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Who Says You Can’t Afford A Beautiful Church? – Fr. Dwight Longenecker +1

Spiritual Warfare Lessons From Padre Pio – Kathleen Beckman at Catholic Exchange +1

The Tarot Card Resurgence . . . From One Who Knows – Al Perrotta at The Stream

The Recipe For A Faithful Life – Birgit Jones at Ignitum Today

Modernist Spinners & Bishop McElroy of San Diego – One Mad Mom

Fruits Of Our Labor – Carol Monaco at Catholic Stand

A ‘Humanae Vitæ’ Moment For This Pontificate? It’s Time To Pray For A Miracle – Fr. Z’s Blog

Fr. Martin Among The Libertines – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine

Dear Cafeteria Catholic – Sarah Bailey at Catholic Stand

Joe Biden, Fr. James Martin, & Denying Communion To Pro-Choice Politicians – Joe Heschmeyer, J.D., at Shameless Popery

Will Kanye West Become A Catholic – Matthew Becklo at Aleteia

Is There Such A Thing As Good & Bad “Magic”? Here Are 4 Different Types To Consider – Matthew Heffron at Voyage Comics & Publishing

A Post-Synodal Reflection: The Last Chance To Salvage The Spirit Of Vatican II – George Weigel at First Things

Was Fort Bragg The Location Of An Exorcism In The 1980s? – Rachel Riley at The Fayetteville Observer

The Six Points On Which The Post-Synodal Exhortation Is Already Written – Sandro Magister at Settimo Cielo via L’Espresso

Newman’s Warning About The Future Of The Church – Francis Phillips at Catholic Herald

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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