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From Homers To Heroes: Reeling Men Back To The Faith – Fr. Richard Heilman at Roman Catholic Man +1

Before & After: St. Mary of the Assumption in Lancaster, Ohio – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal +1

How the Legion of Mary Taught Me to be Catholic – Laura DeMaria at Catholic Stand

Louisiana Bishop Set to Advance 3 Causes of Canonization, Including 12-year-old & WWII POW – Kathleen N. Hattrup at Aleteia

Renewal of Family Life – Christian Daru at Catholic Stand

Methodists Need the Magisterium – Casey Chalk at Crisis Magazine

God Is Both Active & Unchanging – Karlo Broussard at Catholic Answers Magazine

Boston College Symposium On The Priesthood “Renews” Failed Revolution of the 60s & 70s – Fr. Peter M.J. Stravinskas at The Catholic World Report

A Snippet from the New Benedict/Sarah Book – Fr. Z’s Blog

Shrouded In Darkness: Twitter Descent – Matthew Schmitz at First Things

The Anti-Catholic Bias Of Associated Press Writers – David F. Pierre, Jr., at TheMediaReport.com

Pope Francis Condemns Abortion: The Right to Life is “The Most Fundamental Right” – Micaiah Bilger at Life News

Catholic Persecution Worse After Vatican-China Deal, Congress Finds – Matt Hadro via Catholic Herald

Christian Democracy & the Future of Europe – Joseph Pearce

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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