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What Stops People from Being Catholic? - Devin Rose, The Pulpit

Who are the Doctors of the Church & Why Should I Care - Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

Widowhood: Dating for Eternity - Julie Rodrigues, Ignitum Today

Chartres Pilgrimage 2012: Official Photos - Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

Authority of the First Popes - Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Standing on my Head

Taking Issue that Chaste Gays are Victim Souls - Terry Nelson, Abbey-Roads

Help a Young Lady to Wear a Habit – Giving is Habit Forming

North Korea: “Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter Here” - Brian O'Neel, Catholic World Report

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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