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Not Everyone Loves Raymond by Dr. Edmund J. Mazza of The Catholic World Report – BigPulpit.com

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Canonizing G. K. Chesterton, Heroic Virtue & Ordinary Life – J. C., Ignitum Today

I Hope G. K. Chesterton Is Made Patron Saint of Journalists – Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald

Joseph Bottum Apostatizes on Marriage – BigPulpit.com

The Last Days and Death of Blessed John XXIII – Fr. John T., This Week at Vatican II

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Review: Great Documentary Evidence of Pope Pius XII – Fr. Z’s Blog

Atheism: A Form of Insanity? – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic

Beatification Update on Archbishop Oscar Romero – Carlos X, Super Martyrio

How Do I Share My Faith When I am Naturally Shy? – Fr. John Bartunek LC, Roman Catholic Spiritual Direction

The Early Church: The Rule of Faith – Matthew Heinrich, In and Out of the Ditch

Atheistic Anthropology Has Lost Its Mind – Stacy Trasancos PhD

The Low Churchman’s Guide to Palestrina – Jeffrey A. Tucker, The Chant Café

The Blessing of a Bell (1961) – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement

The Wisdom of St. Pius X – Common Sense Catholicism

Bibles and Cell Phones – Amanda Castro, The Patient Wanderer

The Sufferings of St. Rose of Lima – Jason Liske, Ascending Mount Carmel

Boston College & Christian Courage – Jennifer Manning, Catholic Voices USA

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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