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‘Downton Abbey’ Season Five: A Catholic Creator’s Complex World by Kate O’Hare of Catholic Vote - BigPulpit.com

It’s a Black Christmas for the Christians of the Middle East – Christian Caryl, Foreign Policy

Resolutions for Vocation of Marriage and Family - Jessica McAfee, Epic Pew

Thou Shalt Take it Easy: Seven Reasons to Embrace Sunday Rest - Sam Guzman, The Catholic Gentleman

Do We Really Need a Papal Encyclical on Climate Change? by Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith of Catholic Herald - BigPulpit.com

Getting in Touch Again: Date Night – Kevin DiCamillo, Catholic Lane

Book Giveaway: The Kingdom of Patria – Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew

Why Mass of Catechumens Is Better Than Liturgy of the Word – Peter Kwasniewski PhD, New Liturgical Movement

Same Sex Medieval ‘Marriage’, Fraud Revealed by Taylor Marshall, PhD - BigPulpit.com

The Liturgical Sign of Peace: Move or Remove? – Gerard T. Mundy, Crisis Magazine

Examining the Thinking Behind Cardinal Marx' Comments? – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic

Six Lessons on Prudence and Her Contrary Vices – H. H. Ambrose, Saint Peter's List

How To Legally Beat Up A Little Sister – Howard Duncan, Catholic Stand

A Biblical-Theological Interpretation of Her Apparition – Paulino Forte, Homiletic & Pastoral Review

Seven Spiritual New Year’s Resolutions – Deacon Edward Looney, Ignitum Today

15 Quotes on Forgiveness and Other Ways to Annoy Enemies – Laura McAlister, Catholic Cravings

New Year’s Resolutions for 2015 – Ray Sullivan, Catholic Stand

2014 the Culture War Divide Became Deeper, Darker, and Weirder – Carrie Gress, The CWR Blog

Dear Dad: About Your Pornography Habit. . . – Anonymous, Aleteia∝

Pontifical Council for Culture’s Strange Video about Women – Fr. Z's Blog

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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