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The Sculptor of the Beau Dieu – Christopher Blum, Crisis Magazine

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12,000 Catholics Trapped and Starving by Muslim Syrian Rebels article by the Agenzia Fides website – Big ulpit

Top Ten Saints Who Were Hermits – The Idler, Ascending Mount Carmel

Solidarity and the Welfare State – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

Affordable Care – Medical Matins

Christ, My Wingman - Julie Robison, Ignitum Today

Reflections on Rape and Abortion – Austin Ruse, The Catholic Thing

Penance, Navigating the Interior Life Spiritual Dictionary - Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

Why is a Catholic Evangelization Apostolate Operating in Catholic Colleges? – Katy Zweifel, Focus Blog

Homosexual Activist Admits Sending Death Threats to Pro-Marriage/Pro-Life Leader – LifeSiteNews

Taking a Tour of Biblical Top 10s – Mary Elizabeth Sperry, OSV Newsweekly

Obamacare: Free Sterilizations for Children – Steve Skojec, Catholic Vote

Corrupted by Population Control: The Case of CARE – Steven W. Mosher, Catholic Lane

The Coming Pro-Abortion Spectacle in Charlotte – Robert P. George DPhil, First Things/First Thoughts

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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