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The Folly of Cardinal Schönborn’s Lifestyle Ecumenism by Michael Pakaluk of First Things - Big Pulpit

Scrap the New Annulment Rules – Fr. Gerald E. Murray, The Catholic Thing

Three Virtues For A Happier Family Life and a Better Relationship with God – Annie Deddens, Catholic Stand

A Response to Janet Smith’s Benign Reading of Paragraph 137 – David S. Crawford & Stephan Kampowksi, First Things

The Catholic Faith on an Island. . .50 Years Ago – Julie Machado, Ignitum Today

Synod Update for Monday - Big Pulpit (October 5, 2015)

Book Review: 16 Marriages That Made History – Stuart Dunn, Stuart’s Study

What Pope Francis Does the Other 95% – Mel West, Epic Pew

Did the U.S. Supreme Court Take Tennessee Courts Out of Marriage Business? – Robert L. McFarland & Adam J. MacLeod, Public Discourse

Celebrate your Catholic Wedding with Reverence and Beauty – Starck, Plato Theoria

Nobody Denies the Poor Need Help, But How To Do This Is a Problem – Fr. James V. Schall S.J., The Catholic World Report

Can a Great Composer Revive a Tone-Deaf Church? – Damian Thompson, Catholic Herald Magazine

A Muslim President? – William Kilpatrick, Crisis Magazine

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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