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A Hospital for Souls: The Curé of Ars – Paul Kokoski, Crisis Magazine

Working for Bread that Lasts (John 6:16-35) - Fr. John Bartunek, Catholic Spiritual Direction

Catholic Church Architecture: Decoration and Ornament – Denis McNamara, Creative Minority Report

Here Are Five Christian Companies That Publicly-Proclaim Bible-Based Views by Billy Hallowell – Big ulpit

Interview with Msgr. Paul Tighe On Vatican’s New “.catholic” Domain – Brandon Vogt, BrandonVogt.com

The State of Video Games – Thomas L. McDonald, Patheos/God and the Machine

Saturday Special: Chick-fil-A Aftermath – Big ulpit

Pagans and the Passion: Conflict or Concord? – Ink and Quill, Ignitum Today

John Paul the Great Catholic University Offers Free Online "Pillars of Catholicism" Course – Adam Wilson, The Cardinal Newman Society Blog/Campus Notes

Why Did God Make You and 24 Other Basic Catholic Questions – SPL Staff, Saint Peter’s List

Why Are There So Many Natural Family Planning (NFP) Methods? – Katie Merando, OSV Newsweekly

A Baltimore Catechism for the New Atheists – Fr. Edward T. Oakes SJ, First Things/On the Square

There Can Be No Compromise on Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ – Robert P. George DPhil, LifeSiteNews

The Regnerus Affair: Research Integrity and Politics – Karl D. Stephan, MercatorNet

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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