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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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The first ever “Women’s March on Washington” was this Saturday. ProLife Women were uninvited. So of course, being a ProLife Woman myself, that meant I had to go. Challenge accepted. Right? Right. So off to Washington DC with my dear friend went I. We witnessed to life. We got yelled at. She got shoved. We saw
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Kristyn Brown began The Saints Project with a simple mission in mind: to make the saints even more accessible to the modern world and hold them up as role models. What the world gains is incredible, uplifting beauty. Prior to beginning The Saints Project two years ago, Kristyn was a busy yet unfulfilled
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Remember back to that scene in “Indian Jones and the Last Crusade” when Indy (played by Harrison Ford) was forced to pick the “true” Holy Grail from several shelves of Chalices to save the life of his father? Donovan (played by Julian Glover) drinks from the wrong one and dies, whereas Indy picks the correct one and gains
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Many people misunderstand what and who the Holy Spirit is. Few realize that we receive the gift of the Holy Spirit during Baptism (not Confirmation). Few recognize that the Holy Spirit is actually living within each of us (and cannot be removed), and His temple is our body (which is why we are to keep our
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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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While many tend to think that exorcisms are the stuff of movies and horror flicks, Catholics know better. In fact recently the New York Post reported that the Vatican is calling for more exorcists because there is a global “shortage.” Priests who are trained as exorcists are becoming more vocal about both the need for more
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Many look for priests at Mass, or in the confessional. Maybe you can even find one in a Catholic school or at the rectory. But if you want to find Fr. Canon Jean-Baptiste Commins, look on the ice! Father Commins, 27, of St. Francis de Sales Oratory of St. Louis was born in France of a
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Just over two years ago, I published my first article here at EpicPew, 10 Facts about Angels That Will Blow Your Mind. While I was reflecting on the past two years of writing for EpicPew, a wave of nostalgia inspire me to revisit the subject of angels and how mind-blowingly awesome they are. Here’s some
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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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Something the communion of saints teaches us is that there is a place for everyone and everything in Catholicism- catholic does mean “universal”, after all. There are patron saints for absolutely every profession, predicament, situation, and ailment under the sun so that you always have someone special to turn to with your needs. Here are
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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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