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Ten Ways to Prepare for a Holy Death -  Fr. Edward Broom O.M.V., Catholic Exchange+++

#IGiveCatholic – The Digital Wave That’s Raising Millions – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net

Confessions of An Islamophobe: Robert Spencer – Patrick Coffin, Catholic Stand

Fr. Zed Muses on Millennials, Authenticity, & the Latin Mass – Fr. Z’s Blog

Courage in the Gayborhood – Sebastian Alvarez, First Things++

The “Igloo Church” of the Arctic was Built to Last – Zelda Caldwell, Aleteia

Weathering the Storm in the Church – Mary Jo Gerd, We’re Late For Church

Prayer for Christian Unity Through the Intercession of St. Josaphat – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia

If Christ’s Sacrifice is “Once-For-All,” Does the Mass Re-Sacrifice Him? – Joe Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery

We Are Not Prepared For Spiritual Attack – Julie Machado, Catholic Stand

A Note on the Other Kind of Schism – Edward N. Peters J.C.D. J.D., In the Light of the Law++

New Reports on the Sex Abuse Scandals & Cover-ups - Big Pulpit

St. Frances Xavier Cabrini: “Not to the East, But to the West” – Claire Dwyer, Catholic Spiritual Direction

How to Get to Heaven? – Noel Ethan Tran, Ignitum Today

A Coming Mobocracy? – Stephen M. Krason, Crisis Magazine

Democratic as Adjective – Donald R. McClarey J.D., 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