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Are Verses Left Out of the Modern Translations of the Bible? – Steve Ray at Defenders of the Catholic Faith +1

Hand Sanitizer on Hosts – Fr. Z’s Blog +1

A Joyous Return To Catholicism – Margaret LaCovara-Reveira at Catholic365

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Prayer for Interior Transformation: the Examen – Fr. Robert J. Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D., at Magis Center

The Unexpected Reason Why 13 White Geese Live In The Barcelona Cathedral – Billy Ryan at uCatholic

Before & After Church Renovation: St. Wenceslaus in Wahoo, Nebraska – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal

Post-Pandemic Fundraising Strategies for Catholic Apostolates – Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net

Seven Unexpected Ways the Old Testament Prefigures Mary – Stephen Beale at Catholic Exchange

Closet Archaeology: Simple Ways to Dig Deep & Hone Your Style (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling

Is It Ever Okay for a Christian to be Angry Over Illegal Immigration? – Fr. Regis Scanlon, O.F.M. Cap.

Discovered: Liturgical Abuse Leads to Invalid Sacraments – Philip F. Lawler at Catholic Culture

The Stripping of the Altars After Vatican II – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders

In Times of Harsh Political Discourse, What Do the Scriptures Say? – Msgr. Charles E. Pope at Community in Mission

Mystical Transformation In & Through Love – David Torkington at Catholic Stand

5 Ways to Deal With Worrying, In One Helpful Infographic – ChurchPOP

Ideology Makes You Stupid – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing

Are We Back in the Middle Ages? Who Will Save Us? – Fr. Patrick Briscoe at Aleteia

Advice & Eight Practical Tips for Evangelizing – Gene Van Son at Catholic Stand

Is Vatican II Responsible for What Came After? – David Mills at Catholic Herald

Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne attends a German Synodal Way assembly on March 9, 2023.

Four German Bishops Resist Push to Install Permanent ‘Synodal Council’

Given the Vatican’s repeated interventions against the German process, the bishops said they would instead look to the Synod of Bishops in Rome. Meanwhile, on Monday, German diocesan bishops approved the statutes for a synodal committee; and there are reports that the synodal committee will meet again in June.

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