Have you ever been asked why Catholics pray the rosary? Maybe you have been challenged with the charge that "Jesus condemned repetitious prayer and therefore the rosary is anti-Scriptural". Well in this awesome new audio tape series, "The Rosary in Scripture and the New Luminous Mysteries", Dr. Edward Sri takes you on a journey through the Scriptures and shows how the Rosary is actually a very Scriptural prayer. He begins by debunking the claims that repetitious prayer was condemned by Jesus and puts Jesus' comments in context with the practices of His time. Moving into the rosary itself, Ted unpacks the prayers and structure of the rosary, beginning with the words of the angel Gabriel as the origin of the "Hail Mary" and how Christ Himself give us the "Our Father". Drawing heavily from Scripture and the latest document by our Holy Father Pope John Paul II, Dr. Sri presents an inspiring reflection on the new Luminous Mysteries introduced this year by the Holy Father and explains the intense meaning of these 5 new mysteries in the praying of the rosary. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dr. Edward (Ted) Sri is Assistant Professor of Theology at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. He holds a doctorate in sacred theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. He is the author of Mystery of the Kingdom: On the Gospel of Matthew (Emmaus Road 1999), a co-author of the Catholic for a Reason (Emmaus Road 1998, 2000) series and the author of a forthcoming book entitled The New Rosary in Scripture: Biblical Insights for Praying the 20 Mysteries (Servant 2003). He is a co-founder of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) and speaks and publishes articles on topics such as Scripture, the new evangelization and apologetics. He resides with his wife Elizabeth and their two children in Atchison. Read More …

Have you ever been asked why Catholics pray the rosary? Maybe you have been challenged with the charge that "Jesus condemned repetitious prayer and therefore the rosary is anti-Scriptural". Well in this awesome new audio tape series, "The Rosary in Scripture and the New Luminous Mysteries", Dr. Edward Sri takes you on a journey through the Scriptures and shows how the Rosary is actually a very Scriptural prayer. He begins by debunking the claims that repetitious prayer was condemned by Jesus and puts Jesus' comments in context with the practices of His time. Moving into the rosary itself, Ted unpacks the prayers and structure of the rosary, beginning with the words of the angel Gabriel as the origin of the "Hail Mary" and how Christ Himself give us the "Our Father". Drawing heavily from Scripture and the latest document by our Holy Father Pope John Paul II, Dr. Sri presents an inspiring reflection on the new Luminous Mysteries introduced this year by the Holy Father and explains the intense meaning of these 5 new mysteries in the praying of the rosary. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dr. Edward (Ted) Sri is Assistant Professor of Theology at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. He holds a doctorate in sacred theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. He is the author of Mystery of the Kingdom: On the Gospel of Matthew (Emmaus Road 1999), a co-author of the Catholic for a Reason (Emmaus Road 1998, 2000) series and the author of a forthcoming book entitled The New Rosary in Scripture: Biblical Insights for Praying the 20 Mysteries (Servant 2003). He is a co-founder of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) and speaks and publishes articles on topics such as Scripture, the new evangelization and apologetics. He resides with his wife Elizabeth and their two children in Atchison. Read More …