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Damnable Heresies by Allison of the Catholic Sistas blog - Big Pulpit

14 First Holy Communion Traditions – Lacy, Catholic Icing

You-Have-Got-To-Be-Kidding Arguments For Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic

The Better (Catholic Gentleman) Project – Nicholas, Whiskey Catholic

A Reflection on Sin and Illness – Foxfier, Catholic Stand

Will Gonzaga University Also Remove the Society of Jesus from Their Campus? – Carl E. Olson, The CWR Blog

The Sacred, the Secular, and the Search for Ourselves – Sean Connolly, Ignitum Today

Ordinations, First Masses and Clerical Blessings – Dr. Edward Peters, In the Light of the Law

Lip-Smacking Monkey Talk and Catholic Doctrine – Stacy Trasancos PhD

School Choice as Social Justice – Kristina Johannes, The Catholic Thing

A Thought for Vestment Makers – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

Leader of Saudi Arabia Calls for Destruction of Churches – 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