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Pope Francis Does Not Gather Moss – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic

How to Craft a Wooden Monstrance for Kids – Lacy, Catholic Icing

A Video Reflection for the Third Week in Advent - Shaun McAfee, Epic Pew

English Bishop Threatens Parishioner Over Church Closures – Catholic Herald

Defense of the Immaculate Conception: Part 1 and Part 2 – Nick Hardesty, Catholic Stand

Cardinal De Paolis: Catastrophe if Divorced and/or Remarried Receive Communion – Fr. Z's Blog

What’s Keeping You from Becoming a Saint? – Bob Waruszewski, Ignitum Today

Christmas Wars in France – Mark Movsesian, First Things

Traditionalists and the Council – William Bornhoft, Catholic Lane

Thomas Peters: ‘The Course of My Life Has Changed Forever' - Tim Stanley, Catholic Herald

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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