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What Father Mulcahy of MASH Taught Us about the Priesthood

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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Which Catholic Mother Are You? Take this quiz and find out!

By Sara Spitt

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How To Nail The Pope Francis New Year Resolutions List

By Doug Johnson

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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You Cannot Forget to Put These 4 Things on Your Christmas To-Do List this Year

By Chloe Langr

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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The Holy Innocents and Year-End Giving: 15 Pro-Life Orgs Who Defend the Human Rights of the Unborn

By Justin McClain

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: Here’s What Mark Shea Wants for Christmas

By Shaun McAfee

“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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This Girl With Autism Singing Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” Will Blow You Away

By Shaun McAfee

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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22 Provocative Spiritual Maxims to Jumpstart Your Prayer Life

By Stephen Mirarchi

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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The Christmas Experience Every Byzantine Understands

By Brooke Gregory

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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A Rosary That Fits Right In Your Wallet — Best Idea Ever?!

By Shaun McAfee

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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This Moving Documentary Takes Look at Franciscan Friars

By Robert Barbry II

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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You Won’t Believe These Nativity Sets – Part III

By Matt Vander Vennet

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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Are you a Holiday Saint or a Mean Old Grinch?

By Laura Hensley

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5 Quotes from John of the Cross to Help You When the Holiday Season is Hard

By Chloe Langr

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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These Christmas Trees Are Just Ridiculous

By Matt Vander Vennet

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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6 Last-Minute Ways To Prepare Yourself for Christmas

By Rich Lamm

Christmas is days away and if you’re like me you’re thinking, “I’m not ready for Christmas to be here yet! I need to prepare! There is still so much to do!” Of course many of us are also thinking about the last minute shopping, cleaning, and to-do items left on those mile-long lists. How many

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Check Out These Dominican Friars Playing Hockey on a Pond

By Shaun McAfee

It’s not Mystery Alaska, though they have a serious appreciation and devotion to the mysteries of the Rosary. It’s the Dominican Friars of the Holy Family Cathedral in Anchorage Alaska. I’ve seen this Cathedral – as I used to live in Alaska – and shhhh! don’t tell anyone, but in the winter it looks like

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Watch this Amazing Explanation of the Sacrament of Baptism

By Shaun McAfee

Sophia Sketchpad has another excellent resource to explain another key part of the Catholic faith, the Sacrament of Baptism. Watch the video and share with your friends, your classroom, or your RCIA class. If you think this video on the Sacrament of Baptism is great, you’ll love this video about the Eucharist. Check it out!

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The Unexpected Story of the Christmas Truce of 1914

By Shaun McAfee

It is true that on December 7, 1914, Pope Benedict XV suggested a temporary hiatus of the war for the celebration of Christmas. The warring countries refused to create any official cease-fire, but on Christmas the soldiers in the trenches declared their own unofficial truce. During World War I, on and around Christmas Day 1914,

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WOW. This Christmas Commercial about World War I is simply beautiful

By Shaun McAfee

Some things are bigger than anything we can possibly imagine. In the middle of World War I, opposing forces gathered together – in a true story – to celebrate their common faith in a simple Christmas song. The following commercial commemorates that event with flawlessness. You must see it:

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What Father Mulcahy of MASH Taught Us about the Priesthood

Which Catholic Mother Are You? Take this quiz and find out!

How To Nail The Pope Francis New Year Resolutions List

You Cannot Forget to Put These 4 Things on Your Christmas To-Do List this Year

The Holy Innocents and Year-End Giving: 15 Pro-Life Orgs Who Defend the Human Rights of the Unborn

Dear Internet: Here’s What Mark Shea Wants for Christmas

This Girl With Autism Singing Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” Will Blow You Away

22 Provocative Spiritual Maxims to Jumpstart Your Prayer Life

The Christmas Experience Every Byzantine Understands

A Rosary That Fits Right In Your Wallet — Best Idea Ever?!

This Moving Documentary Takes Look at Franciscan Friars

You Won’t Believe These Nativity Sets – Part III

Are you a Holiday Saint or a Mean Old Grinch?

5 Quotes from John of the Cross to Help You When the Holiday Season is Hard

These Christmas Trees Are Just Ridiculous

6 Last-Minute Ways To Prepare Yourself for Christmas

Check Out These Dominican Friars Playing Hockey on a Pond

Watch this Amazing Explanation of the Sacrament of Baptism

The Unexpected Story of the Christmas Truce of 1914

WOW. This Christmas Commercial about World War I is simply beautiful

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