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Hallow is a Catholic prayer and meditation app that is linking technology and faith — and allowing users to personalize their prayer experience. It’s also changing lives.
The word hallow means “to make holy.” And with 3.75 million downloads so far, the app — headquartered in Chicago, Illinois — has facilitated over 100 million prayers across some 150 countries since its launch in late 2018, says its creator, 29-year-old Alex Jones.
Fox News Digital asked Jones in a phone interview exactly what combining Christian belief and technology offers — and how the idea for the app first originated.
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The genesis for Hallow began with popular meditation apps such as Headspace and Calm, which Jones enjoyed using and felt were beneficial.
Hallow app creator Alex Jones sits in the pews of a church. He was interested in combining meditation and faith into one Catholic app — and launched his creation in late 2018.
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“I thought they were super helpful tools to learn meditation within the comfort of your own home,” Jones said, noting that he’d previously drifted from his own Christian roots.
However, when using meditation apps, Jones — a husband and father of two small children — said he noticed something.
“Every time I would meditate, my mind would feel pulled toward something Christian,” he said. “An image of the cross, or the Trinity, or the Holy Spirit, which I thought was very strange.”
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He started reaching out to friends, priests and pastors, “brothers and sisters I knew who are deeper in their faith,” he noted.
“I would ask, ‘Hey, is there any way there’s some intersection here between this whole faith thing and this meditation thing?'” he said.
Hallow app creator Alex Jones said he…