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St Joseph & Infant Jesus Statue
St Joseph & Infant Jesus Statue (photo: Shutterstock via Aleteia)

A Powerful Prayer to Saint Joseph for the Conversion of a Family Member - Philip Kosloski, Aleteia+++

These 4 Catholic Charities Made the Top 100 Largest in the U.S. – Melissa Guerrero, epicPew+

Fr. Carlos Martins: I’m Not Expressing Political Opinions, I’m Expressing Moral Opinions – Roman Catholic Man++

Quæritur: Some Say Advent is Not a Penitential Season – Fr. Z’s Blog

A Valuable New Book Sets Forth the Gift of the Priestly Blessing – Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in MIssion

Brian Holdsworth on “Keeping Youth in the Church” – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement

Holy Communion Prepares You for Heaven – St. Peter Julian Eymard, Catholic Exchange

From the Papal Chapel: the White Silk Soutane – J.P. Sonnen, Liturgical Arts Journal

Indian Christians Demand Justice for Dalit Christians – Robin Gomes, Vatican News

Communist China’s Desperate Attempts to Hide Genocide That Drives Its Transplant Industry – Torsten Trey, Bitter Winter

Theology of the Body & Digital Media – Sister Helena Burns, Hell Burns

Were the Bereans “Bible Alone”? – Steve Ray, Defenders of the Catholic Faith

Quæritur: Could Latin be Suppressed? Wherein Fr. Z Rants – Fr. Z’s Blog

Peter Damian’s Counsel – Charlotte Allen, First Things

Clerical Machiavellians with Magical Beliefs – William Kilpatrick, Crisis Magazine

Buffalo & the Silence of the Bishops – Christopher R. Altieri, 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