• RA #962: Thoughts After Our First Rosary Army Retreat
    Jun 25 2026

    We talk through the first Rosary Army retreat, what surprised us, what worked, and why we're not quite ready to decide yet if there will be another one.

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    We're home from the first Rosary Army retreat, still tired, processing, and not making any big decisions. We talk about the beauty of the retreat center, the talks, the food, the people who came, and the difference between wanting something bigger and realizing smaller might just have been exactly right.

    We also talk about what it was like to have our teenage daughter with us for this weekend, the impact of silent Eucharistic Adoration, and why personal encounters mattered so much.

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    31 mins
  • Podcast Extra: RA 2026 Retreat | Talk 3 of 4 | Mac Barron
    Jun 25 2026

    Mac Barron (Catholic in a Small Town Podcast) delivers a talk about the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary at the 2026 Rosary Army Retreat.

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    36 mins
  • Podcast Extra: RA 2026 Retreat | Talk 2 of 4 | Jennifer Willits
    Jun 25 2026

    Jennifer Willits offers a talk at the first official RA Retreat on June 20, 2026 with a presentation about Mental Prayer and the Rosary.

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    40 mins
  • Podcast Extra: RA 2026 Retreat | Talk 1 of 4 | Greg Willits
    Jun 25 2026

    Rosary Army founder Greg Willits kicks off the first official RA Retreat on June 19, 2026 with a presentation about the Rosary, Retreats, and Eternal Wisdom.

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    36 mins
  • RA #961: Is This Why Reverence Is Disappearing?
    Jun 11 2026

    After a bad experience in the confessional, we felt the need to finally speak up about some things we've been witnessing in parishes that really need to stop. When priests and laypeople stop treating liturgy and the sacraments with the seriousness they deserve, people lose faith, reverence gets watered down, and sacred things begin to feel ordinary.

    That should never happen. We talk about confession, the Eucharist, changed words at Mass, extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion, lay blessings during Communion, and the need for priests to model reverence for the people they serve.

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    Timestamps

    00:00 Why this is hard to talk about
    01:55 "Lord, I am not worthy"
    05:33 Concerns about changing the Mass
    07:24 A bad experience in the confessional
    11:21 No prayer of absolution
    14:13 When sacred things get watered down
    16:15 Receiving Communion with reverence
    20:08 John Paul II on priests and the Eucharist
    22:06 Jennifer pushes back
    25:45 The mission of the laity

