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A Teenager’s Spiritual Diary Has Become An Unexpected Hit – Louise Lawlor at Catholic Herald +1

The 13th Century Nun Who Fearlessly Defeated an Army With the Eucharist – ChurchPOP +1

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

Can A Non-Catholic Go To Confession To A Priest? – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia

The Astounding Doctrine of Deification – Matthew Leonard

Why Do We Name Pontius Pilate in the Creed at Mass? – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia

The Problems Produced by the Polygamy of the Patriarchs – Msgr. Charles Pope at Community in Mission

Ask Father: Priests Who Bless With Their Fingers In The Greek Icon “ICXC” Style – Fr. Z’s Blog

Divine Providence: One Bathroom For A Family Of Fourteen – Barbara Padolina at Catholic Stand

The Moment I Knew I Had To Be Catholic – Zac Mabry at Catholic Herald +1

That’s the Way It Is – Kat Larson at Ignitum Today

The Church of the Early Fathers – Kenneth D. Whitehead at Catholic Answers Magazine

From Islam to Christ—Derya Little – Patrick Coffin at Catholic Stand

Harvard Study Reveals The Benefits Of Childhood Church-Going – Cerith Gardiner at Aleteia

Good Science Gets Its Boots On: The Shroud Of Turin – Foxfier at The American Catholic

“I Am So Lucky”: How This Elderly Man Finds Joy in His Wife’s Alzheimer’s Disease – ChurchPOP

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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