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Serving the World Through Our Children – Todd Nolan, Catholic Stand

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25 Reasons Natural Family Planning Is a Terrible Idea – Ryan Mayer, epicPew

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Back to the Land, Back to the Lord – The Catholic World Report

The Basilica of St. Maximin in Provence – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement

The Other Assisi – Matthew Milner, First Things

How Paul VI Abolished the Index of Prohibited Books – Richard Upsher Smith Jr., Catholic Herald

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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