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No Longer an Atheist: Activist Kaitlin Bennett Announces Conversion to Catholic Faith – Jacqueline Burkepile at ChurchPOP +1

What Kind of Online Catholics the Muppets are, Knee Jerk Reactions Only – John Herreid via Twitter +1

On The Perpetual Virginity Of Mary and The Limits Of “The Chosen” – Father Matthew MacDonald at Catholic Spiritual Direction

Defeating the Enemy: Men’s Group in London, Mary Magdalen Men’s Association – Father Z’s Blog

Spiritual Companions – Jacqueline St. Clare at Catholic Stand

What Do You Think of Poetry? – John Paul Sonnen at Tan Direction Blog

A Collection of Sepulchral Monuments – Shawn Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal

How Not to Talk About Pornography as a Catholic – Adam A.J. DeVille, Ph.D., at Catholic World Report

The Word, the Lamb, or the Bridegroom? – Jacqueline St. Clare at Catholic Stand

God vs. Muhammad vs. Joseph Smith – Michael J. Carzon at Catholic365

Who Will Have the Synodality Synod’s Ear? – Paul Krause at Crisis Magazine

Experts Now Believe Sodom was Destroyed by a Meteor – J.P. Mauro at Aleteia

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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

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