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High Mass at Notre Dame Cathedral
High Mass at Notre Dame Cathedral (photo: Crisis Magazine)

Millennials, Authenticity, & the Latin Mass – Jake Neu, Crisis Magazine

Prodigal Sons (& Daughters) Return: 9 Atheist Converts Share Their Stories – Theresa Zoe Williams, epicPew

Is It a Sin to Disobey Your Conscience? – Joe Heschmeyer, Catholic Answers Magazine

Catholic Dating in a Throw Away Culture – Brianna Arambula, Catholic Exchange

Helping You Decide Between College & the Skilled Trades – Nick Marmalejo, Seton Magazine

What are the Symbols of the Four Evangelists? – Fr. William Saunders, Catholic Exchange

Queering Science – Mark Regenerus Ph.D., First Things

NLM Exclusive: Interview with Early Music Composer Elam Rotem – Peter A. Kwasniewski Ph.D., New Liturgical Movement

Russell Kirk: Convert & Catholic – Bradley J. Birzer, The Catholic World Report

How We are Turning Politics Into Religion, Again – David Quinn, Mercatornet

A Decade of Acceleration & Resentment: Cultural Impact of Ideology of Equality – R.J. Snell, The Public Discourse

The Chinese Social Monitoring System & Why Americans Should Take Note – Paul Rowan Brian, Mercatornet

Senator Sasse’s Missing Pronouns – John Horvat II, Crisis Magazine

Why Michelle Obama is Wrong about IVF – Dustin Siggins, The Catholic World Report

To Understand the Crisis – Carlos Caso-Rosendi, The Catholic Thing

The Vatican, U.S. Bishops Sued by 6 Men Over Allegations of Sex Abuse – California Catholic Daily

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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