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The Course of Empire Destruction by Thomas Cole
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How can We Rebuild Western Civilization? This Priest has an Answer - Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald+++

My Problem With Expanding Pro-life Definitions – Ben Butera, The American Catholic

Why Are So Many Catholics Embarrassed by Converts? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker

A Stroll through Vienna’s Catholic Architectural Flourishes – Michelle Gress, My Favorite Catholic Things

The Pitfalls of Church Renewal – Regis Nicoll, Crisis Magazine

Nooo! Not a New English Mass Translation! – Deborah Gyapong, The Anglicanorum Coetibus Society

When Should Catholics Genuflect in a Church? – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia

Conforming to Good or Evil: Moral Lessons in Shadow of the Holocaust – Randall B. Smith Ph.D.

The ‘New Paradigm’: Old Errors, Same Tactics – Fr. Timothy Vaverek, Catholic Culture

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Palestinian Christians celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at Holy Family Church in Gaza City on March 31, amid the ongoing battles Israel and the Hamas militant group.

People Explain ‘Why I Go to Mass’

‘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

Palestinian Christians celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at Holy Family Church in Gaza City on March 31, amid the ongoing battles Israel and the Hamas militant group.

People Explain ‘Why I Go to Mass’

‘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