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The Best in Catholic Blogging

How Free are Clergy to Discuss Politics from Pulpit? - Jim Graves, Our Sunday Visitor

Are You Dating a Pharisee? - Anthony Buono, 6 Stone Jars

Jimmy Fallon on His Catholicism - Angela Santana, San Antonio Catholic Beat

Five Male Celebrities I’m Boycotting & Why (In Their Own Words) - Kristen Walker, Live Action

Abortion & Euthanasia Acceptance are Historical Aberrations - Mark Pickup, Catholic Lane

Examining Hand-Holding at Mass - Anita Moore, V for Victory

Coercing Consciences - George Weigel, First Things/On the Square

Dominican Parish to Create Columbarium - Valerie Shmalz, Catholic San Francisco

A Generous King (John 1:19-28) - Fr. John Bartunek, Catholic Spiritual Direction

Most Important Religious Liberty Case of Past 30 Years - Michael Stokes Paulsen, Public Discourse

Our Lady of the Southern Cross is Name of New Australian Anglican Ordinariate - Kate Edwards, Australia Incognita

Party of Death - Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

Stupak 12? Now They Are 4 & Why They Will be 0! - Thomas Peters, Catholic Vote/American Papist


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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