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St. Francis the Preacher - i.d. 916

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Are You Distracted During Prayer? – Fr. Joseph M. Esper, Catholic Exchange

Child Euthanasia & the Creative Character of Suffering – Rachana Chhin, Ignitum Today

Everything You Want to Know About Saint Patrick’s Day & More - BigPulpit.com

Catholic Journalists & Bloggers Have a Duty to Tell the Truth About Pope Francis – Mary O'Regan, The Catholic Herald

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Why Is the Scapular So Important to Carmelites? - Sr. Mary Colombiere, Integrated Catholic Life™

Conversations with Atheists – Jason Liske, Unblack

Bishop Egan of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee: Denial of Communion Can Be Act of Mercy, Love – Fr. Z’s Blog

The Church of the Annunciation & the Church of St. Joseph – Diana Von Glahn, Roman Catholic Spiritual Direction

The Happiest Mass I Ever Attended Was a Funeral – Sherry Antonetti, Catholic Channel

PopeWatch: Fr. Brian Harrison – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic

Will the Reaffirmation of Teaching on Divorce & Communion be Ignored? – Fr. Z's Blog

The Saint Who Devoted Himself to Scientific Work – The Catholic Herald

Why Is the Back of Father’s Vestment Raised at the Consecration? – Fr. Z's Blog

Where Is Prayer for Christian Unity in Our Parishes? - James Likoudis, Homiletic & Pastoral Review

On Backing Up the Truth with Power - John Zmirak, Aleteia

To Be Serious About Contraception – Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine

The Gentle Art of Apologetics – Michelle Arnold, Catholic Answers

Why Ad Orientem? – Kevin M. Tierney, Catholic Lane

What Not to Learn from Eastern Orthodoxy – Gabriel S. Sanchez, Crisis Magazine

‘c’atholics for Choice & Canon 915 – Fr. Z’s Blog

Work of ARCIC Irrelevant to Most Christians, Lord Carey - Simon Caldwell, The Catholic Herald

Detectives of Despair – Matthew Becklo, Strange Notions

Deep in the Heart of Texas, Love & Traditional Catholicism – Roseanne T. Sullivan, Regina Magazine

Marlise Munoz, Bioethics, Life & Death - Judith Babarsky, Dead Philosophers Society

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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