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Betraying The Legacy Of Saint John Paul II – Philip Lawler at First Things +1

Jesuit Thomas Reese Against Transubstantiation, Wherein Fr. Z Responds – Fr. Z’s Blog

Falsely, Matilda – George Weigel at The Catholic World Report

Next Up On Wheel Of Heresy. . . – One Mad Mom

Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò’s “Testimony,” One Year Later – Fr. Gerard Murray at The Catholic Thing

Discovering An Impediment Right Before The Wedding – Cathy Caridi, J.C.L., at Canon Law Made Easy

The True Roots of Mass Violence – Christopher Check at Catholic Answers Magazine

Counterfeit Christs: Off the Shelf with Trent Horn – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand

Why Comic Book Artists Rely On Catholic Symbols To Portray Religion – Matthew Heffron at Voyage Comics & Publishing

A Saint With An Emmy – Fr. Joseph Gill at Ignitum Today

Biblical Philistines May Have Come From As Far Away As Spain, Tests Suggest – John Burger at Aleteia

Materialism’s Failures: Hylemorphism’s Vindication – Dennis Bonnette, Ph.D., at Strange Notions

Experience the Intimacy of Alone Time With God – Fr. John R.P. Russell at Catholic Exchange

8 Podcasts For Catholic Dads – Will Wright at Catholic Link

St. Elizabeth of Hungary – Does God Forbid Wealth? – Andrea Bear at Catholic Stand

The Case for Liturgical Restoration: Book Review by Charles Coulombe – Gregory DiPippo at New Liturgical Movement

A Storm Is Brewing in the Americas – Tomás Henríquez, J.D., at Public Discourse

The Mystic From Ohio That Healed Mother Angelica in Her ‘Miracle House’ – Billy Ryan at uCatholic +1

‘I Respectfully Dissent’: Justice Weinberg’s Brave Rebuttal Of The Case Against George Cardinal Pell – Chad C. Pecknold, Ph.D., at Catholic Herald

The Virtues of a Small Country Church – Robert Kurland, Ph.D., at The American Catholic

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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