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Harkis in The Netherlands
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An Underrated Catholic Novelist - Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald+++

The “Devil’s Chord”: A Forbidden Medieval Musical Sequence – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia

Who Will Protect Canadian Doctors if Forced to Refer for Euthanasia? – Sean Murphy, Mercatornet

Preparing for Advent: The Custom of the Advent Wreath – Shawn R. Tribe, Liturgical Arts Journal

Why Fundamentalist Protestants are Wrong on Dispensationalism – Steve Ray, Defenders of the Catholic Faith

Why Do Franciscan Friars Wear Brown? – J.P. Mauro, Aleteia

Prosaic Relics – Rick Yoder, The Amish Catholic

On Sacred Time – Aelredus Rievallensis, Canticum Salomonis

Pro-Life with a Purpose – Todd Nolan, Catholic Stand

An Exorcist Explains Demonic Possession & Vexation – Charlie McKinney, Catholic Spiritual Direction

Change of Address – Kat Larson, Ignitum Today

Mary is Ever Virgin – Carlos Caso-Rosendi

Confidence: Building Hope, Raising Donations – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net

Baptist Admits Rosary Is “More Powerful Than I Thought” – ChurchPOP+

Continuous Daily Updates on the Sex Abuse Scandals & Cover-ups - Big Pulpit

London Council Apologizes to Pro-life Charity – Catholic Herald

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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