, although the list of resources seems extensive, I was disappointed overall with the selections of saints quotations used throughout the book.
Overall, I know that rosary books of any meaningful size are hard to come by (hopefully this 'year of the rosary' will change that), I'd start with 'The Rosary, The Little Summa' or 'Mystery Stories: A Journey Through the Rosary'
Rating: 5
Summary: Something Wonderful
Comment: I found this book to be simply wonderful. I borrowed it from the library and wanted my own copy. It can appeal to a person of any denomination since it includes early Church history, cultural history, philosophy. It gives an excellent discussion of the reasons why the Catholic Church things the way it does and the reason behind many Catholic beliefs that may seem difficult for non-Catholics.
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Title: The Essential Rosary: Prayers by Caryll Houselander ISBN: 0918477360 Publisher: Sophia Inst Pr Pub. Date: May, 1996 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Praying the Rosary: The Joyful, Fruitful, Sorrowful, and Glorious Mysteries by Warren F. Dicharry ISBN: 0814624847 Publisher: Liturgical Press Pub. Date: March, 1998 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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Title: The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ by Anne Catherine Emmerich ISBN: 0895552108 Publisher: Tan Books & Publishers, Inc. Pub. Date: 01 February, 1994 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Mystery Stories: A Journey Through the Rosary by James L. Carney ISBN: 096733280X Publisher: Crown of Mary Publishing Company Pub. Date: June, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Stories of the Rose: The Making of the Rosary in the Middle Ages by Anne Winston-Allen ISBN: 0271016310 Publisher: Pennsylvania State Univ Pr (Trd) Pub. Date: June, 1997 List Price(USD): $25.74 |
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