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There are moments in life when you need to have the perfect meme or graphic. I don’t know about you, but when I find them, I save them on my desktop. You never know what might be happening world wide or when you’ll run into a good debate that requires are great meme. Because It’s […]
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With Pope St. John Paul II on one side and a picture of Our Lady on the other, Jason Muzzatti took the world stage at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin as goaltender for the Italian hockey team. His quiet life of faith was displayed prominently for all the world to see. And like the
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Mother Teresa of Calcutta’s love of life and passion for Christ in the faces of the poor was a contagious love. Her activism led to collaboration with many world leaders. Yet her fame did not keep her from spending time with those who were impoverished. Here are thirteen times that Mother Teresa hit epic levels
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Friendship is at the core of human relationships. Great philosophers and poets throughout the ages extol the virtues of friendship. Christ even calls us his friends. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. I no longer
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Being a Catholic parent or teacher can be daunting work. We’re entrusted with SOULS of small people and burdened with raising them to be good and faithful adults. Having the wisdom that we do from being out in the world for a while now (hehe), we know all too well the dangers and complications the
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We are all busy (or so it seems), reliably busier than we ought to be. There seems to be little time to read for inspiration. However, quality Catholic reading is necessary if we are to grow in our journey with the Lord. Mother Teresa of Calcutta was canonized as a saint by Pope Francis on
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1. A cute St. Teresa peg doll 2. This awesome t-shirt 3. Mother Teresa of Calcutta medals 4. This sweet St. Teresa plush doll 5. An excellent children’s book from Magnificat-Ignatius 6. And get THIS one from Magnificat-Ignatius, too 7. These smart little stuffed plush dolls 8.
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Mother Teresa of Calcutta will be, very rightly and properly, canonized a saint this weekend. She is one of the most luminous figures of our time and even a generation of people in their 20s and younger who cannot really remember her clearly intuits that, when they see her face, they are looking at the
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In just a few short days, as Blessed Mother Teresa becomes Saint Teresa all the faithful will exclaim, “Finally!” It’s not like we didn’t see this coming. During her life, Mother Teresa was often thought of as a saint among us. While there is a formal process by which an individual is ‘canonized’ it really
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Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (A.D. 1895-1979), ora pro nobis! The good archbishop and modern evangelizing pro has a special place in my heart. We hail from the same diocese of Peoria, we both have a connection with CUA, and we both know the family whose boy I believe was cured through his intercession. Needless to
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Mother Teresa of Calcutta’s legacy is the incredible story of compassion, humility and a woman who understood how to be Christ’s hands and feet to the world. She dedicated her life to the service of the poorest of the poor in the slums of India. Here are eight quotes from her writings and interviews that
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The following is an account of a dream I had of Blessed Mother Teresa. This is in no way meant to be taken as an interpretation of anything, nor is it meant to make me look like some sort of mystic. LOL. That is a funny concept. Anyway, I just want to share a really
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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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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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Taylor Swift is one of the best musical/lyrical storytellers of this modern age and she’s notorious for writing breakup songs. While listening, it occurred to me that some of her lyrics sound similar to Bible verses (not that they were inspired by Bible verses; I’m pretty sure they weren’t!). So here are 6 Taylor Swift
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With the hit talent show “*America’s Got Talent” franchise created by Simon Cowell going strong, we at epicPew would like to propose a new show for the franchise, Vatican’s got GOD Talent! So, let’s set the scene…the audience is quietly talking, when the lights begin to dim. The stage is lit with each of the judges
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This post begins a series addressing arguments against papal infallibility. The first of them is fairly easy to refute, but it is worth mentioning because of how common it is. The argument goes like this: “The pope is a sinner, like everyone else, and so therefore can hardly claim to be infallible.” Now, you will
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Bishop Wester demonstrates “The Claw” from movie Liar, Liar During Homily Cardinal Ravasi Dares Cardinal Versaldi to Eat Own Hand Cardinal Sarah Falls Asleep Standing Up at National Prayer Breakfast, Open Mouth Snores Cardinal Falls Asleep During Papal Homily, ‘Friends’ Move Him in Front of Communion Rail So Pope Sees
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1. You gon learn today https://www.tumblr.com/catholicmemes/82699226880/person-so-why-are-you-catholic-me-cracks 2. Ssssso wasssssted https://www.tumblr.com/otherfunnystuff/113745252979/go-home-snakes 3. I would be 1000% more into Church history if it was all presented in video game memes https://www.tumblr.com/heckyeahorderofpreachers/61594777277 4. lolsob https://www.tumblr.com/cometojoseph/139620519788/%E3%83%84 5. Brutal, bruh https://www.tumblr.com/hislittleflower-throughconcrete/50587641456 6. -sips tea- https://by-grace-of-god.tumblr.com/post/64542854778/courtesy-of-matt-fradd/embed 7. Night Tumblr needs Jesus https://runofthemillsocialist.tumblr.com/post/128811434833/me-especially-those-most-in-need-of-your/embed 8. Only
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Did you click for the puppies or for Simcha? Be honest. Simcha Fisher is a phenomenal writer. With her natural love for telling others about the trials and triumphs of daily life as a Catholic, to her fecund ability to make us spit out our food while wondering how her mind comes up with what
