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My First Month As A Priest – Fr. John Kladar at Catholic Link +1

The Miracle Of The Nuns In a Soviet Gulag – Richard Marcantonio at Faith & Culture +1

Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Via Adorecast – Team Catholify

Texas Musicians Gave Up Celebrity Status To Defend The Preborn – Texas Right To Life

The Apostasy That Wasn’t: The Extraordinary Story Of The Unbreakable Early Church By Rod Bennett – Fr. Matthew Stehling at Catholic East Texas

This Graphic Novel is Helping Children Learn the Catholic Faith – Laura Hensley at epicPew

Amazing Results In The Saving Of St. Anne’s Beautiful Shrine In Fall Rivers, Massachusetts – Fr. Z’s Blog

Do Catholics & Jews Share Roots? Watch This Rabbi Unveil A Powerful Lesson On Division – ChurchPOP

What Are Some Pitfalls That New Converts Should Watch Out For? – Shaun McAfee, O.P., at Catholic Answers Magazine

I Was Agnostic, My Friend A ‘Mere Christian’, We Both Found The Path To Rome – Jeffrey Cimmino at Catholic Herald

An Interview With Mister Rogers – Fr. John Catoir at Catholic Stand

Beyond Endo: The Hidden Renaissance of Japanese Catholic Novelists – Kevin Doak at Benedict XVI Institute

The Law of the Sabbath – Erin Cain at Ignitum Today

Abandon Yourself To God’s Providence With This Prayer – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia

Adoration: Off the Shelf with Susan Tassone – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand

This Prayer From Cardinal Newman Will Keep Your Day Peaceful Even In Adversity – Kathleen N. Hattrup at Aleteia

Starting Catholic Homeschooling – Foxfier at The American Catholic

Blessed Solanus Casey Continues To Heal & Work Miracles After His Death – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia

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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