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Bizarre Tales from the 6:30am Daily Mass Crowd by P. G. Cuschieri - BigPulpit.com

Why Is Saint John XXIII So Loved by the Turkish People? – Francis Phillips, The Catholic Herald

Conspiracies & Catholicism: Life Science – Foxfier, Catholic Stand

The Mode in Which We Go To Mass – Marc Barnes, Bad Catholic

The Real World – Marc Barnes, Bad Catholic

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Last Word on Economics - Daniel Schwindt, Aleteia

Blessed are Pure in Heart: Finding Freedom from Pornography Addiction - R Chhin, Ignitum Today

The Family Matrix - Gerard V. Bradley, Public Discourse

The Ol’ Hermeneutic: A Reply To Gabriel Sanchez - Bonchamps, The American Catholic

Real Satanists Don’t Send Press Releases – Thomas L. McDonald, God and the Machine

Ugly Development of the T. L. M. Franciscans? via Fr. Z's Blog - BigPulpit.com

Archbishop Mennini to U. K.: We Must Oppose Assisted Suicide Bill – The Catholic Herald

Pope Francis the Divider? - Don. R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic

Are You Listening Bishops of England & Wales? - Mark Lambert, De Omnibus Dubitandum Est

Seattle’s Foolish Experiment Will Be a Lesson for America - God & Caesar

Canonization of Vatican II: Pope Paul VI Beatification in October – Fr. Z's Blog

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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