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Thorvaldsen’s Christus Was Once Considered “The Most Perfect Statue Of Christ In The World” – Daniel Esparza at Aleteia +1

Happy Wife, Happy Life – Is It True? – Harry Benson at Mercatornet +1

What Do France, Grey Wool, & St. Francis Have In Common? (More Than You Think!) – Meghan Ashley Styling

Responding To Falsehoods About The Virgin Mary & The Rosary – Fr. Peter M.J. Stravinskas at The Catholic World Report

Saint Leo The Great Explains How To Fundraise – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net

The Future of Evangelicalism – Shane Schaetzel at Complete Christianity

Study: Autistic Kids Struggle in the Catholic Church – Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, L.C., at Through Catholic Lenses

Get To Know Heaven – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand

What Does “Water & Spirit” Mean? – Steve Ray at Defenders of the Catholic Faith

Lessons from a Fig Tree & Morning Glories – Carol Monaco at Catholic Stand

In The Buffalo Diocese, The Wrong Sort Of Investigation? – Philip Lawler at Catholic Culture

Weird Amazon Stuff, Death & A Spatula – Fr. Z’s Blog

Britannia Rules the Christian Faith “Not Worthy of Respect” – Robert J. Hutchinson at Crisis Magazine

Talk Of Schism Is Just That: All Talk – Russell Shaw at Our Sunday Visitor

From The Amazon To Germany & Its “Anti-Roman Complex”, The Lesson Of Cardinal Brandmüller – Sandro Magister at Settimo Cielo via L'Espresso

Catholics Who Love The Latin Mass Need To Get Better At Loving Their Neighbors, Too – Auguste Meyrat at The Federalist

Beto Vs. Religious Liberty – Rod Dreher

The German Bishops Are Proposing A Counterfeit Mercy – Chad C. Pecknold, Ph.D., at 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

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