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Elephant in the Church by Fr. Simon Henry of the Offerimus Tibi Domine blog - BigPulpit.com

Does the Catholic Church Hate Women? - Dr. Christopher Kaczor, Strange Notions

Cuomo to Pro-lifers: Get Out of New York - Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic

Books Most People Lie About Reading - William M. Briggs PhD

Is Religious Life Repulsive? - Theresa Noble, Ignitum Today

Can a Catholic Artist Succeed in a Secular Art World? - David Clayton, New Liturgical Movement

Waltzing With Satan - Diane McKelva, Catholic Stand

The Best Dressed Man - Robert J. Gieb, Catholic Lane

Why I Love the Sinner & Hate the Sin – Emma Smith, Ignitum Today

Is Purgatory in the Bible? - Tim Staples, Catholic Answers

NYC Cabbie: I Decorated St. Pat’s for Christmas - Jamey Brown, Catholic Stand

Review: Travel-Size 1962 Missale Romanum, at Last! – Fr. Z’s Blog

Vocations: We’ve Got It All Wrong - Tim Glemkowski, Ignitum Today

Which Translations Do You Prefer? Literal Or Poetic? – Jeff Ostrowski, Views from the Choir Loft

General Patton’s Weather Prayer - Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic

My “Way of Beauty” – Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing

The Tears of Pope Paul VI & the 3rd Session of Vatican II – Quartermaster of the Barque

The Walking Saint: Bishop John Neumann - Kevin Schmiesing, Crisis Magazine

Neuroscience & Christian Idea of Friendship – Deacon Harbey Santiago

Rabbi Skorka, Pope Francis: Moving To Peace - Carly Andrews, Aleteia

From Battery Life To Real Life: A Touching Cartoon - Msgr. Charles Pope

Polygamy and the Future of Religious Liberty - Gerald Russello, The Catholic Thing

My NBA D-League Elevator Pitch, New Evangelization! - L. Hendey, Integrated Catholic Life™

St. Margaret of Hungary - Catholic Exchange

Mom Denied Right to Nurse Baby at Victoria’s Secret - Jean M. Heimann, Catholic Fire

Beards & Burritos: Plan Comes Together - Bearded Gospel Men

PopeWatch: A Libertarian Take – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic

Dragons Do Exist! (In More Ways Than One) – Philip Kosloski

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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