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Beautiful Other Modern: Christ The King Church (Kristus Konungen) In Gothenburg, Sweden – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal +1

I Convinced A Satanist To Come To Mass, Now He’s Becoming Catholic, A Great Conversion Story – ChurchPOP +1

The Prayer Of Azariah & Our Need To Thank God – Paul Kniaz at Catholic Stand

11 Of The Most Exquisite Fountains In Rome – J.P. Mauro at Aleteia

God Was Emmanuel to Outcast Christian Parents: A Christmas Story – Loreto Xavier at Catholic Stand

The Anti-Parents – Charlie McKinney at Catholic Spiritual Direction

Patton’s Prayer: How A Catholic Chaplain Helped Win The Battle Of The Bulge During WWII – Billy Ryan at uCatholic

The ‘Nursery Of Heaven’ Is A New Catholic Resource For Grieving Parents – Anna O’Neil at Aleteia

Holy Family Refugees – Amy Welborn at Charlotte Was Both

Why Early Christians Prayed Before & After Meals – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia

Persecuted & Forgotten? Defending Defenseless Christians – Ines A. Murzaku at The Catholic Thing

Ask Father: Irritating Fundraisers During Mass – Fr. Z’s Blog

Martyrs Of The English Reformation – Joseph Pearce at Faith & Culture

Reform, Not Twitter, Is What The Church Needs – Peachy Keenan

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‘Why go to Mass on Sundays? It is not enough to answer that it is a precept of the Church. … We Christians need to participate in Sunday Mass because only with the grace of Jesus, with his living presence in us and among us, can we put into practice his commandment, and thus be his credible witnesses.’ —Pope Francis