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The Best in Catholic Blogging

God Makes Saints, Not The Church - Father Robert Barron, The Word on Fire Blog

Blessed John Paul II:  First Pope of the Catholic Resurgence - Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

Cor Ad Cor Loquitur - Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing

Live From the First Ever Meeting Between the Vatican and the World’s Bloggers - A Reluctant Sinner

Saint Athanasius: A Pillar of the Church, Model of Orthodoxy in both East and West - Carl Olson, Ignatius Insight Scoop

A Proper Catholic Response to the Death of a Murderer - Michael Denton, The American Catholic

. . .the Vatican statement on Osama bin Laden’s death here. . .

. . .Father John Zuhlsdorf comments here. . .

The Catholic Blogosphere Reacts to Death of Osama bin Laden - Lisa Graas

Consort Profile: Empress Mathilde, Lady of the English - MadMonarchist, The Mad Monarchist

The Abolition of Marriage (Same-Sex Marriage) - Christopher Wolfe, Public Discourse

Trial Marriage On Trial (Problem of Cohabitation) - Paul Adams, MercatorNet

Australian Bishop Removed from Diocese for Heterodox Ideas - Father John Zuhlsdorf, What Does The Prayer Really Say

This will be a continuing series from Monday through Saturday twice a day, that I will be contributing for the National Catholic Register.  This will be very similar to what you see on www.ThePulp.it.

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