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Science Confirms Pope Was Right on Contraception/Abortion Link by Matthew Archbold of the Creative Minority Report blogBig Pulpit

Today: The Miracles of a Priest Who Made the Faith Blossom in Marseille, France – Sandro Magister, La Repubblica/www.chiesa

The Oh-So-Thoughtful-Church Still Steamed about the Translation – Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine

The Christian Origins of Islam – Peter J. Leithart, First Things/On The Square

Quæritur: Should I, a Deacon, Go on Strike when I See Liturgical Abuses? – Fr. Z’s Blog

Celebrating Advent in the Byzantine Edition – Rob Hall, Road to Rome

Defining Subsidiarity – Anna Williams, First Things/First Thoughts

The Obstacles of the New Evangelization – Abram Muenzberg, Ignitum Today

Can Cousins Marry in the Church? – Cathy Caridi JCL, Canon Law Made Easy

There is the World, and there is the World with Marriage – Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture/On the Culture

A Stunning Church in Hull – Fr. Tim Finigan, The Hermeneutic of Continuity

The End of the World – Ric Ballard, Eastern Catholic Spiritual Renewal

Vatican I: “The Really Radical Council” – Andrew Lynch, Orate Fratres

How a Protestant was Led to the Catholic Faith by Our Lady of Guadalupe – Gene Sager, Mystic Post

Thoughts on the Byzantine Advent Season – Priest’s Wife, Fear Not Little Flock

The Genuine Sexual Revolution – Donald Prudlo PhD, Truth and Charity Forum

Modernism is Ideological, Tradition is Realistic, but . . . – Rorate Cæli

“Catholics” For Choice: The Made-up History of Sex, Choice and Catholics – The Larry D, Acts of the Apostasy

Groups Led by Bishop Promote Abortion, Despite Vatican Investigation – Mathew Hoffman, LifeSiteNews

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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

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