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The Traditional Mass & the Christian East – Byz Pulpit

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10 Reasons Why Catholics Should Sing Good Hymns – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Standing on my Head

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Sociological Effects of Liturgy - Ben Yanke, New Liturgical Movement

What has Wales Done to Deserve Such Treatment? – Richard Collins, Linen on the Hedgerow

What Kind of Story Does Your Liturgy Tell? – Kevin M. Tierney, Catholic Lane

Inequality in Two Graphs – God & Caesar

The Latin Mass Tourist – Roseanne T. Sullivan, Regina Magazine

PopeWatch: Antje Jackelén – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic

Obama Slaps Catholics Again - Leila Miller, Little Catholic Bubble

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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