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Where Does Papa Bene’s Departure Put John Bosco’s Prophecy? by Micah Murphy of the Truth & Charity blog - Big Pulpit

Bishop Sample’s Pastoral Letter on Sacred Music – Adam Bartlett, The Chant Café

The Nature of Mystery – John Morgan, Catholic Stand

A New Take on Modern Catholic History – George Weigel, First Things/On the Square

U. S. Attorney General: Banning Homeschooling Does Not Violate Rights – Michael Farris JD LLM, LifeSiteNews

The Path That Leads to Awesome - Bonnie Engstrom, Ignitum Today

What Happens to American Catholics if the H. H. S. Mandate is Enforced? – Carson Holloway, Crisis Magazine

Lincoln and the Will of God – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

V-Monologues Confirmed at ‘Dirty Dozen’ Catholic Colleges – Tim Drake, Catholic Education Daily

Private Companies and Religious Freedom – R. R. Reno, First Things/First Thoughts

Compendium of the 1961 Revision of the Pontificale Romanum – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement

The Sacraments And Union With God – Kevin M. Tierney, Catholic Lane

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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