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“My Friends, We’re In Trouble,” Says Professor Robert George – Fr. Richard Heilman at Roman Catholic Man +1

The Secret Simone Weil Discovered At A Monastery That Changed Her Life – Fr. Michael Rennier at Aleteia +1

Observations About The Newly Named Cardinals; Fr Z Briefly Rants – Fr. Z’s Blog

Fat Priests – Fr. B. Jerabek, J.C.L., at Dilexi decorem domus Domini

Francis Paves The Way For Francis II – Michael Warren Davis at Crisis Magazine

The Devil’s Fake News – Julie Machado at Catholic Stand

The Saint Martyred by Crushing While Pregnant for Protecting Priests – Billy Ryan at uCatholic

Why This Debate Between Christian Conservatives Matters For Everyone: Sohrab Ahmari & David French – Chad C. Pecknold, Ph.D., at Catholic Herald

On Humility – Fr. Joseph Gill at Ignitum Today

To Grow The Church Be Faithful – Msgr. Charles Pope at Community in Mission

Examining Tolkien: The Return of the Priest, Prophet, & King – Patrick Frazier at Clarifying Catholicism

How to Light a Fire on Earth – Christian Daru at Catholic Stand

Communist China & Communist Vietnam: Two Accords Bought At a High Price – Sandro Magister at Settimo Cielo

Diocese of Mindong Catholics Face Further Retaliations – Bitter Winter

33 Tough Questions for Pro-Immigration Christians – John Zmirak, Ph.D., at The Stream

The Amazon Synod: Amazonian Myths, Civilizational Despair –  Kishore Jayabalan at Acton Institute Powerblog

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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