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Archaeologists May Have Found Emmaus – John Burger at Aleteia +1

Greenland Was Once A Catholic Bastion – Then The Church Vanished – Jonathan Wright at Catholic Herald +1

How St. Peter Claver Converted Nearly 300,000 People – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia

Saint John Paul II Gives 3 Fundraising Tips For Catholics – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net

“Dario Viganò Is Getting Bigger Now; No, Not That Viganò Who Is In Hiding Now!” – Fr. Z’s Blog

Rebuilding Culture With Fr. Daniel Cardo – Joseph Pearce at Faith & Culture

Should I Be Concerned About More State Laws For Homeschooling? – Seton Magazine

Why the Church is Necessary for Salvation – J.P. Nunez at Catholic Stand

The Church & Socialism: The Fallacy that Will Not Go Away – Hadley Arkes, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing

Communion Ablutions for the Laity – Archie McGregor at New Liturgical Movement

Patterning Our Prayers After St. Paul – Pamela Mandela at Catholic Stand

Two False Newmans – Matthew Schmitz at First Things

Catholic Schools Can Save America’s Children – Kevin Kijewski, J.D., at The American Spectator

Joyful Fruitful Schismatics & Whatever Going To Heaven – Guy McClung, Ph.D., J.D., at The American Catholic

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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