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If you want a review in just a few words, then here it is: drop everything and watch this movie. Ignatius of Loyola is a 2016 biopic, based on St. Ignatius’ autobiography, and directed by Paolo Dy and Cathy Anzana. Starring Andreas Muñoz in the title role of the beloved saint, it is being released by […]
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Every day? Shouldn’t that say “8 Reasons Why You Should Go To Mass Every Sunday?” While, yes, of course you should go to Mass every Sunday, the Church also celebrates Mass every other day out of the year other than Good Friday. So why not stop in? I can seriously change your life, and here’s why:
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January 4th is the feast day of another great Saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton. I continue to enjoy learning more about Saint Elizabeth (and all the Saints as a matter of fact). Her life and her path to holiness is fascinating like so many of our holy heroes that have come from all walks of life
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I’m going to need a lot of Heavenly help in 2017. I’m getting married, moving to a new city, and looking for a new job. Throughout all of my crazy life changes, I’ve always found the saints to be an incredible help. I hope you feel the same way (about needing help). I have so
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New Year means a new you! A chance to start over, to refresh and gain a new perspective. It is a chance to get rid of old habits and make new, healthier ones. God wants the same thing for us! So here are a dozen verses to meditate on in the new year. 1.
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As the year was winding down, 2016 claimed one last celebrity victim. William Christopher, 84, who played the beloved Father Francis John Patrick Mulcahy on M*A*S*H, died peacefully and without pain at his Pasadena home on the morning of New Year’s Eve. Originally intended to be a minor character, Father Mulcahy eventually became a series regular. Although
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Pope Francis was elected to the Chair of St Peter on March 2013. That means he has been Pope for 4 New Years. Every year since then, I have seen the same New Year resolutions list come from the Papacy. No complaints there. Gotta keep it simple, right? Honestly, I try to see what I
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Christmas is here and there’s plenty to do since it doesn’t end until the Epiphany. In all of the rush, here are five things you cannot forget to put on your Christmas to-do list this year. 1. Stop and ponder this season in your heart So often in all of the hustling of the
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December 28 is the Catholic Church’s Feast of the Holy Innocents, Martyrs. When we acknowledge these “Holy Innocents,” we are referring to those young boys massacred by King Herod as he sought to kill the Christ Child, as mentioned in Matthew 2:16-18. In modern times, we likewise take the time to remember those “holy innocents” who have
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“Dear Internet, after all I’ve done for you, I will not be happy again unless I have this… My flourishing as a human will never happen until you buy me this… Is into much to ask that you supply with this…” – Mark Shea Keeping us giggling all year long, here’s a few special items
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A 10-year-old girl from Northern Ireland has wowed people around the world after a video of her singing in her school choir went viral. The video of the choirs’s version of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” — recorded at the school’s Christmas show — has gained almost 170,000 views in three days. Kaylee Rodgers, from Donaghadee, County
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Caught up in the day to day business of life? Convinced yourself that “the active life” means that there’s no need for daily, dedicated prayer time? Think a deep, profound interior life isn’t for you? Think again. You need an old-fashioned Irish Cistercian to give you a “come to Jesus” moment. Dom Eugene Boylan’s short
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It’s no secret that we do things a bit differently in the East. Our churches look (and smell) different, our hymns sound different, and our liturgical calendar has feast days that don’t even occur in the West. It only follows that our Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany traditions should differ too. Here’s how the Byzantines deck
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This is one of those awesome ideas that always makes me think two things to myself: Why didn’t I think of that? and Why are we not funding this?! Well, people did fund it. I found out about the Wallet Rosary on the Joe Sales blog and I was astonished at how amazing this simple little idea
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What does it mean to be Christ to someone? A few months ago, I came across a trailer for a new documentary called ‘Outcasts’. Those two and a half minutes affected me for the rest of the day, the rest of the week, and it’s a trailer that I go back to watch time and
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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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Although the season of Christmas often brings with it lights, jolly singing, and bright Christmas trees, it is not always a joyful season for all of us. Whether this is the first holiday after a loss, or the fifteenth holiday, each offers new difficulties and challenges. But, despite the grief, the Incarnation and Nativity is
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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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