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Universalism, True and False - Fr. James V. Schall, The Catholic Thing

The Problem with “Easy Believism” - Brent Stubbs, Almost Not Catholic

New Translation Critics: It’s Not About You - Paul Zummo, The American Catholic

Planned Parenthood’s 1969 Jaffe Memo: Frightful Mission - Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

The Authority to Kill - Joseph Bottum, Public Discourse

The Myth Of Being Non-Judgemental - The Ordinary Catholic, Peter’s Barque

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SSPX Interview: Doctrinal Preamble “Can Be Clarified & Modified“ - Rorate Cæli

Daniel in the Lions’ Den: Attacking Religious Liberty - Thomas Peters, Catholic Vote/American Papist

Sebelius Called on to Quit Over Planned Parenthood Scandal - Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com

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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