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Once skeptical of all things Marian, Dominican Father Lawrence Lew now travels the world, preaching the Holy Rosary, ‘Mary’s gift to the entire Church.’
ROME — As his order’s “General Promoter of the Rosary,” Dominican Father Lawrence Lewdedicates himself to preaching and promoting the Rosary worldwide. In keeping with Dominican tradition, the Dominican priest combines his passion for theology and the sacred arts to inspire devotion through retreats, books and international missions.
Born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, into an evangelical Protestant family, Lawrence Lew first encountered Catholicism as a teenager when his family moved to Singapore. Formed by the De La Salle Brothers in their oldest missionary school in Singapore, the future Dominican eventually discovered a passion for theology, apologetics, music and the sacred arts.
“Initially, my discovery of Catholicism was intellectual,” Father Lawrence told the Register. “I was certainly curious about what my Catholic classmates believed in, but, to be perfectly honest, I wanted to show them that they were wrong and that Protestantism was correct.”
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ROME — As his order’s “General Promoter of the Rosary,” Dominican Father Lawrence Lewdedicates himself to preaching and promoting the Rosary worldwide. In keeping with Dominican tradition, the Dominican priest combines his passion for theology and the sacred arts to inspire devotion through retreats, books and international missions.
Born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, into an evangelical Protestant family, Lawrence Lew first encountered Catholicism as a teenager when his family moved to Singapore. Formed by the De La Salle Brothers in their oldest missionary school in Singapore, the future Dominican eventually discovered a passion for theology, apologetics, music and the sacred arts.
“Initially, my discovery of Catholicism was intellectual,” Father Lawrence told the Register. “I was certainly curious about what my Catholic classmates believed in, but, to be perfectly honest, I wanted to show them that they were wrong and that Protestantism was correct.”
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From Skeptic to Promoter: Dominican Friar Explains the Power of the Rosary
Once skeptical of all things Marian, Dominican Father Lawrence Lew now travels the world, preaching the Holy Rosary, ‘Mary’s gift to the entire Church.’
