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Are We about to See the Extinction of Christianity in Egypt – Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith Ph.D., Catholic Herald

So Catholics Worship Statues, Right? – Dan Byron, Catholic Stand

British Broadcasting Corporation Admits It Underestimated the Catholic Church’s Opposition to Adolf Hitler – Dan Hitchens, Catholic Herald

Modesty Is a Direction Not a Line – Fr. Matthew Schneider L.C., Catholic Stand

People in Spain have an “Uber” Version of the Confession and It’s Awesome – Justin McClain, epicPew

Love, Henri: A Wonderful Collection of Letters from Henri Nouwen – Bethanie Ryan, Ignitum Today

A Rosary That Fits Right In Your Wallet — Best Idea Ever?! – Shaun McAfee O.P., epicPew

Speak Truth to Power: My School where I Teach, Providence College, Has No Interest in Rational or Equable Conversation about the Neuralgic Issues of Our Time - Anthony Esolen Ph.D., The Catholic Thing

Breaking Bad! Why Missalette Music is Destroying the Faith - David Clayton, Beauty of Catholicism

Ten Amazing Facts About the Miraculous Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe – Brother Bartholomew John, Big Catholics

It is as if the Church Simply Caved in Before the World and Its Prince - Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog

Rather Than Global Warming, Worry about Wormwood – Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, 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