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Why God Sometimes Says “No” – Gary Zimak, Following the Truth

Let’s Be Real, Dating Can Be Hard – Maura Byrne, Focus Blog

The Hardest Mortification: One’s Own Judgment – St. Francis de Sales, Rorate Cæli

Eight Keys to Campus Apostolating – Micah Murphy, Truth & Charity

Healthy Consciences, Catholics in Medical Schools – Editorial Board, OSV Newsweekly

Name-Calling: Favored Weapon of Gay Marriage Supporters – Donald DeMarco, Crisis Magazine

Bishop Hugh Gilbert Predicted Rightly that Same-Sex Marriage would Bring Polygamy by William Oddie – Big ulpit

A New Pontifical Academy for the Latin Language? So It Seems – Fr. Z’s Blog

Spiritual Direction is Not Spiritual Reading - Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

The Signs of Decay in the Church were Evident Well before Vatican II – Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald

The Dignity We Share – Sarah Babbs, Ignitum Today

An Outdoor Mass with a Difference – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

The Elephant and the Human Baby - Judie Brown, Catholic Lane

Donating My Hair Shirt – Lisa Schmidt, The Practicing Catholic

Vatican II and the Ecclesiology of Joseph Ratzinger – Fr. Maximilian Heinrich Heim, Ignatius Insight Scoop

Protocols and Theologians – Russell Shaw, Catholic World Report

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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