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A Tale of Targeting: Gay Bullying by Robert Oscar Lopez of First Things - BigPulpit.com

Chaput, Morals, and the Law – Mark Bauerlein, First Things

Christians Face Jail Time for Refusing Gay ‘Marriage’ – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic

Lesbian Mayor’s Intimidation of Christians a Religious Liberty Threat - Msgr. Charles Pope

When Your Child’s Doctor Becomes Your Enemy by Dns. J. Hunnell MD of Catholic Stand - BigPulpit.com

Gay Rights and Ideology – R. R. Reno, First Things

Spiritual Care for Atheists: Compassion Not Condemnation – Melanie Jean Juneau, Catholic Stand

Ebola Caution: Kiss of Peace Now Meaningful Eye Contact – Kathy Schiffer, Seasons of Grace

CBS News Looks for LGBTQ Catholics, Finds Schismatics by Dawn Eden of Get Religion – BigPulpit.com

Susan G. Komen Contributes to Deception about Breast Cancer – Karen Malec, Aleteia∝

Catholic Musician Eliot Morris – T. J. Burdick, Ignitum Today

Medieval Golden Age, Modern Barbarism – Andrew Doran, First Things

Prayer: Keep The Lights On – Julianne McCullagh, Catholic Stand

A Marian Pilgrimage in Hungary – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement

Render Unto Caesar - Marcellino D’Ambrosio, Catholic Lane

Colorado Senator Udall Attacks on Pro-Life Candidate Backfiring – Mark Stricherz, Aleteia∝

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Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne attends a German Synodal Way assembly on March 9, 2023.

Four German Bishops Resist Push to Install Permanent ‘Synodal Council’

Given the Vatican’s repeated interventions against the German process, the bishops said they would instead look to the Synod of Bishops in Rome. Meanwhile, on Monday, German diocesan bishops approved the statutes for a synodal committee; and there are reports that the synodal committee will meet again in June.

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