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Have We Forgotten a Priest’s Role? The Real Reason for Crisis in the Priesthood, According to a Catholic Priest  ChurchPOP +1

Doctors Said He Was in a “Vegetative State”; Then One Day He Just Woke Up Alex Schadenberg at Life News +1

Worried about a friend or family member? Try the Green Scapular  Philip Kosloski at Aleteia +1

Confirmation: The Province of Detroit, A Microcosm of the U.S.  Gene Van Son at Catholic Stand

New Vestments! Stunning New Pontifical Set Has Arrived!  Fr. Z's Blog

Beauty & Providence  James Patrick Reid at The Catholic Thing

The Genuine Art of the Processional Banner  Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal

St. Francis de Sales shares his secret to fundraising  Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net

Six Ornamental Cope Hoods  Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal

Catholic School Awarded For Implementing “Full Inclusion” For People With Down Syndrome & Autism  Cerith Gardiner at Aleteia

CheckList Spotlight: The White Button-Down  Meghan Ashley Styling

The Solid, Slightly Out-of-Season Christian Case for Religious Liberty  Steven D. Smith at Public Discourse

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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