August 30, 2016 – EpicPew

August 30, 2016

Bishop Barron on new Pew Study: “we have met the enemy and it is us”

After perusing the latest Pew Study on why young people are leaving the active practice of Christianity, I confess that I just sighed in exasperation. I don’t doubt for a moment the sincerity of those who responded to the survey, but the reasons they offer for abandoning Christianity are just so uncompelling. That is to […]

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10 Surprising Facts About Purgatory That You Probably Didn’t Know

We can all learn  bit more about purgatory. Far from being the much-maligned second-chance hell or hell-lite that critics make it out to be, purgatory actually well reflects the beauty of the Church’s teaching. Here are 10 things about purgatory that may surprise you:   1. The Fathers taught it Purgatory is usually associated with medieval

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