Robert Spencer vs. Monsignor Stuart Swetland: Is Islam a Religion of Peace, and More Great Links!

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Robert Spencer vs. Monsignor Stuart Swetland: Is Islam a “Religion of Peace”, a Hot Debate - Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog

Debtors Need Our Help – Amy-Jo Crowley, Catholic Herald

Will Pope Francis Create a New American Cardinal This Time? – John L. Allen Jr., Crux

Global Warming Scheme to Stop Creating Children – Patti Maguire Armstrong, Catholic News and Inspiration

Teach the Faith, Please – R.J. Snell Ph.D., Crisis Magazine

Young Priest Whom Pope Encouraged in Battle Against Cancer Dies – Carolina Requena, Catholic News Agency

At Walsingham, an Ancient Devotion Continues to Thrive – Joanna Bogle, The Dispatch via The Catholic World Report

El Salvador Kicks Off Jubilee Year to Honor Oscar Romero – Inés San Martín, Crux

Women Should Appreciate Masculine Virtues – Rachel Lu, Crisis Magazine

The Beauty of the Rosary – Dan Byron, Catholic Stand

How We Stopped a Black Mass at Harvard – Aurora Griffin, Catholic Herald

Wherein Fr. Z has a Little Fun With a Jesuit and His Deaconesses - Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog

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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