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Ten Most Beautiful Examples of Sacred Christian Music – Jason Liske, Ascending Mount Carmel

A Plea To Confused Catholics by Alice von Hildebrand of the Catholic News Agency website – Big ulpit

Liturgy is a Dialogue with God; His are the Right Words to Address Him – Adam Bartlett, The Chant Café

Facebook: Necessarily Narcissistic? – Jake Tawney, Roma Locuta Est

FSSP Ordination at Fontgombault Abbey (France) – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

Unearthing Hidden Treasures: Historical Case for Foster Parenting – Heidi Hess Saxton, Catholic Lane

Angel of the Trenches - Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

ByzanTeens Busy With Two New Videos – Eastern Christian Media

Love Like the Movies – Edmund Mitchell, Ignitum Today

Theosis: New Magazine From Christian East – Jack Figel, Jack’s Corner

Do We Really Need to Worry All that Much About Our Spiritual Progress? – Dan Burke Catholic Spiritual Direction

Advantages of Being the Minority – Virgil Nemoianu, The Catholic Thing

Bishop Egan’s Fine Address as the New Bishop of Portsmouth – Fr. Z’s Blog

Another Parish Joins the American Ordinariate – Kathy Schiffer, Patheos/Seasons of Grace

Harvard Theological Review Rejects “Jesus’ Wife” – Leroy Huizenga, First Things/First Thoughts

The Christian Roots of Modern Science – Quodcumque Dixerit

Must-Have Book To Argue Against the Sexual Revolution – David Deavel, Unique for a Reason

Irish Prime Minister Caught Texting During an Audience with Papa Bene (In the Front Row!) – Fr. Levi, The Way Out There

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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