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A Brief Primer on the Devil  Howard Kainz, Ph.D., of The Catholic Thing +1

Social Media’s Role in Society – Off the Shelf 110 with Shaun McAfee  Pete Socks of Catholic Stand

The Pope’s Abu Dhabi Trip has Vindicated Benedict XVI’s Regensburg Lecture  Sohrab Ahmari of Catholic Herald +1

Thees & Thous: Anglican Usage’s Familiar God  Robert Kurland, Ph.D., of Catholic Stand

Awe & Apostolate: 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings Explained John Bergsma, Ph.D., of The Sacred Page

Pope Pius X Explains How to Fundraise  Brice Sokolowksi of CatholicFundraiser.net

Fever ☩ Ethan Tan of Ignitum Today

Rod Dreher’s Double-Barrel Misfire  Edward N. Peters, J.C.D. J.D., of In the Light of the Law

Ad Orientem As A First Step Toward Spiritual Renewal  David G. Bonagura, Jr., of Crisis Magazine

Revisiting “The Spirit of the Liturgy”  Fr. Peter M.J. Stravinskas of The Catholic World Report

Pope Francis Signed a Document Saying that God Willed the “Pluralism & Diversity of Religions”. . . ?  Fr. Z's Blog

Did Pope Pius XII Prophesy Warnings About the “Suicide” of Altering the Faith in Its Liturgy?  Billy Ryan of uCatholic

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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