Dec. 12, 2015 - Cory Howat on Catholic Giving / Victor Gaetan on Christian Refugees

It's the Season of Giving and Catholics in New Orleans gave big. Jeanette DeMelo and Archdiocese of New Orleans Stewardship Director Cory Howat share how ministries in the Big Easy raised over a million dollars in one day. Also, Jeanette gets a report about Christian refugees from Register correspondent Victor Gaetán after his recent travels to Jordan and Lebanon.

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