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If I Were a Bishop, I Would Send Formidable, Even Terrifying, Holy Hit Squads of Young Clergy. . . - Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog

Christians in Hollywood: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - Zoe Romanowsky, Aleteia

“Married to God”: Cosmo Publishes Huge Story on Consecrated Virgin – ChurchPOP

Sexuality, Reality, and the Sacramental in Knight of Cups – Patrick Malone, Catholic Stand

The Immense—and Demanding—Mercy of God – Russell Shaw, The Dispatch via The Catholic World Report

Real Humility (Luke 17:1-10) – Fr. John Bartunek L.C., Catholic Spiritual Direction

Upcoming Missions Conference Aims to Show Evangelism is for Everyone – Barbie O’Dowd, epicPew

Who May Receive Communion—and Why – Karl Keating, Catholic Answers

Pokémon Go Is the Least of My Parish’s Problems – Gene M. Van Son, Crisis Magazine

Street Pastor or Vigilante? – K.V. Turley, The Dispatch via The Catholic World Report

Glagolitic Mass Celebrated in Zagreb, Croatia – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement

“The Vessel” Movie Explores Suffering and Belief – Christopher White, Crux

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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