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When Clowns Attack by Father John Zuhlsdorf of the What Does The Prayer Really Say blog - BigPulpit.com

In Defense of Preserving Readings in Latin – Peter Kwasniewski, New Liturgical Movement

Meek, Pious and Brave as a Lion – Donald R. McClarey JD, Catholic Stand

Josquin: Not as Good as Byrd – Adam Wood, The Chant Café

On Friendship – Mariella Hunt, Ignitum Today

Justice Anthony Kennedy’s “Demeaning” DOMA Ruling – Dr. T. David Gordon, Catholic Lane

Could The Catholic and Orthodox Churches Be Reconciled Soon? – Byz Pulpit

Baptism and the Roman Mystery Cults – Jon Sorensen, Catholic Answers

Quæritur: What Is a Diocesan “Chancellor”? - Fr. Z’s Blog

The Story of Prejudice - Michael Coren, The Catholic World Report

Dear Atheist, How Do you Define Love? - Taylor Marshall PhD, Canterbury Tales

Not Really Serious About Safe and Legal Abortion – Monsignor Charles Pope, Archdiocese of Washington (DC) 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