Peggy Bowes is a freelance writer and the author of The Rosary Workout. She graduated from the US Air Force Academy in 1988 and served nine years as an Air Force pilot. After leaving the military to raise a family, Peggy pursued her lifelong passion for fitness, becoming a personal trainer, Lifestyle and Weight Management Consultant, and aerobics instructor. Peggy is also very active in parish life. She has been a lector, CCD teacher, and Little Flowers Girls' Club leader. She enjoys triathlons, hiking, adventure races, and other sports as she incorporates all the benefits and blessings of The Rosary Workout. Peggy and her husband and two children currently reside in North Carolina.
Imagine a young Vince Lombardi wandering into a tiny private college and agreeing to coach the misfit, no-budget football team for $450. That is the type of impact made by 22 year-old Cathy Rush, the greatest coach you’ve probably never heard of – until now – when she first set foot on Immaculata College in [...]
The Way will be released in select cities on October 7th. To find a theater near you, visit the website www.theway-themovie.com The film is rated PG-13 for drug use, smoking and thematic elements. Interestingly, the original subtitle for the movie The Way was “You don’t choose a life. You live one.” It was changed to [...]
I recently ran into a good friend at daily Mass whom I hadn’t seen in awhile, and we lingered outside afterward to catch up on each others’ lives. While discussing our devotions to various saints, she mentioned that she dedicates every Wednesday to St. Joseph. She uses a “Spiritual 9-1-1″ prayer, based on a devotion [...]
As a freelance writer who reviews family movies, I often have the opportunity to attend screenings in advance of a movie’s release. Several weeks ago, I received a press kit for the film Dolphin Tale. It included a book about the movie and a stuffed dolphin with a “prosthetic” tail, attached with velcro. I gave [...]
Summer is finally here, so let the vacation planning begin! Airline tickets: check. Hotel and rental car reservations: check. Bags packed and ready to go: check. Catholic church selected near our destination and appropriate clothes packed: huh? Part of the fun of traveling is the unique opportunity to visit new parishes, explore different church architecture [...]
In his apostolic letter, Rosary of the Virgin Mary, Blessed Pope John Paul II observed, “The Rosary, though clearly Marian in character, is at heart a Christ-centered prayer. It has all the depth of the gospel message in its entirety.” Through the Rosary, Mary guides us in the contemplation of significant events in the gospels. [...]
I love that Mother’s Day is celebrated in May, the month dedicated to the Blessed Mother. As I prayed the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary on my bike this week, I reflected on how they apply so well to motherhood. The Annunciation: “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to [...]
Mike Disa is the director of the upcoming movie Hoodwinked Too: Hood vs. Evil. He was raised in a large, devout Irish Catholic family in Chicago. Mike holds a record for the most consecutive Easter Masses served by an altar boy at St. Francis of Assisi parish where his uncle, Father Pete, served as pastor. [...]
I pass the bathroom mirror in my home and automatically glance at my reflection, once again stopping to stare in fascinated horror. My eyes are red and puffy, surrounded by raccoon-like purple bruises. My nose is bandaged and swollen, recently broken after I unexpectedly fainted and fell flat on my face. Surgery has repaired the [...]
My children and I were shopping at a busy Wal-Mart after school. As we searched high and low for the graham crackers, we overheard a woman nearby scolding her two young daughters. They’d clearly had enough of the shopping expedition and were beginning to whine and complain. The exasperated mother bent down to their level [...]
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Daily Catholic Quote from King David
“Turn away your face from my sins; blot out all my guilt. A clean heart create for me, God; renew in me a steadfast spirit. Do not drive me from your presence, nor take from me your holy spirit. Restore my joy in your salvation; sustain in me a willing spirit. I will teach the [...]
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