The Anglican Rosary

I enjoy working with young people. They are quite often very forthright in expressing their beliefs and opnions and you never know just when they are going to surprise you. When you least expect it out of their mouths comes a question or statement through which you realise they have engaged deeply, and been challenged by, something you have talked to them about or an experience you have shared together. It is also in this moment that they let down the barriers they place around themselves in their everyday interactions with peers, parents and teachers and others. Read the rest of this entry »

Solomons bloodstone baptism rosary

During workshops on making and using Anglican Rosaries, after we have made our own Rosary, I like to discuss ways people can continue to share the gift of prayer with others, through making and giving away rosaries. One of the examples I like to refer to is Solomon’s Rosary. Read the rest of this entry »

When I first started making and using prayer beads I never conceived the direction they would take, or how people’s lives would be touched by them. Read the rest of this entry »