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Why the Church Will Never Approve Same-Sex Unions by Fr. Dwight Longenecker - BigPulpit.com

How to Spring a Soul from Purgatory in 4 Easy Steps – Taylor Marshall PhD

Good News About Down Syndrome – Chelsea Zimmerman, Ignitum Today

O’Malley: Public Should Know which Health Plans Cover Abortion – Catholic Herald

The Unia & Vatican II – Byz Pulpit

The Blacklisting of Orson Scott Card – Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report

Why Religion Matters More Than Science – Stacy Trasancos PhD

On the Ringing of Bells and Other “Anachronisms” - Peter Kwasniewski, New Liturgical Movement

Blessed John Paul II’s ‘Thomystic’ Personalism - Deacon Jim Russell, Catholic Stand

The Distance Between Us (Cerebral Palsy) - Christopher Capozziello, Mercatornet

The Only Relevant Christianity Is a Timeless One – Jason Liske, Ascending Mount Carmel

The Sisters of Mercy & the Statues In the Attic - Donna Sue Berry, Regina Magazine

Add to Your Collection: Catholic Dictionary – Molly M, Ignitum Today

Sign of the Cross - James Chastek PhL, Just Thomism

PopeWatch: Bling Bishop Gets Hook – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic

A First Without a Second: Understanding Divine Causality - Dr. Edward Feser, Strange Notions

Thank You Wendy Davis, I Join You in Prayer - John Darrouzet, Catholic Stand

A Good Muslim Is Not a Good Christian - William Kilpatrick, Aleteia

Remember, Remember – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic

The “Baptism of Desire” Heresy? - Jon Sorensen, Catholic Answers

Archbishop of Canterbury: Expect Surprises for Catholics & Anglicans - Kathy Schiffer, Seasons of Grace

Ireland: Birthrate Below Replacement - Fr. Z’s Blog

Obamacare: The Impending Collapse – God & Caesar

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Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne attends a German Synodal Way assembly on March 9, 2023.

Four German Bishops Resist Push to Install Permanent ‘Synodal Council’

Given the Vatican’s repeated interventions against the German process, the bishops said they would instead look to the Synod of Bishops in Rome. Meanwhile, on Monday, German diocesan bishops approved the statutes for a synodal committee; and there are reports that the synodal committee will meet again in June.

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