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Do’s and Don’ts of Sharing NFP – Katie Merando, OSV Newsweekly

Did St. Paul Attend the Olympics? – Bishop Kevin Farrell

Olympic Champion Missy Franklin Thinking of Becoming Catholic by Sherry Weddell of the Catherine of Siena Institute blog – Big Pulpit

24 Points from Patriarch Gregory III on the Crisis in Syria – H. H. Ambrose, Saint Peter's List

A New Generation of US Bishops that Do Not Equate Social Justice Can Only Be Done With Government – George Weigel, First Things/On the Square

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What’s So Bad About Romance Novels? – Patti Maguire Armstrong, Catholic Exchange/Patti Maguire Armstrong

Christian Revolution Under Constantine: 1700th Anniversary Series – Robert Struble Jr., Catholic Lane

A Sword for Theists – Marc Barnes, Patheos/Bad Catholic

Readers Poll: Top 10 Most Influential Saints – Stephen Beale, Catholic Exchange/Saints & Seekers

Mark Shea Disagrees with Fr. Wilson Miscamble Pro-Bombing Position on Hiroshima – Mark Shea, Patheos/Catholic and Enjoying It!

Reality of NHS Very Different to that in Olympic Ceremony – Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald

The Hidden Meaning of the Loaves & Fishes – Marcellino D’Ambrosio PhD, Integrated Catholic Life™

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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

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