What do “Eggo Waffles” or your “ego” have to do with the divinity of Jesus Christ? Absolutely nothing! The phrase ego eimi is a Greek phrase meaning “I AM.” In the Greek Septuagint, this is the exact phrase used by God to describe his name to Moses at the burning bush...
The Blessed Virgin is full of surprises. After almost twenty years as a Catholic, I thought I knew the mysteries of the rosary. Beads or book in hand, I would walk the familiar path from the annunciation of the angel Gabriel, through the hill country to Bethlehem and...
November starts off with All Saints Day, so it’s only appropriate to point out some of the amazing saints whose feasts we celebrate in November. Here are 15 cool saints to get to know this month. 1. St. Martin de Porres St. Martin’s feast day is November 3...
Greetings from Philadelphia! It occurred to me as I was flying here that I was due to write another post here on EpicPew, so I thought I would write one that is relevant to my current experience 1. Get your ducks in a row It is the mature thing to do. Moreover, you...
Cardinal Robert Sarah recently broke the news that the feast of Our Lady of Loreto would officially enter the liturgical calendar. While many Catholics have heard of Our Lady of Loreto, a surprising amount don’t actually know much about her, or the site at all. Sure,...
From the immortal spirits of Ainur, to the race of Woses, Middle Earth is richly peopled. Although each of the principle races, Elves, Hobbits, Men, Dwarves, Ents and Orcs interact heavily in Tolkien’s tales, the various peoples of Middle Earth have a distinctiveness...
