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Padre Pio in Prayer
Padre Pio in Prayer (photo: uCatholic)

Why Did Padre Pio Say This “Secret Weapon” Prayer Every Day? - Billy Ryan, uCatholic+++

Babe Ruth’s Conversion Story & Little-Known Sacramental Took to His Grave – ChurchPOP+

Eucharistic Miracles: Faith is Not Humbled by Science – Francesca Merlo, Vatican News

Church’s Teachings on Life Brought These 11 Converts to God – Theresa Zoe Williams, epicPew

Beauty & the Crucial Role of Monastic Liturgies – J.P. Sonnen, Liturgical Arts Journal

Restoring Sacred Architecture Will Reaffirm Theological Truth – Erik Bootsma, Crisis Magazine

New Reports on the Sex Abuse Scandals & Cover-ups - Big Pulpit

Why Reproductions are Legitimate Art – David Clayton, New Liturgical Movement

What Our Kids Really Want – Cynthia Millen, Catholic Stand

What Are Gregorian Masses for the Dead? – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia

Death & Taxes Are Still the Only Two Certainties in Life – Gene M. Van Son, Catholic Stand

Holiness & All Saints – Marcellino D’Ambrosio Ph.D., Integrated Catholic Life™

How to Fundraise, Without the Heavy Lifting – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net

Church Triumphant: 10 Insights Into the Saints – Fr. Ed Broom O.M.V., Catholic Exchange

Shadows Covering the Glorious Catholic Church: Abuse – Edouard Belaga Ph.D., Catholic Stand

Video: Analysis of Synod 2018 by Robert Royal & Fr. Gerald Murray – Fr. Z’s Blog

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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