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*Heavy Sigh* Archbishop Piero Marini’s ‘Nostalgia’ for ‘Spirit of the Council', from Fr. Z's Blog – BigPulpit.com

Spring Time for American Order of Preachers: Nashville Dominicans - Regina Magazine

Clash of Buffoons – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic

Is the Old Mass Boring for Children? - Fr. Simon Henry, Offerimus Tibi Domine

Do You Have the Toolbox for Humanity? - Val Bianco, Catholic Stand

Why I Want My Kids to Be Bored - Ginny Moyer, Catholic Mom

The Secret to Success for Being Catholic in College – Brad Noel, Southern Fried Catholicism

A Year at My Refuge House Worthwhile Struggles of Prickly Creatures - Crystal Sprague, My Refuge House

5 Types of Guilt After Pregnancy Loss – Kerri, Catholic Lane

Is Schism Inevitable in Germany? - Marie Meaney, Crisis Magazine

A Pontifical Baptism in the Extraordinary Form – Gregory DiPippo, NLM

The Genius of Verdi was that He Understood Love – Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith, Catholic Herald

Must We Call Them Rad Trads? - Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Standing on my Head

Pope Paul VI “Disturbed & Saddened” by Purge of Latin - Views from the Choir Loft

The People vs. Georgetown – Carly Andrews, Aleteia

Should Priests Drive Fancy Cars? - William Doino Jr, First Things

6 Reasons Euthanasia Contradicts Modern Philosophy - H. H. Ambrose, Saint Peter's List

What Does Jesus mean by “Unrighteous Mammon?” - Msgr. Charles Pope

Zingers, Previously Unused - George Weigel, First Things

What Is Faith and Belief? - Marcellino D’Ambrosio PhD, Integrated Catholic Life™

The View from Space - Michael Baruzzini, The Catholic Thing

Our Brains are Not Us: Review of Brainwashed - William M. Briggs, Statistician to the Stars!

States Hit by ‘Tidal Wave’ of Pro-Life Legislation - Maria Wiering, OSV Newsweekly

Sign of the Cross - Tim Shaughnessy, Truth & Charity

I’ll Take a Villancico with That, Please! - Mary Hane, The Chant Café

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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