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A Protestant Historian Discovers the Catholic Church - A. David Anders PhD, the Coming Home Network

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Woe to the Solitary Man - Msgr. Charles Pope, Archdiocese of Washington

6 Reasons Why Contraception is Sinful & Contrary to God’s Will - Dr. Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

Failing to Connect the Dots on Contraception - Howard P. Kainz, First Things

The Death of Reason: Same-Sex “Marriage” in Washington State - Joseph Backholm, Catholic Lane

The Militant Secularists Shows Their Cards - Dave Hartline, The American Catholic

Cardinal Ratzinger Paraphrased: A Bishop Who Avoids Problems is a Bishop I Find Repulsive - Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, What Does The Prayer Really Say?

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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