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On Finding Mr. Darcy: A Letter to My Daughters – Daniel McInerny, Aleteia

Have I Grown Closer To Jesus Today? – Gary Zimak, Catholic Stand

Pushing 50 & Pregnant – Patti M. Armstrong, Catholic News & Inspiration

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Justice & Fresh Water – William L. Patenaude, The Catholic World Report

Disturbing – Don. R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic

Side Effects of the Pill: Church Has Much to Say on Contraception – Dr. William Newton, Homiletic & Pastoral Review

Vladimir Putin, Crimea & Our Lady of Kazan – Byzantine Edition

The Top 10 Films About Faith Streaming Now on Netflix! – Matthew Becklo, Aleteia

The Rise of Secular Religion – God & Caesar

Is Frozen a “Christian” Movie? – Humane Pursuits

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Lessons from the Lego Movie – Lilia Draime, Aleteia

Who Cares Who Michael Voris Isn’t Talking About? – David L. Gray, Catholic Stand

The Protestant Achilles’ Heel – Tim Staples, Catholic Answers

Abuse Victim a Members of Francis’ New Anti-Sex Abuse Commission – Domenico Agasso Jr., Vatican Insider

The Vatican Commission on Sex Abuse Takes Shape – John Thavis

Finding Jesus in the Catholic Church – R. Thomas Richard PhD, Homiletic & Pastoral Review

Vital Leadership Lessons from a Child with Autism – Randy Hain, Integrated Catholic Life™

Catholicism Corrected by the Synagogue – Arnaud de Lassus, The Eye-Witness

Intelligent Design: Philosophy or Science? - Howard Kainz, Crisis Magazine

German Catholic Church, Inc. – Beverly Stevens, Regina Magazine

The Organization of ‘c’atholic Dissidents – Fr. Z’s Blog

Is NCAN a “Front Group” for LCWR? – Laetificat

Orthodoxy & the TLM, Part 2: Connecting With the Past – Joseph Shaw, The Chairman's 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