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The Always Witty Little Flower - Austin Ruse, The Catholic Thing

Chen’s Horrifying Discovery: Obama Embraces Abortions - Matthew C. Hoffman, LifeSiteNews

Rare Art Nouveau Influenced Vestments - Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

A Tale Of Two Films - The Larry D, Acts Of The Apostasy

5th Sunday of Easter, Simple English Propers - Jeffrey A. Tucker, The Chant Café

The Fifth Sunday of Easter - Dr. Scott Hahn, St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology

Broken? ~ Stanza I ~ Part II - Becky Ward, Catholic Spiritual Direction

NPR and the Nuns - Carl E. Olson, Catholic World Report

On Boycotting Chinese Products - Thomas L. McDonald, Patheos/God and the Machine

Effects of the Annunciation - Robert Wenderski, Homiletic & Pastoral Review

Knowing Death & Judgment are Near Puts Relationships into Perspective - Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald

Lavender Graduation Trend Continues at Catholic Colleges - Matthew Archbold, The Cardinal Newman Society Blog/Campus Notes

Georgetown Invites Sebelius to Deliver Commencement - Paul Zummo, The American Catholic

USCCB Mixed Signals are Harming Religious Freedom - Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture/On the Culture

Occupy This! - Joseph, Ignitum Today

The Herx Case: Is it About God’s Law or Politics? - Judie Brown, 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