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The Best in Catholic Blogging

Once Euthanasia Voluntary, It’ll Become Irresistible, Ask the Dutch – Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith Ph.D., Catholic Herald

Real Humility – Jim Dougherty, Catholic Stand

A Turning Point in the Culture War? – James Kalb J.D., Crisis Magazine

Quæritur: St. Patrick’s Day 2017 on Friday in Lent – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog

Searched “Catholic Dads” — Results Were Awesome – Rich Lamm, epicPew

100% For God, Not Lukewarm – Jean Elizabeth Seah, Ignitum Today

What is the Sword That Pierced Mary’s Soul? – Taylor Marshall Ph.D.

The Power of the Mass: Why We Believe What We Believe – Wendy McMahan, Catholic Stand

Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

The Problem with Participation Awards – Cecily Lowe, Catholic Stand

A Bannon Apologia – Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine

Francis Cardinal Arinze Defends Catholic Doctrine. . . Again – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog

Maltese Church Once Defied Secularisation, Now Bishops Surrendered – William Oddie Ph.D., Catholic Herald

The Truth is Not Up for Negotiation; Regarding Amoris Lætitia – The Catholic World Report

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Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne attends a German Synodal Way assembly on March 9, 2023.

Four German Bishops Resist Push to Install Permanent ‘Synodal Council’

Given the Vatican’s repeated interventions against the German process, the bishops said they would instead look to the Synod of Bishops in Rome. Meanwhile, on Monday, German diocesan bishops approved the statutes for a synodal committee; and there are reports that the synodal committee will meet again in June.

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