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Similarities Between Our Lady’s Two Apparitions on February 11 – Fr. Edward Looney at Aleteia +1

The Death of Michael Nnadi & the Sacrifice of Seminarians – Fr. Seán Connolly at The Catholic World +1

Sin & the Gift of Grace: A Reflection on Psalm 51 – William Hemsworth at Catholic Stand

Medievals Weren’t Literalists – Paul Gillette at Clarifying Catholicism

Does the Bible Teach that Unicorns & Dragons Are Real? – Trent Horn at Catholic Answers Magazine

Forgiving Debts: A Health Care Miracle – Gretchen R. Crowe at Our Sunday Visitor

The Catholic Church Is More Pro-Science Than You Might Think – Mike Panlilio at epicPew

A Christian Response to Mental Health Needs in Texas – Menny Thoughts at Convert’s Quest

The Politics of Sorrow – Deacon James H. Toner at Crisis Magazine

Thou Shall Not Steal: The Universal Destination & the Private Ownership of Goods – Dominic David Nalpon at Homiletic & Pastoral Review

What Do We Mean by the Word “Mystery?” – Msgr. Charles Pope at Community in Mission

Thoughts on the Lay Vocation – Francis X. Maier at The Catholic Thing

Rehabilitating St. Simeon the Stylite – Elizabeth Klein at Church Life Journal

Christians are Being Captured, Killed Across Globe: Inside the Crisis – Billy Hallowell 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