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A Painting of the Ruins of Elgin Cathedral
A Painting of the Ruins of Elgin Cathedral (photo: Crisis Magazine)

The Suicide of the West: A Tale of Two Miracles - John Horvat II, Crisis Magazine+++

The Most Beautiful Representations of the Virgin Mary – Fr. Michael Rennier & Marzena Devoud, Aleteia

Will GK Chesterton be Canonised as a Saint? – Fr. Ian Boyd, Catholic Herald

Pronouns, Prefixes, & the Cult of the Self – R.M. Stangler Ph.D., Crisis Magazine

How to Know if a Trend is “For You” – Meghan Ashley, Meghan Ashley Styling

Keeping Those Kids Catholic – One Mad Mom

Robert Louis Stevenson’s Savage Defense of St. Damien of Molokai – Alex R. Hey, epicPew

Prelate Calls on Brother Bishops to Celebrate Traditional Pontifical Mass, TLM – Fr. Z's Blog

6 Simple & Fun Ways to Keep Homeschool Burnout at Bay – Hea. Hryniewiecki, Seton Magazine

You Need a Silent Retreat – Kim Heilman, Catholic Lane

The Four Causes of Holy Mother Church – Steven J. Rummelsburg, Integrated Catholic Life™

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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