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Before & After: The Restoration of St. Mary’s, German Village, in Columbus, Ohio – Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal +1

Catholic Theology Thrives in Heart of Anglican England - John Burger at Aleteia +1

Will Pope Francis’ Reforms, Aimed Primarily at Bishops, Really Work? – Christopher R. Altieri at The Catholic World Report

Works Mattered to St. Paul – Karlo Broussard at Catholic Answers Magazine

After a 200 Year Hiatus, Monks at Famous Belgian Monastery Brew Once Again – uCatholic

What are the L’Arche Communities Founded by Jean Vanier? - Kathleen N. Hattrup at Aleteia

St. Louise – Finding Ways for the Wealthy to Help the Poor – Mary Kay Clark, Ph.D., at Seton Magazine

The Fire in Our Lady’s Church - Art, Evangelism, & Catechesis - Jennifer Donelson at New Liturgical Movement

Longing for a Baby? Try These Bible Passages for Comfort - Cerith Gardiner at Aleteia

Against a Risky Way of Protecting Religious Freedom - Hadley Arkes at First Things

FDA Purchased Aborted Baby Parts to Transplant Their Brain Tissue Into Mice - Micaiah Bilger at Life News

How You Can Plant the Seeds of the Next Notre-Dame Cathedral - Jason Scott Jones & 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