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Are You Part of the Great Catholic Parish Migration of the 21st Century by Dr. Taylor MarshallBig Pulpit

Pope Paul VI and the Smoke of Satan – Donald R. McClarey JD, Catholic Stand

“Like a Diplomat with Art”: Natalia Tsarkova, Pope’s Official Painter – Tristyn Bloom, First Things/First Thoughts

Sacramental Social Doctrine – William L. Patenaude, The Catholic World Report

What Every Catholic Using Social Media Should Know – Ryan Eggenberger DPhil, Ignitum Today

Notre-Dame de Vic d’Oust, Ariège – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

Even Muslims Flourished in Crusader States – Michael Haag, Catholic Herald

Smartphones, Sex, and Your Teen – Joanna Hyatt, Truth and Charity Forum

Obama Ignores the Fears of Middle Eastern Christians – Richard L. Russell PhD, Crisis Magazine

Intellectual Bankruptcy on Display – Paul Zummo, The American Catholic

Want to Blog? Listen to this Audio Interview of Cardinal Dolan – Brandon Vogt, BrandonVogt.com

Exposing Scientism – John G. West, MercatorNet

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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