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Why Would a Modern Woman Ever become a Nun? - Rebecca Vitz Cherico, Aleteia+++

6 Key Parts of the Mass that Come Directly from the Bible – ChurchPop

Practical Ideas for Spiritual Growth – Deacon Michael Bickerstaff, Integrated Catholic Life™

Boredom Nurtures Authentic Spirituality – Melanie Jean Juneau, Catholic Stand

What is Humility? What Are Its Limits? – Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in Mission

Be Like Christ – Kevin Aldrich, Catholic Stand

How to Start a Mary Garden in 7 Easy Steps – Stephanie, Real Life At Home

Ten Ways to Celebrate May, the Month of Mary – Fr. Ed Broom O.M.V., Catholic Exchange

Oscar Wilde’s Long Journey to Catholicism – Aaron Taylor, Catholic Herald

How My Son's Wedding Showed Me That ‘One, Holy, Catholic, & Apostolic’ Perfectly Describes The Church – Larry Peterson, Aleteia

Pictures: Thousands of Catholics Pray Rosary Around the Coast of Britain – Nick Hallett, Catholic Herald

A Faithful Pope of the Enlightenment – Fr. George W. Rutler S.T.D. Th.D., Crisis Magazine

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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