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Pablo Picasso’s First Communion Masterpiece Painting by Rich of the Over the Rhine and Into the Tiber blog – BigPulpit.com

My Final 500 Words to College Students – Dr. Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

Doctrine Is Not Just about Doctrine – Stacy Trasancos PhD

Audrey Assad: Songs Humbly Offered Gift to Catholics – Megan Hodder, Catholic Herald

The Flight from God – God & Caesar

Jesuit University Offers Master’s Degree in Yoga Spirituality – Matt Archbold, Catholic Education Daily

Igniting the World: Ablaze with the Spirit – Abram Muenzberg, Ignitum Today

The Holy Belt of the Virgin, a Relic of the Assumption - Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement

An Encounter in Front of a Cathedral – Howard Duncan, Catholic Stand

Egypt: Vexed Christians Show Anger with U. S. Actions – Carl E. Olson, The CWR Blog

What You Can Learn From St. Bernard of Clairvaux – Jason Liske, Ascending Mount Carmel

More than 50 churches in Egypt Attacked – RomeReports.com

Why Catholic Books Matter: Christopher Hagen Interview – Brandon Vogt

Catholic Social Teaching & the Common Core State Standards - Agnes M. Penny, Catholic Lane T

hose Who Dream of a Third Vatican Council – Andrea Tornielli, Chiesa

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Firmly Positions Himself as Catholic In Name Only (CINO) – David L. Gray

On Denying the Eucharist to Same-Sex Couples – R. Cort Kirkwood, Crisis Magazine

How to Answer the “Flat Earth” Charge - Jon Sorenson, Catholic Answers

Duck Dynasty Preaches God, Life, Family . . . Ducks – S. Brinkmann, WOG Blog

NPR: Singing Nuns of Ann Arbor - Jeffrey A. Tucker, The Chant Café

Chartres Cathedral – Zephyrinus

Are You Or Have You Ever Been a Christian? – Matt Archbold, Creative Minority Report

E. T., My Brother: A Theology of Space Aliens – Brantly Millegan, Aleteia

What’s the Difference Between Fact and Opinion? - Dr. Edward Feser, Strange Notions

Does Jeremiah 29:11 Promise Me Prosperity? - Allison H., Catholic Sistas

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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