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Crazy. . .and Supremely Blessed – JoAnna Wahlund, Catholic Stand

Did This Inspire Tolkien to Write About The Preciousss? – Fr. Z’s Blog

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Easter Vigil, Ad Orientem in Rhode Island – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

What Running Has Taught Me About the Gospel – Julie Rodrigues, Ignitum Today

The Coredemptrix Controversy – Andrew Oullette, Patheos/Bad Catholic

Samuel Gregg: What is Social Justice? – Sarah Stanley, Acton Institute/PowerBlog

The Hate-Filled Reporting of the New York Times on Pope Benedict XVI – Randall Smith PhD, Crisis Magazine

Ploughing in Hope: On Marriage – R. J. Snell, Truth and Charity Forum

Media Can’t Find Real Nuns for Anti-Church Rants – Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report

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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