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The Vandals in the Choir Loft – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing +1

Male & Female He Created Them; & for a Good Reason – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine +1

Coronavirus & the Necessity of the Mass – Anthony S. Layne at Catholic Stand

Do the Difficult Thing Because It Is Difficult – Elliott Bedford, Ph.D., at Those Catholic Men

Hearing God When He Speaks to Us – Mark Belanger at Catholic Stand

Watering Down the Eucharist Is Not the Way to Christian Unity – Tom Nash at Catholic Answers Magazine

In the Hands of God – Fr. Joseph Gill at Ignitum Today

To Our Priests: Lead Us to the Foot of the Cross – Constance T. Hull at Catholic Exchange

The Plight of Christians In South-West Syria – Middle East Institute

My Doctor Son-in-Law Explains the Chinese Virus Closures – Steve Ray at Defenders of the Catholic Faith

Corona Virus & the Promise of Oberammergau – Fr. Seán Connolly at The Catholic World Report

Theological Treatise on the Holy Wells of Ireland – Anja Renkes at Clarifying Catholicism

If Diocese Cancelled Mass, but Father Says Mass Anyway, Can We Attend? Can the Government Ban It? – Fr. Z's Blog

Pope Francis Reforms Vatican City Courts with New Law – Junno Arocho Esteves at Our Sunday Visitor

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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