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New Translation: Ite, missa est - Jake Tawney, Roma locuta est

Catholic Courtesy: Who Greets Whom & Holy Matrimony - Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

The State of the (Music) Transition - Jeffrey A. Tucker, The Chant Café

The Holy Inquisition: Dominic & the Dominicans - Fr. Guy Bedouelle OP, Ignatius Insight

Science Consistent with Christian Belief - Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Catholic Lane

Mary, Mother of the Son: Modern Myths & Ancient Truths - JC, The Nicene Guys

Government, Natural Law, and the Modern State - Dr. Jeff Mirus, CatholicCulture.org

Are War & Schism always Sins against Charity? - Brant Pitre, The Sacred Page

Japanese Researchers Grow Mice Teeth from Adult Stem Cells - Jeremy Kryn, LifeSiteNews.com

Looting, Why Not If You are a Moral Relativist? - Fr. Tim Finigan, The Hermeneutic of Continuity

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Is Curiosity Bad? - Fr. John Bartunek, Catholic Spiritual Direction

Our Divine Pope - Paul Zummo, The American Catholic

Pornography’s Social Cost - William E. May PhD, Culture of Life Foundation

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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