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Blessed Margaret of Castello: Patron for Legislation Protecting the Disabled Unborn – Joe Kral, Truth and Charity Forum

The Crusades: Now and Then – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic

If the Beer Truck Runs Over You Tomorrow, Is Your Soul Ready? Part One – Bob Drury, Catholic Stand

Graduates of Jesuit Colleges in Congress Overwhelmingly Pro-Abortion; and More on the State of Catholic Colleges – Matthew Archbold, The Cardinal Newman Society

Six Qualities Every Catholic Fundraiser Needs to Have – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net

There’s a Sweet app for Catholics Who Support and Are Involved in Missions – Shaun McAfee O.P., epicPew

Where Is Your Soul? – Jean Elizabeth Seah, Ignitum Today

The Year of Our Lord 2017 – Nathaniel Lauer, Catholic Stand

Luther Affirmed Mary’s Perpetual Virginity, Shameful Many Protestants Reject It – Aaron Taylor, Catholic Herald

Brick by Brick in Duluth: The Traditional Latin Mass Instituted in a Parish – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog

Vatican Weekly Paper Gets a Facelift – Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency

Online Resources: A Dominican Gradual from 1722 – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement

This Group in the US Congress Defends Religious Liberty, Who are They? – Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency

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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