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A True Hero (& Daily Mass Attendee) on the Doomed United Flight 93 of 9/11, Not Colin Kaepernick - Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic+++

Why Didn’t Jesus Condemn Homosexuality? – Steve Ray, Defenders of the Catholic Faith

The So-called ‘Lost Gospels’ – Jimmy Akin, JimmyAkin.com

Do This Survivor a Favor Don’t Go Komen Pink for Me – Birgit Jones, Catholic Stand

The Practice of Patience – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

Growing Your Faith on Campus – Kelly Salomon, Newman Society

The Sex Scandals, Cover-ups, & Pope Francis - Big Pulpit

Virgin Mary Statue in New Mexico “Weeps” Once Again – Billy Ryan, uCatholic

Becoming Fuel for Fire: St. Sebald & Eucharistic Transformation – Richard Becker, Catholic Exchange

Changes for the Council of Cardinals or C9 – Mark de Vries, In Caelo et in Terra

My Focus is on the Near Term: Leah Libresco Interview on the Benedict Option – Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald

The Tiller –  Erin Cain, Ignitum Today

Books Received: A Look at Francis in Spanish by Argentinian Author – Fr. Z’s Blog

Dear Pope Francis: Jus’ Sayin’ – Scott Wiley, Catholic Stand

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Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne attends a German Synodal Way assembly on March 9, 2023.

Four German Bishops Resist Push to Install Permanent ‘Synodal Council’

Given the Vatican’s repeated interventions against the German process, the bishops said they would instead look to the Synod of Bishops in Rome. Meanwhile, on Monday, German diocesan bishops approved the statutes for a synodal committee; and there are reports that the synodal committee will meet again in June.

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