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A Screen Shot of Pope Francis
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Pope Francis on Same-Sex Attracted Seminarians to Italian Bishops Conference: This Bridge is Closed! - Fr. Z’s Blog+++

Hell: Some Thoughts for the Scrupulous – Cecily Lowe, Catholic Stand

Frank Duff: The Founder of the Legion of Mary & Champion of the Rosary – Fr. Donald Calloway M.I.C., Catholic Exchange

4 Simple Ways to Increase Your Devotion at Every Mass – Chloe Langr, epicPew

Why Theologians Trained in Catholic Graduate Schools Can’t Find Work – John M. Grondelski Ph.D., Crisis Magazine

The Radical Assault on Marriage & Family, from Karl Marx to Supreme Court Justice Kennedy – Carl E. Olson, The Catholic World Report

Love – For If the Heart Doesn’t Pray, The Tongue Labours in Vain – David Torkington, Catholic Stand

Artificial Intelligence & the Vatican; The Vision of Science-Fiction* – Bob Kurland Ph.D., The American Catholic

Apostasy – Fr. John Hunwicke, Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment

For the Housebound, Internet Masses can be a Great Comfort – Fr. Matthew Pittam, Catholic Herald

Remarkable Photos of St. Bernadette & Her Miraculous Beauty – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia

So You Seek A Miracle? – The Traditian Order

A Relic of the 1965 Liturgy - Rick Yoder, The Amish Catholic

Popes Ideas for Overcoming False Dichotomy in Catholic Moral Discussion – Fr. Matthew Schneider L.C., Through Catholic Lenses

What Nietzsche Got Right – Fr. Dwight Longenecker

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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