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Ecclesiae Sponsae Imago (ESI) Punts on One Problem, Fixes a Second, But Greatly Worsens a Third - Edward N. Peters, J.C.D., J.D.,  The Dispatch, via The Catholic World Report+++

Receiving the Eucharist with Humility – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

The Good Guys Win One – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic

Cardinal McCarrick & the Conspiracy of the Well-Meaning – Anthony S. Layne, Catholic Stand

Why Email is the Hottest Trend in Fundraising – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net

The Ad Hominem Fallacy is a Sin – Edward Feser Ph.D.

Five Marian Facts about St. Irenaeus of Lyons – Fr. Edward Looney, Catholic Exchange

The Camino de Santiago is Life – Trish Irvine, Catholic Stand

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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