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The Best in Catholic Blogging

Quid Est Veritas? (poem) - J.B. Toner, Dappled Things

Discovering God in Silence - Sr. Mary Clare OCD, Integrated Catholic Life™

Hope vs. Presumption - Fr. Ryan Erlenbush, VirtuousPla.net

Our Lady of Rugby Helped France to Rugby World Cup Final - Dylan Parry, A Reluctant Sinner

Blessed Marianne Cope: Have You Heard of Her? - Kathy Schiffer, Seasons of Grace

The Difference Respect for Human Dignity Makes - Marlon De La Torre, Catholic Lane

Reciting the Law, Standing on One Foot - Msgr. Charles Pope, Archdiocese of Washington

Abp. Naumann (Archd. KC) on Bp. Finn (D. KC-St. Joseph) & Kansas City Star - Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, WDTPRS?

Defending Bishop Robert Finn of Kansas City - Jane S. Elliot, The Remnant

In Defense of Stupid Conversions (God Exists!) - Marc Barnes, Patheos/Bad Catholic

Shock! Vatican Backs Stem-Cell Effort! - Terry Mattingly, Get Religion

Herman Cain’s Muddled Abortion Logic - Paul Zummo, The American Catholic

No Right to Abortion Exists in International Law - Redazione, Ilsussidiario

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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