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Agnostic Converts On the Spot While Pope Francis Blesses World During Urbi et Orbi Amid Pandemic – ChurchPOP +1

Why Catholics Can Believe in Evolution: Adam & Eve Given Souls – Robert Kurland, Ph.D., at Catholic Stand +1

David Warren on Anglo-Catholicism for Real – Christopher Mahon at Anglicanorum Cœtibus Society Blog

Thinking Clearly With St. Thomas Aquinas About Covid-19 – Marty Dybicz at Catholic Stand

Why Mary Matters – Fr. William Casey at Catholic Exchange

The Transformation of a Soul – Fr. Joseph Gill at Ignitum Today

Gorgeous Lenten Veils from Monastery of Holy Cross in Segovia, A Reconstruction – Lucas Viar at Liturgical Arts Journal

The Use of Irony in John’s Gospel – Msgr. Charles Pope at Community in Mission

Vatican News Posts Troubling Eco-Essay, Then Hastily Removes It – William L. Patenaude at The Catholic World Report

Ask Father: Blessing Sacramentals Over a Live Stream on the Internet – Fr. Z’s Blog

Cyrus Habib & the Jesuits: Birds of a Feather? – R.M. Fields at Crisis Magazine

Channel 7 to Broadcast Sydney’s Cathedral Easter Liturgies Nationwide! – Peter Rosengren at The Catholic Weekly

Ave Maria, Gratificata – Fr. John Hunwicke at Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment

St. Peter’s Mission to the Gentiles & the Mark of Catholicity – Menny Thoughts at Convert’s Quest

Rise of Militant Catholicism & Rules for Retrogrades – Shane Schaetzel at Complete Christianity

When Our Churches Open Again. . . – Phil Lawler at Catholic Culture

Australia: The Euthanasia Slippery Slope Is Real – John Keown at Mercatornet

Why Is New York’s Mayor Threatening to Seize Churches? – John Zmirak, Ph.D., at The Stream

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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