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Messy Family Project, Fr. John Paul (Feb. 22)

Raising a family is a blessed and important vocation. But it can also be messy. This week on Register Radio we talk with Mike and Alicia Hernon, founders of the Messy Family Project. And then Fr. John Paul Mary reminds us of the meaning of prayer, fasting and almsgiving during Lent.

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