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Leaving the Church: Honesty Has Nothing To Do With It by Dr. Ed Peters - BigPulpit.com

Pope Francis Says Do Not Masquerade as a Christian – Isobel Losseff, Catholic Herald

Jimmy Carter’s Profound Ignorance - JoAnna Wahlund, Catholic Stand

Benedict XVI & Beauty in Sacred Music – Charles Cole, New Liturgical Movement

Attack on Marriage: Thursday Special - BigPulpit.com

Why Isn’t Men’s Ministry More Vibrant? - R. Waruszewski, Ignitum Today

You Must Read This Book: The Christian West and Its Singers – Adam Wood, The Chant Café

Fortnight For Freedom: We Need to Wake Up - Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic

Christian Crisis in Syria Special - BigPulpit.com

Why Do Humans Kiss? Is Kissing Theological or Evolutionary? – Taylor Marshall PhD, Canterbury Tales

Answering Common Objections to Uniqueness of Christianity – Dr. Peter Kreeft, Integrated Catholic Life™

Does Evil Disprove God? – Matt Fradd, Focus Blog

Notes on the Sexual Revolution – James Chastek PhL, Just Thomism

Is Nancy Pelosi a Satanist? – John Zmirak, Aleteia

Every Word Pres. Obama Says Is a Lie, Including ‘And & ‘The’ – Fr. Z’s Blog

Square Circles Win the Day – Leila Miller, Little Catholic Bubble

Pope Francis: 10 Commandments are a Signpost to Freedom - The Catholic Herald

Coming Home - Marie Trebeh, Catholic Lane

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Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne attends a German Synodal Way assembly on March 9, 2023.

Four German Bishops Resist Push to Install Permanent ‘Synodal Council’

Given the Vatican’s repeated interventions against the German process, the bishops said they would instead look to the Synod of Bishops in Rome. Meanwhile, on Monday, German diocesan bishops approved the statutes for a synodal committee; and there are reports that the synodal committee will meet again in June.

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