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Fr. Jonathan Morris Asks To Leave The Priesthood To Pursue Marriage – uCatholic +1

The Silent Resistance – Peter Strickland at Catholic Exchange +1

Irish Association of Catholic Priests in Toddler Meltdown Mode Against Francis Over No Women Deacons – Fr. Z’s Blog

Everybody Has a Plan Until They Get Punched In the Mouth – Robert Marco at Catholic Stand

The Curse & Consequences Of Quietism – David Torkington at Catholic Spiritual Direction

New Podcast: John Allen’s Future Church – Fr. Dwight Longenecker

Hawkeye & Revenge – Noel Ethan Tan at Ignitum Today

The Writing Is on the Web – Sean Fitzpatrick at Crisis Magazine

Here’s The Genius Invention, A Robot-Firefighter, That Helped Save The Interior Of Notre-Dame Cathedral In Paris - Cerith Gardiner at Aleteia

Two 20th-Century Yet Ancient Prayers – Bob Drury at Catholic Stand

Scrupulosity in Children – Fr. B. Jerabek, J.C.L., at Dilexi decorem domus Domini

A Catholic Crisis in the Rust Belt – Charles F. McElwee & Seth Barron at City Journal

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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