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Whiskey Man: Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois via Whiskey Catholic - BigPulpit.com

The Christian Filmmaker & Bringing Faith to the Big Screen - Jim Graves, The Catholic World Report

Discernment and Communion – Fr. Bryce Sibley, Homiletic & Pastoral Review

Austerity Is Good For You – Julie Rodrigues, Catholic Stand

In Soccer Mom Era, Sports & Faith Go Head-to-Head - Maria Wiering, OSV Newsweekly

Prayer & First Amendment – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic

The French Spring: the March for Marriage in Paris – Marie Meaney PhD, Truth and Charity Forum

5 Literary Aids to Understanding Modern Atheism – Jason Liske, Ascending Mount Carmel

Packing for the Final Journey - Thomas L. McDonald, God and the Machine

Was Saint Paul a Misogynist and a Bigot? - Jim Blackburn, Catholic Answers

Shakespeare’s The Tempest - Mitchell Kalpakgian, Crisis Magazine

Blessed Sacrament Procession in Oxford, England - Charles Cole, New Liturgical Movement

Czech Cardinal Welcomes Compensation from Gov't - Jonathan Luxmoore, Catholic Herald

People-First Language - Matthew Hennessey, First Things/On the Square

On Pope Francis’ First Major Statement on Ecology – Carl E. Olson, The CWR Blog

Women Priests: Driving Wedge Between Anglicans & Rome - Fr. O, An Irish Ordinariate

The Perfect Monument for Atheism - Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report

Sedevacantist Singles Workers Not Sure To Recognize CEO Authority – Eye of the Tiber

Jesuit Educated Alumni Heckle Bishop for Defending Marriage – Fr. Z’s Blog

Bible Outpaces Fifty Shades of Grey, Becomes Bestseller in Norway - Matthew Schmitz First Things/First Thoughts

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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