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God Calls, God Chooses, God Cures – Carl E. Olson, Ignatius Insight Scoop

Invited Into His Eucharistic Presence – Sr. Mary Ignatius OCD, Integrated Catholic Life™

How Did Jews at the Time of Joseph and Mary Know that the Messiah was Near? – Dr. Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

Hawaii Planned Parenthood Helps Patients Get Sex-Selection Abortions – Kathleen Gilbert, LifeSiteNews

The Love that Dare Not Speak Its Name – Anthony Esolen, The Catholic Thing

Cardinal Tong: China-Vatican Dialogue Crucial to Resolve Situation of Imprisoned Shanghai Bishop – Gerard O’Connell, La Stampa/Vatican Insider

Sex-Selection Abortions & Communist China’s Brutality – Cth Moxie, Wake Up Deborah!

Romanitas in Lyon: ‘New’ Vestment Enterprise – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Mvmnt

Expressing Traditional Catholicism and Following the Old Mass in Welsh with Aid of a Wonderful 1899 Prayer Book – Dylan Parry, A Reluctant Sinner

Papal Profile: Pope Clement VII – The Mad Monarchist

The Enchanted Forest: Six Political Teachings from Saint Augustine – H. H. Ambrose, Saint Peter's List

Quæritur: Is the Sabbatine Privilege Still in Force? – Fr. Z’s Blog

Errors of Libertarian Economics – Angus Sibley, The Distributist Review

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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