Originally published at National Catholic Register
This is Ascension’s third podcast to reach the No. 1 spot on the Apple charts.
Ascension’s latest podcast, The Rosary in a Year, topped the Apple Podcast charts after its release on Jan. 1. The latest “In a Year” podcast landed ahead of other popular podcasts including The Joe Rogan Experience, Dateline, and The Daily.
This is Ascension’s third podcast to reach the No. 1 spot on the Apple charts. The Catholic publisher and digital content producer first topped the charts in 2021 with its breakout podcast “The Bible in a Year” with Father Mike Schmitz. This was followed by “The Catechism in a Year,” also hosted by Father Schmitz, in 2023.
Hosted by Father Mark-Mary Ames of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, “The Rosary in a Year” podcast consists of daily 15-minute episodes that guide listeners through a deeper encounter with all the elements of the rosary.
In an interview with CNA, Father Ames said he hopes these phases will help to build “the muscle of prayer.”
“I think there’s a reason the rosary is so popular across demographics, across centuries, [and it’s] because it is really in many ways a great unmatched means of prayer,” he
