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Ten Catholic Wines - J. Q. Tomanek, Ignitum Today

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Hell, Mortal Sin and the Loss of Freedom - Andrew Sciba, Truth & Charity

What if a Bishop (or the Pope) is Morally Wrong? - Joe Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery

Historic Photos from Rome for Good Friday - Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

Convert Credits Scripture, Dietrich von Hildebrand, Cardinal Burke - Carl Olson, Ignatius Insight Scoop

Syria: ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ in the Cradle of Christianity - John Couretas, Acton Institute/PowerBlog

Fashionable Occult Practices and Furious Consequences - Lisa Mladinich, Patheos/Be An Amazing Catechist

Where is Jesus after He Dies? - Msgr. Charles Pope, Archdiocese of Washington

How can We Celebrate More Fully the Season of Easter? - Fr. John Bartunek, Catholic Spiritual Direction

Dante's Divine Comedy: "Offensive & Should Be Banned" - Fr. Z's Blog

It's Not a Good Sign when the Third Reich is More Tolerant than the U.S. Government - Mark Shea, Patheos/Catholic and Enjoying It!

Logic, Science, the Existence of God, and Chickens and Eggs - Doctori Veritatis, Omnia Vincit Veritas

Organ Transplants, 'Brain Death,' and Church Teaching - Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture/On the News

The Strange Happenings at the Unreal Hotel - Anthony Esolen, Crisis Magazine

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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