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At an Anglican Ordinariate (of the Catholic Church) Mass, I Witnessed the Real Spirit of Vatican II – Stephen Bullivant, Catholic Herald

Called to Reverence God – Fr. Ed Broom O.M.V., Catholic Exchange

How to Overcome Nonfactual Emotional “Arguments” – Joshua Hren, Crisis Magazine

On the Balance of Kindness and Correction – Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in Mission

When You Think There is Nowhere Else to Go but Gay – The Joseph Sciambra Blog

3 Big Problems with Protestant Doctrine of “Sola Scriptura” (Scripture Alone) – ChurchPop

Pope Francis Reminds Us that the Church Calls Us Always to Care for the Human Person – Editorial Board, OSV Newsweekly

Remembering the Basis of Human Dignity – Sarah Greydanus, Catholic Stand

What We Can Learn About Near-Death Experiences – Catherine Mendenhall-Baugh, Truth and Charity Forum

What to Say (and Not Say) When Asking for Donations – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net

6 Amazing Facts About St. Vincent de Paul – Laura Hensley, epicPew

A Byzantine Look at Worshipping Ad Orientem, Part II – Nicholas LaBanca, Catholic Stand

Byzantine Diaconal Ordination in Sicily – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement

“Optimistic Nihilism” and Whistling Past God’s Graveyard – Matthew Becklo, Strange Notions

When the Parthenon Was a Catholic Church – Billy Ryan, uCatholic

A Lion In The Ocean – Bart Schuchts, Catholic Stand

Cardinal Caffarra was One of the Greatest Theologians of Our Time – Fr.  Alexander Lucie-Smith Ph.D., Catholic Herald

The Muslim thing – Hilarie Belloc, The Catholic Thing

A Role for Government that Nobody Thinks About – Stephen M. Krason, Crisis Magazine

Anyone Notice Arguments For National Anthem Protests are Poor? – Dave Griffey, Daffey Thoughts

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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