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In the Absence of Fathers: A Story of Elephants & Men – Fr. Gordon J. MacRae, Catholic Lane

Best. Parish. Bulletin. Ever. – Brandon Vogt

Modesty is Annoying by Christina Head of the Life Teen blog – Big Pulpit

One Million Moms Campaign Urges Removal of Anti-Family Show – Catholic News Agency

The Role of the Church in the Olympics – Austen Ivereigh, OSV Newsweekly

A Not-So-Catholic Guide to the 2012 London Olympics – Stephen Kokx, Catholic Vote

The Smoke of Satan in Steubenville – Joel Schmidt, The Practicing Catholic

Mom Can You Ask Dad? - Amanda Castro, Ignitum Today

Forgiveness and Love at the Foot of the Cross – Postabortion Journey Walk With Me

Do Catholics Actually Believe in Consubstantiation – Mike Filce, The Devout Life

Chick-fil-A Tolerance Day [UPDATED] – Big Pulpit

First Prosecution of Bishops in Australia? – Kate Edwards, Australia Incognita

Can the Church Recapture Dissident ‘Catholic’ Universities? – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture/On the News

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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