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Abp. Dolan: Building a Culture of Vocations - Matthew E. Bunson, Our Sunday Visitor (link fixed)

Mother Teresa’s Work with the Poor: “She did it for Jesus” - Msgr. Leo Maasburg, Ignatius Insight Scoop

Understanding Catholic Social Teaching: Solidarity & Subsidiarity - Joe Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery

Thoughts On Preferential Option for Poor & Vulnerable - Teresa Rice, Catholibertarian

Peter Kreeft Calls a Spade a Bloody Shovel - Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

Catholics and Freedom - George Weigel, NRO

Can Priests Go Hunting? The Council of Trent Has an Answer - Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

Why Didn’t Jesus Tell Us the Day & the Hour of His Return? - Fr. Ryan Erlenbush, New Theological Movement

Is Sola Scriptura Taught in the Bible? - Dc. Mike Bickerstaff, Integrated Catholic Life™

A Cinematic Tour of the Problem of Free Will - By Way of Beauty

McGill Univ. Editors Quit in Protest to Traditional Marriage Article - Michael Cook, MercatorNet

IVF, Suffering, and God’s Will - Brendan Dudley, HLI America

Atheist Convert: Dr. Ronda Chervin - Why I’m Catholic

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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