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Mexican Nuns of New Order Open First US Convent – Roxanne King, Denver Catholic via Catholic News Agency

Kansas City Archdiocese Breaks with Girl Scouts, Tied to Planned Parenthood – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog

Torn Asunder: Children, The Myth of the Good Divorce, and the Recovery of Origins – Bai Macfarlane, Mary's Advocates

The Empty Chaos of Today’s Art Might be Telling Us Something – John Garvey, Catholic Philly

Dark Night or Spiritual Sloth?. . . Maybe Both! – Edward Monti, Catholic Stand

Overcoming Sinful Anger (Radio Show and Podcast) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

Holy Communion as Source of Life – Alex Wolke, Catholic Stand

The Rise of English Catholicism; Expanding On a Great Post – Shane Schaetzel, Ozarks Catholic

Our Lady of What? 6 Marian Apparitions You Probably Didn’t Know About – Theresa Williams, epicPew

Swiss Guards: Armor and “The Most Powerful Weapon That Exists” – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog

Seeing God – Jean Elizabeth Seah, Ignitum Today

Why the De Facto ‘Schism’ is Actually a Catholic Generation Gap – Beverly Desoto Stevens, Regina Magazine

Reno Bishop Calvo Gives Dominican Nuns Hope on Deaconettes – California Catholic Daily

Cardinals’ Dubia and Papal Silence: The Silver Lining – Fr. Hugh Somerville-Knapman O.S.B., Domine Mihi Adjutor

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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