Clockwise from top: Members of the Hillbilly Thomists including Father Thomas Joseph White, Father Simon Teller, and Father Peter Gautsch. Father Justin and Father Jonah.
Clockwise from top: Members of the Hillbilly Thomists including Father Thomas Joseph White, Father Simon Teller, and Father Peter Gautsch. Father Justin and Father Jonah. (photo: Courtesy photos / Dominican House of Studies)

The Hillbilly Thomists (Dec. 3)

Alyssa Murphy talks with the Hillbilly Thomists, a group of Dominican friars who are combining Catholic theology with top-notch bluegrass music.

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