If You’re Late in Planning for Lent, Read This Now
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Oh no you almost forgot about Lent or a little bit late in planning. Don’t worry, EpicPew has you covered.
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Hurry and Get One of These 6 Books If You Want a Fruitful Lent
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If you’re into books, here are six books from various Catholic publishers that can help make your Lent fruitful, holy, prayerful, and meaningful.
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La Semana Santa – Holy Week in Spanish-Influenced Countries
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Holy Week is arguably the most celebrated week of the year among Catholics. We celebrate Palm Sunday with the blessing of palms and processions into churches. On Maundy Thursday, we see reenactments of the Last Supper performed. On Good Friday, dramatizations of the Stations of the Cross and crucifixion of Christ are the norm. Read more: 10
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Walk with Jesus to Calvary by Praying the Stations of the Cross
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Many Catholic Churches have a stations of the Cross celebration every Friday as a way to add an additional sacrifice to our Lenten journey. The stations are a way to reflect on the passion of Jesus. In addition to the standard stations, there are many variations. There are those who view the passion through the
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You’ll Want to Read This Book About Jesus’ Passion Before Easter
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There are so many facets to the Passion of Jesus Christ. Starting in the Garden of Gethsemane and ending on the Cross (and the after effects of everything!), it can sometimes be hard to understand the historical context or full meaning of Jesus’ passion. Father Ralph Gorman, C.P., in his book The Last Hours of Jesus:
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Here’s the One Lenten Book You Really Should Have Read by Now
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Although Little Sins Mean a Lot by Elizabeth Scalia (a.k.a. The Anchoress) was published in the Spring of 2016, it is one of those books that comes highly recommend for the penitential season. After all, there is no better time to read about sins and what they do to our soul than during Lent. So,
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FORMED is FREE for Lent!
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Formed.org is offering a special free trial during lent for all who sign up for their lenten reflections! That’s right, log on and sign up to check out this amazing resource for the rest of the month of March for FREE! Formed is an online collection of Catholic ebooks, videos, audio and studies from trusted sources
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4 Benedictine Tips For the Rest of Lent
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Let’s admit it – most of us will stumble at least once during the Lenten season. The good news is that it’s perfectly normal. After all, we’re human. For some of us who have lofty aspirations of “going big or going home” at the start of the season, we may end up feeling disappointed early
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Jesus’ Restaurant Serves Chicken (of the Sea) for Lent
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There has been a multiplication of the loaves and chicken fish in this past week at Chick-fil-A restaurants nationwide. Lovers of the sometimes-called “Jesus’ Restaurant” will be delighted to hear that they need not deny the family friendly restaurant their patronage on Fridays during the Lenten season. At participating locations, you can order your tastefully tart
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Making a Lenten Retreat with Father William Casey
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Are you still stuck looking for a way to grow in intimacy with Christ this Lenten season? Pick up a copy of Fr. William Casey’s books Making a Holy Lent: 40 Meditations to Prepare You for the Church’s Holiest Season. Father Casey used to give Lenten retreats for EWTN. This book is a collection of his
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The Devil Hates Lent – Here’s How to Beat Him
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Lent can be a difficult Liturgical Season for some Christians. In addition to the fasting, abstinence, sacrifices, alms-giving, and penance, it often seems like the devil ups the ante on spiritual warfare. It’s almost like he is throwing a satanic temper tantrum. And you know what? He actually might be. The devil hates Lent. During
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5 Things You Can Do If You Can’t Fast or Abstain from Meat
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As most of you know, Catholics are meant to fast from ages 14 to 59. Starting at the age of 14, Catholics are required to abstain from meat and meat products (e.g. soups and other foods made with meat flavors) on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and all other Fridays during the week. On Ash Wednesday and
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Make It Through Lent with Help from the Disney Princesses
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Lent is a very trying time of penance and sacrifice, remembering our deaths and the death of Christ, and preparing ourselves to receive everlasting life. It’s easy to feel discouraged and downtrodden or to be so overwhelmed that you don’t even know where to start! But did you know, some of our favorite Disney princesses
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Epic Pew Monthly Challenge- Redemptive Exercise
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As we get closer to Ash Wednesday, we challenge you to get fit in both body and soul. Think of all of the benefits that come from consistent exercise. Now, think about how much discipline and suffering you need to make that routine continue on day after day. Finally, think about how you can use
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Here’s What You May Not Know About Christ’s Passion
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The Bible contains four accounts of the passion of Christ. Each of them tell the story from a different perspective – but each of them also leave out background stories and facts that are crucial to understanding the gravity of Christ’s trial, torture, and death on the cross. It’s not that the Gospel writers intentionally
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You Need These 7 Things to Make This Your Holiest Lent Yet
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The beginning of Lent is almost upon us. And while it may seem that you just took down your Christmas tree, before you know it, it will be Ash Wednesday. Lent is time for prayer, fasting and alms-giving. It’s time to take a look at how we’re doing spiritually and make changes so that we can
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It Is OK to Go It Alone This Lent
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How has your inbox been doing lately? In the last 3-4 weeks you’ve probably received a minimum of 50 different emails telling you how to “make your life better” by setting a new year’s resolution, choosing your one word for the year, or getting healthier by joining the nearest gym. After all, gym memberships are
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10 Facts You May Not Know About Holy Thursday
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Holy Thursday is the first day of the Triduum, which will end with the celebration of Easter. The day calls to mind the Last Supper and the beginning of Christ’s passion. But do you know these less-common facts about the day? 1. It’s not just called ‘Holy Thursday’ – there are different names for
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5 Lenten Sacrifices You Still Have Time to Make
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Lent may be almost over, but if you haven’t found a sacrifice to make yet or dropped the ball on yours, here are 5 sacrifices you still have time to do for Lent. Read a Book on the Passion A good one is The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ which are the visions
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Last Minute Encouragement For Your Holy Week
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We’ve all been called to different vocations, but we are all called to holiness. To illustrate that, I asked a couple of people how they prepared and carried out their Lenten practices. I asked a few questions and my friends gave me their answers below. Take from it what you will and realize that we
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