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Lady Scales of Justice
Lady Scales of Justice (photo: Pixabay)

Where’s the Social Justice in Our Largely unChristian World? – John Clark, Seton Magazine

How to Be a “Practicing Catholic”: The 5 Precepts of the Church – ChurchPop

Can I Really Make a Living at Sacred Art? Part I, Part II, & Part III – Daniel Mitsui, Liturgical Arts Journal

Has This Man Really Been Given 50,000 Miracles? – Shaun McAfee O.P., epicPew

Cardinal Cupich Defends Pope’s Record on Doctrine & Abuse - Dan Hitchens, Catholic Herald

A Dramatic Biblical Moment That Nearly Everyone Missed – Monsignor Charles Pope, Community in MIssion

How to Correctly Run a Lent Appeal – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net

Three Witnesses: The Sacrament of Baptism, Confirmation & Eucharist – Susan Skinner, Catholic Stand

This Former Warner Bros. Executive is Making Digital Media Work for the Church – Jeanette Flood, The Catholic World Report

Are Americans a Chosen People? – David Carlin, The Catholic Thing

Is Latin America Still Catholic? – Andrew Chestnut, Catholic Herald

Let’s Ban Porn(ography) – Ross Douthat, The New York Times

China’s Constitution Says ‘Religious Freedom’, Reality is Different – Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith Ph.D., Catholic Herald

Return to Me & Live – Charlie McKinney, Catholic Spiritual Direction

Rich Kids on Benefits? The Difference Marriage Makes – Harry Benson, Mercatornet

How “New Existence” Implies God – Dennis Bonnette Ph.D., Strange Notions

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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