American Cicero Charles Carroll, Abortion Debate, Vice of Tolerance, Australia, and much more...

The Best in Catholic Blogging

American Cicero: Charles Carroll - Matthew A. Rarey, MercatorNet

Book of Job Skills - Rich Leonardi, Ten Reasons

Brant Pitre’s Book - Father Dwight Longenecker, Standing on my Head

There Are Many Mansions - Simcha Fisher, National Catholic Register

My Favorite Secular Humanist Asks Questions - Stacy Trasancos, Accepting Abundance

Where the Abortion Debate Stands: Pro-Aborts Losing - Raymond Hain, Public Discourse

How Not to Silence Pro-Lifers - Steve Weatherbe, The Daily Register

Let’s See: You don’t Believe God Exists. And You’re Angry with Him. Huh. - Carl Olson, Ignatius Insight Scoop

The Vice of Tolerance: Religious Freedom in Australia - Kate Edwards, Australia Incognita

Anne Boleyn’s Cousin Katherine Has a Sadder Story - Father Alexander Lucie-Smith, Catholic Herald

Canadian Imperialism in the Caribbean? - Martin W. Lewis, Geocurrents

This will be a continuing series, Monday through Saturday twice a day, that I will be contributing for the National Catholic Register by www.ThePulp.it.

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