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Before & After: St. Francis Of Assisi In Grapevine, Texas – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal +1

The Virgin of Nagasaki: The Statue of Mary That Survived an Atomic Bombing – Billy Ryan at uCatholic +1

St. Florian, the Firefighter, & The Firefighters’ Cross – Daniel Demers at Catholic Stand

Study: Children’s Brains Develop Better If They’re With Nurturing Mothers During Preschool Years – Paola Belletti at Aleteia

Is Faith Just Another Bias? – Paul Kniaz at Catholic Stand

Advents Makes Us Prepared For The Kingdom – Derek Rotty at Catholic Exchange

The Virtual Should Never Be a Substitute for the Actual – Rob Marco at Catholic Stand

The 3-Second Rule (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling

Editorial: Couple’s Joint Suicide Raises Disturbing Concerns – Editorial at Our Sunday Visitor

The McCarrick Report: Coming Soon? – Fr. Gerald E. Murray at The Catholic Thing

Toronto’s Catholic Schools Bow to the Rainbow Mafia – Donald DeMarco at Crisis Magazine

Gay Rights & The Civil Rights Act – R.R. Reno at First Things

A New York Catholic School Has Transformed Lives Of Generations Of Low-Income, At-Risk Students – Ray Domanico at City Journal

St. Augustine, Thoughts On Advent – Robert Kurland, Ph.D.

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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