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    32 mins
  • RA #960: A Worthy Dwelling Place for God
    May 31 2026
    A prayer from St. Louis de Montfort that you'll want to start praying every time you go to Mass, a Tale of Two Old Chairs, and an unexpected e-mail about Greg's book brought about a long-forgotten reconnection after almost 35 years. Rosary Army 2026 Retreat - Register for our first in-person retreat before June 5 Prayer Greg shared in this episode: Prayer During Holy Communion According to St. Louis Marie de MontfortAdapted from True Devotion #267-269 by Rosary Army founder Greg Willits, wherein St. Louis de Montfort recommends that, "after the Our Father, when you are about to receive our Lord, say to him three times the prayer, 'Lord I am not worthy,'" while meditating on the following:_________________________________________________________________________ God, my loving Father, because of my evil thoughts and ingratitude toward you, I am not worthy to receive Your only begotten Son, Jesus, in the most Holy Eucharist. But here with me is Mary, Your handmaid as well as my mother and queen, who acts on my behalf and whose presence gives me a special confidence and hope in You. Dómine, non sum dignus, ut intres sub tectum meum: sed tantum dic verbo, et sanábitur ánima mea. (Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.) Lord Jesus, Eternal Wisdom, because of my useless and evil words, and my carelessness in Thy service, I am not worthy to receive Thee, Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity in the Holy Eucharist. But nevertheless, I beg of You Thy mercy. Have pity on me because I shall usher Thee into the house of Thy mother and mine, and I will not let You go until You have made it Your home. I implore You to rise and come to the place of Your repose and the ark of Your sanctification, which is Mary. Like Esau, I have no faith or confidence in my own merits, strength, and preparedness. But as Jacob had trust in his mother, Rebecca, I do have confidence in Mary, Your mother. Although I am a great sinner, I still presume to approach Thee, supported by Thy holy Mother and adorned with her merits and virtues. Dómine, non sum dignus, ut intres sub tectum meum: sed tantum dic verbo, et sanábitur ánima mea. (Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.) Holy Spirit, because of my lukewarmness, wickedness, and resistance to Thy inspirations, I am not worthy to receive the masterpiece of Thy love in the most Holy Eucharist. Nonetheless, I put all my confidence in Mary, Thy faithful spouse, and say with St. Bernard, "She is my greatest safeguard, the whole foundation of my hope." I beg Thee to once again overshadow Mary, Thy inseparable spouse, whose womb is as pure and her heart as ardent as ever. If you do not enter my soul, neither Jesus nor Mary will be formed there, nor will my soul be a worthy dwelling for them. Dómine, non sum dignus, ut intres sub tectum meum: sed tantum dic verbo, et sanábitur ánima mea. (Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.) Free From Rosary Army: Free All-Twine-Knotted RosariesSchool of Mary Audio Rosary PodcastVideo Version of this Episode Subscribe to the Podcast: Spotify Apple Podcasts Greg's Latest Book (God Doesn't Hate Me After All – Discovering Louis de Montfort's Love of Eternal Wisdom): Download Free Sample ChaptersBuy on Amazon Buy on Audible Buy from Sophia Institute Press More From Rosary Army and Greg & Jennifer Willits: Rosary Army Mobile AppGreg's serialized novelContact & Speaking Engagements Timestamps 00:00 Mr. Rogers and things that are dead to us 01:17 Seeing flaws before value 02:05 The old Colorado chairs 04:36 Lily watches Up and changes the story 06:18 Seeing the chairs through someone else's eyes 07:21 What falling-away Catholics may throw away 08:49 An unexpected connection from Greg's book 16:59 Carrying de Montfort in a Mass journal 18:27 Preparing for Holy Communion through Mary 21:47 Greg reads the de Montfort Communion prayer 26:36 Jennifer's handwritten copy of the prayer 27:51 Rosary Army Retreat reminder
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  • RA #959: Mother's Day in Colorado
    May 19 2026

    We finally did something we should have done a long time ago, and we were reminded that getting away is often how God reveals what He wants for our lives. After almost three long years, we visited our oldest son and his wife.

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    Timestamps

    00:00 The first Rosary Army retreat is almost here
    02:05 Why in-person connection still matters
    04:20 Why getting away is hard for us
    05:56 Finally visiting our son after nearly three years
    07:34 Jennifer decides to book the trip
    08:54 Letting God lead somewhere unexpected
    09:42 Realizing fatherhood does not end
    12:13 Colorado National Monument and God's beauty
    19:14 Jennifer finally goes fishing
    25:38 Seeing the night sky without light pollution

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    29 mins
  • RA #958: Someone Always Needs a Rosary
    May 6 2026

    Jennifer shares what happened when she gave a rosary to a stranger at a concert, and Greg talks through a simple way to pray the Rosary more deeply with Scripture.

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    After last week's conversation with Gabriel Castillo, a lot of new people found Rosary Army, started commenting, and began sharing their own stories of prayer, confession, and returning to the faith. Greg and Jennifer begin by welcoming those new listeners and pointing back to Rosary Army's original mission: Make Them. Pray Them. Give Them Away.

    Jennifer then tells the story of taking extra rosaries to a concert and feeling prompted to give one to a stranger who was visibly moved during a difficult song. That moment leads Greg back to the early days of Rosary Army, the importance of always having rosaries ready to share, and a practical way he has been praying the Rosary with Scripture as a kind of "soundtrack" for meditating on the life of Christ.

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    Timestamps

    00:00 A lot of new people found Rosary Army
    02:31 Lives changed through the Rosary
    04:18 Jennifer's concert story begins
    05:31 Two rosaries in a tiny purse
    08:22 A difficult song and a real moment
    11:23 Jennifer gives the man a rosary
    12:20 "You have no idea what that meant to me"
    13:51 The early days of giving rosaries away
    17:13 Learning to pray the Rosary more deeply
    23:04 Praying Scripture with the Rosary

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    28 mins