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Pope Francis Passes a Curious Milestone by John Thavis - Big Pulpit

First Mass (O. F.) in the Oratorian Parish of Vienna – Gregor Kollmorgen, New Liturgical Movement

8 Catholics To Watch This Spring – Ryan Eggenberger, Ignitum Today

Veritatis Splendor: The Encyclical that Mattered - Samuel Gregg, Crisis Magazine

Boston Marathon Bombings – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic

Tom Konchalski’s Quiet Witness – William Doino Jr., First Things/On the Square

Perinatal Hospice: A Fruitful Story – Tammy Ruiz, Catholic Stand

St. Bonaventure: Nurturing Children from the Sacred Heart - Dr. Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

Like a Shield, Mommy? – Stacy Trasancos PhD

Everything About Peter Kreeft’s Summa Philosophica – William M. Briggs

To Whom Do Children Belong? – Melissa Moschella, Public Discourse

How Does Porn Affect the Brain? – Matt Fradd

Where is the Cry to Ban Porn? – Leticia, Catholic Sistas

The Catholic Gentleman: Athletics – Michael, Whiskey Catholic

Science!(™): Inventing New Sins That Cry Out to Heaven – Thomas L. McDonald, God and the Machine

Freedom in Fiction: The Leopard – Kathryn Hickok, Cascade Insider

Reality and Public Policy - George Weigel

Sr. Simone Campbell on the C. D. F. Smackdown of the L. C. W. R. - Fr. Z’s Blog

Liturgical Ladies Entertain at Brazilian Mass – New Catholic, Rorate Cæli

Has the One-Child Policy Spoiled China’s Children? - Michael Cook, Catholic Exchange

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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