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The Best in Catholic Blogging

It Takes Guts to Be Healed - Msgr. Charles Pope, Archdiocese of Washington

Quaeritur: How to Confess Past, Forgotten Sins? - Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, What Does The Prayer Really Say?

Question about Blogging and Apologetics - Mark P. Shea, Catholic and Enjoying It!

Anabaptist Convert: Brad Schilling - Why I’m Catholic

The Problem With Christian Rock, Part 2 - Marc Barnes, VirtuousPla.net

A New Source for Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice? - Joseph Pearce, St. Austin Review

SSPX: Questions, Contradictions & Tradition’s Momentum - Keyser Soze, New Springtime!

A Return to Meatless Fridays? - Emily Stimpson, Our Sunday Visitor

Your Guardian Angel (What You Need to Know)- Taylor Marshall, Canterbury

Becoming My Father - Paul Zummo, The American Catholic

Why are We Surprised with the Push for ‘Pedophile Rights’? - Dr. Michael L. Brown, LifeSiteNews.com

Slippery Slope & Sex Toys for Kindergarteners - Anthony S. Layne, The Impractical Catholic

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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