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We’ve all been called to different vocations, but we are all called to holiness. To illustrate that, I asked a couple of people how they prepared and carried out their Lenten practices. I asked a few questions and my friends gave me their answers below. Take from it what you will and realize that we […]
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Choosing the right salutation can be a chore. How do you end a letter properly and with the right effect? I would like to suggest the following salutations as sign-offs that not only will convey your meaning, but also show your faith in a fun and unassuming way. Whatever form of communication you choose, be
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It’s always nice to gather together with lots of like-minded Catholics from around the country and even the world. We weren’t meant to be islands unto ourselves. We need community and we need fellowship and we need each other to learn how to live our faith the way it was meant to be lived. I
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Do you remember your senior superlatives? Half the fun was finding out who would get voted “Best dressed” or “Most likely to skip class.” It’s fun to look back at the various “awards” and remember those heady days of high school. In that vein, I though it would be fun to look at a few
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Ven. Matt Talbot, OFS was born in Dublin in 1856 and died of a heart attack there in 1925 while walking to mass. No one knew how deep his love and devotion to Christ and His Church were until his death. When they went to prepare his body, they found chains wrapped around his body
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St. Augustine walks in the panoply of the greatest saints of the church. Saints like Thomas Aquinas, Benedict, and of course the Blessed Mother. His influence remains even 1600 years after his death and doesn’t seem to be waning in the least. Aurelius Augustinus was born in Thagaste in AD 354. After a youth full
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“Who will rid me of this meddlesome priest?” – Henry II of England On December 29th, we celebrate the feast of the great English saint and martyr, Thomas A Becket. 846 years ago on this very day, on the steps of the altar of the cathedral of Canterbury, Henry’s men struck down the holy man with
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Our faith is always challenging us to look deeper and go “further up and further in.” No matter how much you may know, there are always more things to discover. That’s the beauty of investigation and discovery and if we are not learning each and every day, we are wasting our potential and not using
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It’s that time of year again! Time for the annual trek through epic and not-so-epic, hilarious and not-so-hilarious, bad and not-so-bad nativity sets! Advent and Christmas at EpicPew would not be the same without a listicle of these unique nativity sets. In case you’ve missed the past few years, here’s the links to the previous
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Christmas trees are a tradition unlike any other for the holidays. Stemming (pun intended) from an Old Germanic tradition, the tree symbolizes life in the winter darkness, just as Jesus came and still comes in the winter darkness as the Light and Life of the World. The Christmas tree is really a reminder of who
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Faith, family, and feasting are at the heart of the holidays. The holidays bring out the best in people and give folks a chance to reflect on the past year of their lives. Some of the best traditions come out at this time of year. I think the best part of these traditions is the
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Happy Thanksgiving! Today is about giving thanks for the great gifts that God has graced us with (even those family members we might not necessarily like. Ha!) Seriously though, the act of getting together with loved ones under the same roof to give thanks truly transcends all divisions and barriers. We share a common meal
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Another exciting discovery was made in the Vatican Secret Archives. As historians, biblical scholars, and manuscript specialists were cleaning out a broom closet near the stacks, one of the staff knocked over a broomstick setting off a chain reaction that culminated in quite a few items being thrown off a nearby shelf. The particular shelf
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We are at war. Make no mistake about it. We are the Church Militant after all. Though we are in battle with all the powers and dominions and principalities, we already know the outcome of the war. Christus vincit! Christus regnat! Christus imperat! That should give us great comfort, but fight on we must. In honor
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It’s the Month of the Saints! Sometimes we think of the saints as only living a long time ago. We might feel distant from them whether in time or abilities, but that is just not the case. They are closer to us now than they were in life. Because they are with God in heaven,
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Catholic Churches are meant to be beautiful. Only the best for the King. The beauty of these churches is not so much for God, but for us. The images, mosaics, stained-glass windows, the pews, the columns, the altar, the organ, etc. – these things are there to assist us in our worship of the Lord.
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St. Pio of Pietrelcina, affectionately known as Padre Pio, had a very special relationship with his guardian angel throughout his life and is said to have seen him. We pray our guardian angels “ever this day be at our side to light, to guard, to rule, and guide.” Padre Pio absolutely had this prayer at
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This is AWESOME! There is a link that gives you full access to the wonder of the chapel from the comfort of your computer or phone. You can move the mouse in any direction you’d like to go and you can zoom in and out of the specific spots you are viewing at any given
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The Sistine Chapel, built by and named after Pope Sixtus IV, is one of the many wonders of the world. Know for its beauty and amazing frescoes detailing salvation history, as well as for being the place where the Vicar of Christ is chosen in conclave, the Sistine Chapel is truly a treasure for
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We brought you some hilarious Catholic headlines and since you loved them so much, we found you more. Enjoy: Local Ordinary Doesn’t Get Memo To Wear Banal Vestments; Proud of Himself Cardinal’s Friends Jealous of Hat Cardinal Dolan Chews on Lip, As Papal Homily Drags On Cardinal Bertone demonstrates
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