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Top Ten Rejected Catholic Hymns by The Larry D of the Acts of the Apostasy blog – Big Pulpit

Humility, Holy Forgetfulness – Patti Maguire Armstrong, Integrated Catholic Life™

Fly Middle Earth Air – D. McClarey, The American Catholic

Keeping First Things First Puts Everything Else in Proper Order – Joel Schmidt, The Practicing Catholic

From the Belly of the Dragon – Emi Parker, Ignitum Today

New Age Convert: Cari Donaldson – Why I’m Catholic

The Catholic Identity of a Retirement Community – Dr. Robert Gotcher, Homiletic & Pastoral Review

The French Revolution and the Struggle for Religious Liberty – Donald Prudlo PhD, Truth and Charity Forum

Two Controversial 20th Century Monastics of East and West – Jason Liske, Ascending Mount Carmel

Revival of Beauty in Rome – Fr. Z’s Blog

All Souls at Our Lady of Victory, Rochester, New York – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

Some Biretta-quette – Louis J. Tofari, Romanitas Press

All Banning Abortion Does Is Make It Unsafe, A Rebuttal – Marc Barnes, Patheos/Bad Catholic

Photos from Saint Marianne’s Day Celebration – Esther G, A Catholic Mom in Hawaii

Hollywood Plans Film on Boston Globe’s 2002 Church Abuse Coverage – David Pierre, The Media Report

Pro-Life Activists, One in Jail, Receive Canadian Award – California Catholic Daily

You Can’t Have Love Without Hate – Katy Holland, Fide Et Literis

Conference on Married Priests in Rome on November 13th – Orthocath

All Saint, All Souls and The Month Of November. . . – Mac McLernon, Mulier Fortis

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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