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Tall Trans Tales for a Gullible Age - Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine+++

Fr. Z’s Predictions for 2018 - Fr. Z’s Blog+++

5 Faith-Based New Year Resolutions to Make (& Keep!) – Katie Prejean, epicPew

We Should Pay More Attention to the Souls in Purgatory – Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald

PBS Tax Dollars Promoting Anti-Catholic Bigotry In Boston – David F. Pierre Jr., TheMediaReport.com

The Call to the Lay Vocation, Part II – Laura DeMaria, Catholic Stand

How Seton Hall University Got Its Name – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia

Happy New Year. . . Now, What’s Your Fundraising Plan? – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net

The Age of the Android: More Machine Than Man – Sean Fitzpatrick, Crisis Magazine

The Miraculous Relic of The Chains of Saint Peter – uCatholic

Robert Hugh Benson’s Complex & Painful Spiritual Journey – Russell Shaw, The Catholic World Report

Whose Righteousness Was Reckoned? – Jimmy Akin, Catholic Answers Magazine

Does Identity Determine Truth? – Kevin Clark, Crisis Magazine

Msgr. Peter Shao Zhumin of Wenzhou Freed After 7 Months – AsiaNews.it

Getting Wiser on Surrogacy – Valerie Hudson, Mercatornet

How & Why the Death Penalty Deters Murder in America – Joseph M. Bessette Ph.D., The Catholic World Report

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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