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10 Great Quotes from Pope Francis by Joe Heschmeyer of Shameless Popery blog - BigPulpit.com

New Fashion Trend: The Modest 50s Look Is Back – Jean M. Heimann, Catholic Fire

Has Post-Vatican II Catechesis of Catholic Youth Failed? - The Motley Monk, The American Catholic

Pontifical Mass by Archbishop Sample at Madeleine Cathedral – Charles Cole, New Liturgical Movement

The Duties of Friendship - Mariella Hunt, Ignitum Today

Church Architecture Refined In Italy – Mark Wilson, Catholic Lane

The Cross for Joyful Living - Patti Maguire Armstrong, Catholic Stand

Chant Throughout the Ages: Veni Creator Spiritus – Jeffrey A. Tucker, The Chant Café

The Insidious Nature of Sin of Sloth – Jason Liske, Ascending Mount Carmel

Prominent Atheist Sees Jesus After Heart Attack and Converts – John C. Wright, Strange Notions

How Catholics Can Still Achieve Great Things - R. J. Snell, Crisis Magazine

Pope Francis: All Christians Obliged to Love Their Enemies – The 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