Spring 2020 Updates On Divine Office, Why This Church Has A Paratrooper Hanging From It, And More!

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Spring 2020 Updates on the Liturgy of the Hours Second Edition – Tom B. at Tom’s Digest +1

Why Does This Church Have A Stone Paratrooper Hanging From It? – Billy Ryan at uCatholic +1

Maximilian Kolbe A Saint in Auschwitz – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand

Jesuits Lost 57% Members, Other Religious Orders & Their Stats – David M. Cheney at David’s Ruminations

Death & The Coronavirus From the Perspective of Faith – Antonio Galindo at Catholic Stand

Should the Coronavirus Pandemic Change Our Christian Approach to Elder Care? –Editorial Board at Our Sunday Visitor

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The Way of Voluntary Poverty – William M. Briggs, Ph.D, at Statistician to the Stars!

What Role Has Prayer Played in Driving Down Covid-19 Deaths? – Msgr. Charles Pope at Community in Mission

Improving the Odds for an Ethical Vaccine – Phil Lawler at Catholic Culture

An Attempt at Explaining the Unhinged Hatred Displayed by Cardinal Pell’s Enemies – George Weigel at The Catholic World Report

Pope Francis, the Good Boss Who Doesn’t Want To Fire Anyone, But Facts Say Opposite – Sandro Magister at Settimo Cielo via L'Espresso

Education for Darkness – Deacon James H. Toner at Crisis Magazine

St. Isidore of Seville is Not the Official Patron of the Internet – Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, L.C., at Aleteia

10 Exciting Beatification Facts About Knights of Columbus Founder Fr. Michael McGivney – ChurchPOP

Surrogacy: A Problem of Human Dignity – Ines A. Murzaku at The Catholic Thing

Applause Among Bishops Must Cease – Fr. Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders

The Vatican’s Communications Crisis – Christopher Altieri at Catholic Herald

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