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Our Lady of the Seven Veils (Saint Alphonsus and Saint Pio) – Dr. Taylor Marshall

My Life as a Catholic So Far, Pt. 3: A Brief Foray Into Anglicanism – Jason Liske, Ascending Mount Carmel

Solemn Benediction at the London Oratory on the Feast of Christ the King – Charles Cole, New Liturgical Movement

Canon Lawyer Dr. Edward Peters on Divorce, Remarriage, Communion – Fr. Z’s Blog

The Holy Bones of the First Holy Father – Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Aleteia

50 Years Since Sacrosanctum Concilium – BigPulpit.com

Shrewsbury Bishop: Catholics to be Courageous in Evangelizing – The Catholic Herald

Saint Philip’s School Confirmation and Pontifical Benediction – Charles Cole, New Liturgical Movement

The World Beyond the Wardrobe - Regis Martin, Crisis Magazine

Five Steps to Overcome Bitterness - Dr. Gregory Popcak, Catholic Exchange

A Tale of Two Hitchens – Fr. Robert Barron, Strange Notions

‘Intolerance in Indonesia Is becoming Mainstream’ - Benedict Rogers, The Catholic Herald

The Gratitude of Albuquerque - Reclaiming Our Children

Scientists Claim Homosexual Men Have Different Faces - William M. Briggs, Statistician to the Stars!

Communion Under Both Kinds Or Not – Joseph Shaw, The Chairman's Blog

Myths About Hanukkah – Michelle Arnold, Catholic Answers

Resistance to Pornography from an Unlikely Place - Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine

Antinomianism in High Places Is Still Antinomianism – Dr. Ed Peters, Canon Law Blog

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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