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The Unvarnished Truth About Celibacy – Michael Cook at Mercatornet +1

For the Love of Latin – Fr. Peter M.J. Stravinskas at The Catholic World Report +1

Woman Who Was Violated Rejected Abortion & Kept Her Baby, Today He’s a Catholic Priest – Matthew Green at Aleteia

7 Things (Other Than Pumpkin Spice) Catholics Can Look Forward to This Fall – Theresa Zoe Williams at epicPew

Is It Time to Abolish the USCCB? – Leila Marie Lawler at Crisis Magazine

A Game of Chicken: Who Will Blink First, Germany Or The Vatican – Shane Schaetzel at Complete Christianity

Sin Voting: Reasons & Intrinsic Evils – Guy McClung, Ph.D., J.D., at Catholic Stand

Concerning Mutual Enrichment, Wherein Fr. Z Rants – Fr. Z’s Blog

Future Something Other Than the Church – One Mad Mom

Purgatory? Doesn’t that Deny the Work of Christ? – Steve Ray at Defenders of the Catholic Faith

“Reactive Participation”: Further Thoughts on the Missa Murmurata – Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D., at New Liturgical Movement

Marriage is an Uphill Climb Together – Mark C. McCann at Catholic Stand

Communist China Wants To Destroy A Popular Marian Shrine – Wang Zicheng at Asia News

Seminarians, Abuse Claims, & Viganò: What We Know About The Vatican City Inquiry – Christopher R. Altieri 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