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Happy Birthday, John Paul II!! Today we celebrate the Birthday of one of the 21st century’s most beloved saints, Pope St. John Paul the Great. In honor of his birthday we wanted to share some lesser known facts abut his life. How many of these do you already know? His Father Was a […]
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The internet is a funny place filled with funny people doing funny things. Pope St. John Paul II was a prolific traveler, writer, and athlete, which lends itself to some great memes. Here are the best JP2 memes I found: JPII was the MAN! Dark Knight, meet Pope Awesome Kinda like the
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Written by a mother and grandmother, Our Lady’s Message to Three Shepherd Children and the World is the perfect book to teach children about Our Lady of Fatima – especially since the Church just celebrated the 100th year anniversary of the Marian apparition. Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle is well known for her book, Our Lady of Fatima: 100 Years of Stories,
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Mexico – A local Catholic priest is recovering in the hospital after he was stabbed in an attack at the Mexico Metropolitan Cathedral. The assailant attempted to slit Father Miguel Angel Machorro’s throat while he said Mass at the cathedral. Authorities identified John René Rock Schild, 35 years old, as the attacker. He was caught as
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While stuck in an internet rabbit hole, I stumbled onto a story I could not believe I had not heard before. I write for epicPew and have a master’s degree in criminal justice. If the rosary had stopped a serial killer’s rampage, how had I not heard that story before? After reading the alleged story, I
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Pope St. John Paul II was a remarkable man for multiple reasons. He served the kingdom of God as a holy priest, rising all the way to the papacy. In his multiple roles, he drew his flock closer to the Lord Jesus Christ. In effect, he was a master catechist—a teacher who transmitted knowledge of
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Aboard the Papal Plane – On his flight back from celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Fatima apparitions, Pope Francis told reporters that his upcoming meeting with President Donald Trump will consist of listening to one another and talking of peace. Reporter Fatima Camps Ferreira of Portuguese TV Radio began the questions during the flight. After
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I wrote the following article for the National Catholic Register. The featured image marks the exact spot where the pontiff was shot. On May 13, 1981, thirty-six years ago, Pope John Paul II was on the brink of death. I wasn’t alive, but I’ve seen news reports from the time, and it’s horrifying to think what
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Portugal – May 13 marks 100 years since the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared in Fatima. The three children who saw Our Lady at the Cova da Iria were Lúcia Santos and her cousins, Jacinta and Francisco Marto. The Virgin visited the three children six times, appearing on the 13th of each month from May to October of
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Technique. Technology. Funding. Pedagogy. Business models. Test scores. Assessments. While each of these considerations has great merit, these and similar factors are not inherently unique to Catholic schools. But what makes the Catholic school different? What is at the core of Catholic education? If it is not the centrality of the Gospel, as imparted by educators on
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If you missed my first list of Reasons Why the Catholic Church is So Boring, you should probably check it out first. Here we go again…hopefully it’s not too boring… Monstrance I know I’ve seen a lot of these, but I think what they are really for is to give the Priest a “free” workout
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We recently discovered that epicPew is one post away from 1,000 posts! So, before we continue sharing the amazing content we normally post. I was assigned by epicPew founder and editor Shaun McAfee to compile our top twenty posts (based on most views). 20. These +100 Catholic Pilgrimage Sites in the U.S. are Completely Out
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Women sometimes feel like second-class citizens, the “others” living in a man’s world. We may feel neglected, forgotten, and left behind because it is the “man’s job” to provide for the family and go out and work, and a “woman’s work” is at home with the kids. Being a housewife doesn’t pay, and when we
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In 1917, Our Lady appeared to three shepherd children in Fatima. She told them about the rosary, Christ’s love for them, and the Immaculate Heart. The children said Mary appeared to them six times between May and October of 1917. Father Thomas McGlynn, a Dominican priest and sculpture, published a book about his knowledge of Fatima
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Kansas City – In a statement released on May 1, 2017, Archbishop Joseph Naumann asked the priests of the Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kansas to transition away from supporting Girl Scout Troops. In his statement, Archbishop Naumann said, “To follow Jesus and his Gospel will often require us to be counter-cultural. With the promotion by
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You’d be hard-pressed to find Catholics who haven’t heard of St. Therese of Lisieux or St. Catherine of Siena or St. Francis of Assisi or some of the other ever-popular saints. But sometimes it’s good to befriend lesser-known saints- they can become special friends and intercessors for us, leading us closer to God with an
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You know the Marian apparitions of Guadalupe and Lourdes, Fatima and the Miraculous Medal, but the Blessed Virgin Mary has appeared many other times and in many other places. Here are some approved apparitions you may not have heard of. Our Lady of Laus In May 1664, seventeen year old Benoite Rencurel saw a
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