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They Know I’m Catholic, Right? by Randy Hain of The Integrated Catholic Life™ website - Big Pulpit

Saint Thomas Aquinas on the Special Crown of the Martyrs – Taylor Marshall PhD, Canterbury Tales

Whispering Statues – Mariella Hunt, Ignitum Today

N. B. C. Worries New Saints WIll Hurt Islam’s Feelings – Pat Archbold, Creative Minority Report

Same-Sex 'Marriage': Why it Matters – Matthew Brower, Catholic Stand

A Primer on Rights, with Reference to Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ – Scott Eric Alt, Logos and Muse

Kermit Gosnell Guilty:  A Roundup of the Best Links on the Gosnell Verdict in the Catholic Blogosphere - Big Pulpit

Divine Intimacy: A Book Every Catholic Should Own – Jason Liske, Ascending Mount Carmel

Cardinal O’Malley Urges Ireland to Stand Up to Abortion Lobby – Mary O’Regan, The Path Less Taken

Remember the Devil, Say Pope Francis and C. S. Lewis – David Mills, First Things/First Thoughts

What Jesus Really Said About Sins of the Flesh - Anthony Esolen, Crisis Magazine

Is the “Purity Culture” Sexist? – Marc Barnes, Patheos/Bad Catholic

Feeding the Hungry - Kevin O’Brien, Waiting for Godot to Leave

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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