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The Catholic Culture Revival Is Upon Us – Joseph Pearce at Faith & Culture +1

All This Useless Beauty – Jessica Hooten Wilson, Ph.D., at Church Life Journal +1

A New View of Redemptive Suffering – Alicia Connolly-Lohr, J.D., at Catholic Stand

The Unexpected Benefits of Adding Drama to Your Homeschool – Julia Clark at Seton Magazine

The Early Church: Off the Shelf with James Papandrea – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand

We Can Share in Mary’s Invincible Faith – Fr. Nnamdi Moneme, O.M.V., at Catholic Exchange

Supporting Iraq Is A Just & Merciful Cause – Kathryn Jean Lopez at Our Sunday Visitor

Once Wildly Popular, “Mystery Plays” Dramatized The Bible – John Burger at Aleteia

Wherein Fr. Rutler Hits For Six – Fr. Z’s Blog

The Reality of Sex & the Lie of “Gender Self-Identity” – Amy Welborn at The Catholic World Report

New Film Unveils the Truth about the Sex Trafficking Industry – Patty Knap at Aleteia

The Case For Just War On Narcoterrorism – Stephen M. Krason at Crisis Magazine

The Archdiocese of Boston.: Closed Churches Become Condos, Dollar Tree, Hockey Rinks – Meghan Ottolini at Boston Herald

New Rector for Walsingham Shrine Appointed – 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