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The Mass in the Early Church – Luke Heintschel at Catholic East Texas +1

Should Catholics Attend Non-denominational or Ecumenical Bible Studies? – Steve Ray at Defenders of the Catholic Faith +1

Ask Father: A Man At Work Wants To Be Addressed As A Woman – Fr. Tim Ferguson at Fr. Z’s Blog

Jesus Identifies The One Thing That Makes You Most Unhappy – Tom Hoopes at Aleteia

The Priests We Need To Save The Church – Charlie McKinney at Catholic Spiritual Direction

It’s Time For Catholics To Tell Our Own Stories – Jason Surmiller, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine

Was Abraham Saved by Faith Alone? Are the Protestants Right? – Steve Ray at Defenders of the Catholic Faith

Nothing New Under The Sun: St. Bernard’s Advice To A Pope – Fr. George W. Rutler, J.D.L., at Crisis Magazine

The Saintly Guide to Facing Unpopularity – Fr. Joseph M. Esper at Catholic Exchange

Holy Angels – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand

A Book Review. . . How To Build A Firm Foundation For The Spiritual Life – Donal Anthony Foley at The Wanderer Press

Overcome Temptation With Our Lady’s Help: A Powerful Prayer By St. Alphonsus Liguori – ChurchPOP

Is Human Nature Merely a Toy? – Christopher Reilly at Catholic Stand

And Then, He Was Answered – J. Bolton at Augustine’s Alley

11 Years After India’s Deadly Anti-Christian Violence, Faith Still Growing – Robin Gomes at Vatican News

Chinese Catholics Increasingly Bullied to Join Communist State-Run Church – Tang Zhe at Bitter Winter

Vatican’s Amazon Synod Uses Third World As Totems Of Marxist Revival – Maureen Mullarkey at The Federalist

Discriminating Against Religious Schools – Inez Feltscher Stepman at City Journal

What Is Beauty & Why Do We Need It? – John-Mark Miravalle at The Imaginative Conservative

The Communal First Saturdays Devotion Is Spreading In The UK – Simon Caldwell at 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