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When Receiving the Eucharist Becomes a Lie  Birgit Jones of Catholic Life In Our Times +1

Extraordinary Miracles Attributed to 21 Beheaded Coptic Christians: “The Martyrs Heal People”  ChurchPOP

National Survey Results: What We Learned About Latin Mass Attendees  Brian Williams of Liturgy Guy +1

The Real Presence & Our Personal Relationship with Jesus  Fr. William Casey of Catholic Exchange

“The Armenian Liturgy as a Home away from Rome”  Peter A. Kwasniewski, Ph.D., of New Liturgical Movement

The Dramatic & Catechetical Quality of the Traditional Church Orderings  Shawn R. Tribe of Liturgical Arts Journal

What 2 Maccabees Can Teach Us About Holy Indifference  Fr. Ed Broom, O.M.V., of Catholic Exchange

FSSP Subdiaconal Ordinations  Gregory DiPippo of New Liturgical Movement

On Suffering – Preparing Us For Heaven  Steffani Jacobs of Catholic Stand

Whatever Happened to Onesimus, the Slave Mentioned by St. Paul? Kosloski of Aleteia

Embracing The Cross, Suffering’s Redemptive Role In Our Salvation  Steffani Jacobs of Catholic Stand

The Fascinating Story of Two St. Dominic's & a Faith-filled Mom  Larry Peterson of Aleteia

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Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne attends a German Synodal Way assembly on March 9, 2023.

Four German Bishops Resist Push to Install Permanent ‘Synodal Council’

Given the Vatican’s repeated interventions against the German process, the bishops said they would instead look to the Synod of Bishops in Rome. Meanwhile, on Monday, German diocesan bishops approved the statutes for a synodal committee; and there are reports that the synodal committee will meet again in June.

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