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The Best in Catholic Blogging

How Lack of Reverence for the Eucharist Puts People Off Catholicism – Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald

Freedom, Truth, and Conscience: Why Religious Liberty Matters – Allison LeDoux, Truth and Charity Forum

Is Catechesis Possible in a Narcissistic Age? Teaching Self-Centered Millennials – Jonathan B. Coe, Crisis Magazine

Baseball: A Catholic Game – George Weigel, First Things 

St. Frances De Sales: A Profile in Courage – Daniel Stewart, The Catholic Gentleman

Visiting the Site of England’s Conversion – Regis Martin, Crisis Magazine

The New Age of Anxiety: Navigating the European Wasteland – Fr. Brandon O’Brien, Crisis Magazine

As the Culture of Death Strangles America – Dave Griffey, Daffey Thoughts

We Shouldn’t Be Ashamed of the Index – David Mills, Catholic Herald

The “Benedict Option” or the “Gregorian Option”? – Fr. Andrew Liaugminas and Sheila Liaugminas, The Catholic World Report

Why Even Faithful Catholics Suffer From Mental Illness - Melanie Jean Juneau, Catholic Stand

Barbarians and Footballs and North Koreans (Oh My!) – Anthony S. Layne, The Impractical 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