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Mary Wore This When She Gave Birth to Jesus - Billy Ryan, uCatholic+++

Fr. James Martin & the Gay Nativity – Fr. Dwight Longenecker+++

Seven Tips & Resources for a Fruitful Prayer Life This Advent – Sarah Burns, epicPew

10 Christmas Stories Every Father Should Read to His Children – Sean Fitzpatrick, The Civilized Reader

Pope Francis: Avoid ‘Terrorism’ of Gossip – Cindy Wooden, Catholic Herald

Cormac McCarthy’s The Counselor: Blessed Are Those Who Mourn – Patrick Malone, Catholic Stand

Second London Council Considers Banning Vigils Outside Death Mills – Catholic Herald

Rachel Weeping – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic

How Can I Find Time to Homeschool My Children? – Mary Kay Clark Ph.D., Seton Magazine

How St. Francis Invented the First Nativity Scene – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia

In the Habit: A History of Catholicism & Tobacco – John B. Buescher, The Catholic World Report

Review: Beautiful Altar Cards for Requiem Masses, Church & Travel – Fr. Z’s Blog

How to Have the Best Christmas Ever This Year – Fr. Michael Rennier, Aleteia

Nineveh Plain, Chaldean Church: No to Baghdad-Kurdish Dispute – Gianni Valente, Vatican Insider via La Stampa

Why Trust in the Clergy is Plummeting – Fr. Alex. Lucie-Smith Ph.D., Catholic Herald

The Catholic Gentleman Gift Guide 2017 – Sam Guzman, The Catholic Gentleman

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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