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10 Surprising Facts About Purgatory That You Probably Didn’t Know - Shaun McAfee O.P., epicPew

New Art from Daniel Mitsui: The Mass of St. Gregory – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog

The Crisis of European Values and the World Order without God – Andrea Gagliarducci, Monday Vatican

Quæritur: Only Half-Way Decent Parish Near Us Is Still Not Good, What To Do? - Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog

Is Prayer an Escape from the Real World? – Anthony Lilles Ph.D., Catholic Spiritual Direction

Setting Men Ablaze – Ken Kniepmann, Catholic Stand

How to Engage a Loved One Who’s Walked Away from the Faith – Fr. Jeffrey F. Kirby, Crux

Meddling and Puritanical Jacobins – Brad Miner, The Catholic Thing

Pittsburgh Diocese: Government Is Violating Supreme Court Mandate Order – Catholic News Agency

George Soros Tries to Mastermind the Loss of Faith of Catholics – Jason Scott Jones & John Zmirak Ph.D., The Stream

The Happiest Day of Mother Teresa’s Life – Mary Rezac, Catholic News Agency

Al Smith: The “Happy Warrior” Who Was Unapologetically Catholic – Russell Shaw, The 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