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No, You Can’t Support Abortion & Be an E. M. of the Eucharist by Fr. O - BigPulpit.com

Superior Catholic Schools Exceed Common Core Standards - Daniel Guernsey, Crisis Magazine

Contemplating Christ Crucified – Jason Liske, Ascending Mount Carmel

Close Study of Mosaics Helps Painters Learn About Color - David Clayton, New Liturgical Movement

Poverty & Abortion on an Equal Footing? – The Motley Monk, The AmericanCatholic

Ukraine’s Future Depends on Greek (Byzantine) Catholic Church - Carl E. Olson, The CWR Blog

How Ani Difranco Enhanced My Catholic Faith – Robbe Lyn Sebesta, Catholic Stand

Object Lessons in How to Obtain E. F. Mass Where You are – Fr. Z’s Blog

The Biggest Announcement I Have Ever Made - Arleen Spenceley, Ignitum Today

Catholic Order Speaks Out about Violence in the Central African Republic - Catholic Herald

Pro-Life Leader Assaulted Outside Planned Parenthood – Brantly Millegan, Aleteia

Interview with Assaulted Pro-Life Leader – Brantly Millegan, Aleteia

Muslim Poses Questions on Christianity, Catholic Replies by Robert Struble Jr. - BigPulpit.com

The Ethics of Water - Christopher Meehan, Homiletic & Pastoral Review

Teach Your Children Reverence for Life in the Womb - Hilary White, Catholic Lane

The Common Core: Education Radically Transformed - G. V. Bradley, Crisis Magazine

Hey Scarlet, Don’t Play Games With Your Soul - Birgit Jones, Designs By Birgit

Draw Near To God - Christopher M. Zelonis, The Shipwrack-Harvest

Recalling Life’s Pilgrimages - Amanda Castro, The Patient Wanderer

Joyce Kilmer, Trees, and Duty - David Ward, Catholic Lane

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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