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Did the Virgin Mary Die? – Joe Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery

Struggling with Sin? Practice the Opposing Virtue - Philip Kosloski, Aleteia

The Church of The Sacred Brothel & Holy Hell – Guy McClung Ph.D. J.D., The American Catholic

Lent & God’s Answer to Suffering – Michele Chronister, Catholic Exchange

Acts of the Disciples: Discipleship & Dependent Living – Deacon Greg Lambert, Catholic Stand

A Lesson for a Chaotic Soul – Larabeth Miller, Ignitum Today

Carlo Acutis, Future Patron Saint of the Internet – Scott Smith, All Roads Lead to Rome

How to Correctly Run a Lent Appeal – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net

Candelabra Magna – Shawn R. Tribe, Liturgical Arts Journal

Will Militant Atheists One Day Celebrate Clerical Sexual Abusers? – Teófilo de Jesús, Crisis Magazine

What the Difference in Disagreements Can Teach Us – Peter A. Kwasniewski Ph.D., New Liturgical Movement

Here’s What You May Not Know About Christ’s Passion – Chloe Langr, epicPew

Stay Calm In the Midst of Chaos – Fr. John Catoir, Catholic Stand

Where Did Cardinal Marx Get the Idea That ‘There Can Be No Rules’? – Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith Ph.D., Catholic Herald

Efforts to “Queer” the Church - Fr. Z’s Blog+++

Money Talks - Shane Schaetzel, Catholic in the Ozarks+++

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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