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Why Integralism Is an Ideology of Despair - James M. Patterson

Saint Pope John Paul II & the Eucharist – Thomas Griffin, Catholic Exchange

Is Modern Interpretation of Book of Revelation Flawed? A Different View – Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in Mission

The Spirit of Moloch & The New American Religion – Charlie Johnson, Catholic Stand

Unlike Moderns, Our Ancestors Understood Love – Paul Krause, Crisis Magazine

New Islamist Violence in Mozambique Worries Country’s Catholic Bishops – Fredrick Nzwili, The Catholic World Report

Death of a Missionary – Trent Horn, Catholic Answers Magazine

Watch Jim Gaffigan Portray a Lazy Catholic in Funny Chat with Jesus Statue – ChurchPOP

The Purpose of Politically Correct Lies – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic

Cafod, Catholic In Name Only – Mark Lambert, De Omnibus Dubitandum Est.

Italian Bishops Approve New Bowdlerizations of the Missal – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement

Why Twitter’s Cute, Heart-Shaped ‘Like’ Button Is Not So Harmless – A. Trevor Sutton, Mercatornet

A Transit of Common Sense – Carolyn Moynihan, Mercatornet

What the Bible Really Says on Homosexuality in 5 Quotes – Steve Ray, Defenders of the Catholic Faith

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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