Taking a Break from a Relationship, Capitalizing on New Abortion Poll, Large Families, and more!

The Best in Catholic Blogging

Are Children Worth the Cost? - Barbara Curtis, Catholic Herald (US)

. . .Mother of Aerosmith Singer Steven Tyler’s Aborted Baby Now Pro-Life. . .

. . .Father Frank Pavone: Canadian Baby Joseph Back Home. . .

. . .Donor Offspring are People, with Rights Too. . .

Did Christ Wrongly Predict His Second Coming? (No, Here’s Why) - Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

. . .The Rapture Trap. . .

Taking a Break From a Relationship (Dating & Engagement) - Anthony Buono, 6 Stone Jars

Top Ten Ways to Get Your Children to Give Up Their Catholic Faith - Robert Kumpel, The Last Papist Standing

Not Just Teaching, but Change - Doctor Jeff Mirus, CatholicCulture.org/On the Culture

John Jay Study: $2M Exercise in Political Correctness (No SSA Issue?) - Louie Verrecchio, Catholic Lane

. . .Father John Zuhlsdorf fisks George Weigel’s report on the study here. . .

Before-&-After Photos: Cross Still Standing Amid Tornado-Hit Church Rubble - The Catholic Knight

Cardinal Koch: The Mass of All Ages Will Outlast Newer Rites - Tancred, The Eponymous Flower

. . .the “Extraordinarii”. . .

. . .President of Italian Bishops Calls for A Return of the Radiance of the Mass. . .

. . .A Biblical Walk Through the Mass. . .

The Holy See is Overhauling Caritas International - Dylan Parry, A Reluctant Sinner

US: Three Talking Points That Capitalize On New Abortion Polling - Thomas Peters, Catholic Vote

An Open Letter to My Friends in Poland - George Weigel, Archdiocese of Denver

This will be a continuing series from Monday through Saturday twice a day, that I will be contributing for the National Catholic Register.  This will be very similar to what you see on www.ThePulp.it.

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