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Building the New Rome - John Jalsevac, Crisis Magazine

Defending the Deuterocanon, Book by Book – Joe Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery

Does the Church Need More Excommunications? – William Doino, First Things/First Thoughts

Buying a Cookie at Whole Foods: The Story of an Epic Voyage by Jennifer Fulwiler of the Conversion Diary blog – Big Pulpit

Two Americans Will Play Key Roles at Vatican – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture/On the News

How Universities Helped Transform the Medieval World – Davide Cantoni and Noam Yuchtman, Vox

Saint John and Paul: Martyrs for Our Time in History – Dr. Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

Altar Cards for Other Western Uses – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

Freedom of Religion and the Fog of Culture War - Francis J. Beckwith, The Catholic Thing

Book Review: Fr. Robert Sirico’s Defending the Free Market – Stephen Kokx, Catholic Vote

Religious Freedom and the New Orthodoxy – Philip Tartaglia, Public Discourse

Reasons to Homeschool: Canadian Edition – Mark Shea, Patheos/Catholic & Enjoying It!

Third Century Bronze Medallion of Saints Peter & Paul – Deacon Paul O. Iacono, Fra Angelico Institute for the Sacred Arts

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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