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“Facebook is the New Parish Hall” – Richard Collins, Linen on the Hedgerow

Why Did God Put the Demons to the Test? – Fr. Jose Antonio Fortea, Roman Catholic Spiritual Direction

Do Catholic Children Have to be Given Saints’ Names? – Cathy Caridi JCL, Canon Law Made Easy

What’s Next for Christopher West? – Shane Kapler, Ignitum Today

Book Review: True Reform, Liturgy and Ecclesiology in ‘Sacrosanctum Concilium’ – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

Signs That Your Faith Is Changing You – Jason Liske, Ascending Mount Carmel

Motu Proprio “Latina Lingua” Translation – New Catholic, Rorate Cæli

The Freedom to Fail* – Rebecca Frech, The American Catholic

Bloggers See Opportunity in Social Media for Catholic Church in U.S. – Michelle Bauman, Catholic News Agency

From Awe to Awful Architecture – Kevin O’Brien, Waiting for Godot to Leave

Why “Pro Multis” Means “For Many” and Why It Matters to Pope Benedict – Dr. Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

Oaf For A Day! Upset Cleric Revisited – Fr. Z’s Blog

In Baltimore With U.S. Bishops and Catholic Bloggers – Thomas L. McDonald, Patheos/God and the Machine

Redefining Deviance: The Gay Assault on Franciscan University – Anne Hendershott, Crisis Magazine

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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