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Episode 235: Mary's Town Productions Is Asking Mother Mary to Wrap Her Mantle Around Hollywood

October 23rd, 2023  |  35 mins 10 secs

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Dave and Michael have been lifelong friends. In recent years, this friendship led them to pray for the culture and conversion of Hollywood. This has since been formalized with Mary's Town Productions and the rosary prayed over Zoom twice a week. Learn more about their apostolate of prayer, why it's needed, and the fruit they have seen in this week's How They Love Mary episode.

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Episode 184: How to Use the Joyful Mysteries to Encounter Mary Throughout Life with Maria Gallagher

October 12th, 2022  |  34 mins 56 secs

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During the pandemic, Maria Gallagher went deeper into the joyful mysteries and felt called to write about them. Marian Press has published her reflections in "Joyful Encounters with Mary: A Woman's Guide to Living the Mysteries of the Rosary". In this conversation with host Fr. Edward Looney, Maria shares her insights into the rosary and the format of her reflective rosary book.

Episode 134: How Dan Venezia Became Devoted to the Rosary During the COVID-19 Pandemic

March 17th, 2022  |  42 mins 36 secs

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Dan Venezia, a former MLB player, was one of the first people in New York who came down with Covid-19. Hospitalized during Holy Week, he turned to prayer, and through television, he began praying the rosary with Mother Angelica on EWTN. In this episode, Dan shares his passion, love, and devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary with host Fr. Edward Looney.

Episode 110: How to Make Christ the Center of Your Rosary Prayer while Understanding the Paradoxes of the Rosary with Dr. James Papandrea

October 18th, 2021  |  31 mins 4 secs

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Dr. James Papandrea is a professor of Church History at a Protestant Seminary but as a faithful Catholic his goal is to make sure we understand how Christ is central to the Marian prayer of the rosary. Listen in on today's conversation between Fr. Edward Looney and Dr. James Papandrea to deepen your rosary meditation.

Episode 107: Praying the Rosary over the Kitchen Sink as a Catholic Mom with Caitlin Winters

September 27th, 2021  |  28 mins 11 secs

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Caitlin Winters is a Catholic mom reflecting on the rosary through her motherhood and helping other moms to do the same through her apostolate Motherhood through the Mysteries.

Episode 106: Pope St. Pius V's Influence on Catholicism with Professor Roberto de Mattei

September 20th, 2021  |  17 mins 44 secs

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The feast of Our Lady of the Rosary (formerly Our Lady of Victory) resulted when Pope St. Pius V called for the world to pray during the Battle of Lepanto. Pope St. Pius V also made other valuable contributions to Catholic life. Discover the saintly legacy of this pope during Fr. Edward Looney's conversation with Professor Roberto de Mattei.

Episode 102: How to Pray About Your Life as a Disciple with the Rosary Mysteries

August 24th, 2021  |  37 mins 36 secs

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Fr. Edward Looney shares a talk he gave to religious education leaders in the Diocese of Green Bay as this week's episode of How They Love Mary.

Episode 100: The Church Needs More Priests Like Venerable Aloysius Schwartz

August 2nd, 2021  |  44 mins 52 secs

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Venerable Aloysius Schwartz was a saintly missionary priest. He left his homeland to study to be a priest and spent his life in South Korea. He lived poverty to the extreme. He loved Mary so much. His heroic work is recounted by Kevin Wells in "Priest and Beggar" available from Ignatius Press. Learn more about Fr. Schwartz this week as Kevin Wells joins Fr. Looney on How They Love Mary.

Episode 99: A New Perspective and Understanding of Jesus with Dr. Ray Guarendi

July 26th, 2021  |  36 mins 37 secs

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Dr. Ray Guarendi is a Catholic psychologist, known for his programs on EWTN. The author of many books, his latest is "Jesus, the Master Psychologist" which offers us a new approach to understanding the person and teaching of Jesus. In this conversation, Fr. Looney and Dr. Ray unpack the problems we face and how Jesus offers a solutions to all our problems.

Episode 98: Open the Door of Your Heart and Soul to Mary with Kitty Cleveland

July 19th, 2021  |  37 mins 58 secs

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Kitty Cleveland is a Catholic singer and songwriter and this week she joins Fr. Edward Looney to talk about her devotion to Mary. She shares about a prayer experience she had, the music she sings, and the inspiration behind her daily Instagram Live rosary.