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The Wait was well Worth It - Bonnie Engstrom, Learning to Be a Newlywed

". . .the Best Catholic Novel of the Twentieth Century" - Brandon Vogt, The Thin Veil

Why I Don’t Care pt. 2 or The Birth of Relativism - Marc Barnes, Bad Catholic

Mysterious Chamber Found in English Church - Thomas L. McDonald, God and the Machine

Chant and Improvisation in the Liturgy - Arlene Oost-Zinner, The Chant Café

Carlo Collodi’s Pinocchio - Mitchell Kalpakgian, Crisis Magazine

St. Paul Was Right: Drink Wine for Your Health - Matthew Schmitz, First Things/First Thoughts

Karol Wojtyla’s Former Classmate Shares Memories - Marek Lehnert, La Stampa/Vatican Insider

"Partner", Not "Wife" or "Husband", Too Discriminatory - The Pulpit

Cardinal Ranjith Reported to be Open to the SSPX Running his Seminary - Fr. Z's Blog

Anglican Convert: Fr. Dwight Longenecker - Why I'm Catholic

Sandro Botticelli: Remembering the Master - Kathy Schiffer, Seasons of Grace

Towards the Light of His Truth: Conversion Story of Todd Meade - Todd Meade, Coming Home Network

Meet the "Experts": Rev. Thomas P. Doyle - Dave Pierre, The Media Report

Why I Became Catholic (and Not Buddhist) - Misty, Catholic Sistas

Trust Pope's Judgment on SSPX Deal, Senior Rabbi Says - David Kerr, Catholic News Agency

Canada: New Legal Defense Fund to Fight Against Homosexual Agenda - Thaddeus Baklinski, LifeSiteNews

"Has the SSPX Leadership Changed Sides?" - New Catholic, Rorate Cæli

We Have an Improved Mass Translation, How about Our Hymn Books? - Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald

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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