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Mary’s Hand in Certain Icons has a Hidden Message - Daniel Esparza at Aleteia

Renewal Begins with Detachment and Mystical Prayer - Constance T. Hull at Catholic Exchange

Saint Thérèse's Christmas Miracle: Story That Helped Her Become a Saint - Caroline Perkins at ChurchPOP

How Do I Know If It’s a Mortal Sin? - Joe Heschmeyer, Esq., at Catholic Answers Magazine

Did You Know Franciscans Pass Down Their Robes? - J.P. Mauro at Aleteia

Why Do We have an Obligation to Attend Mass? - Get Fed™

Ask Father: “Pray Without Ceasing”? - Fr. Z's Blog

Why The Ordinariate? - A Treasure To Be Shared

Message - Father John Hunwicke at Mutual Enrichment

Claudine Gay, Jimmy Lai, and the Truth of Things – George Weigel at The Catholic World Report

Is Hell Empty? Jesus Says No - Luisella Scrosati at New Daily Compass

Will the Church Now Bless Same-sex ‘Couples’, with Father Gerald Murray (podcast) - Robert Royal, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing

Papal Power and the Obedience of the Faithful - Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., at What We Need Now

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Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Live! – EWTN Poland via BigPulpit.com

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