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The Best in Catholic Blogging

The Church’s African, Middle Eastern and Asian Roots - John Couretas, Acton Institute

Did Jesus Really Call Peter “Satan”? - Fr. Ryan Erlenbush, New Theological Movement

Apple is Catholic and PC Protestant? - William Oddie, Catholic Herald

Archbishop Chaput and the Media - Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

Professor Ratzinger? Too Easy - Sandro Magister, Chiesa

Manliness and Catholicism - Andrew Votipka, VirtuousPla.net

Astonishing Story of Family with 11 Children Under Age 12 - Jeremy Kryn, LifeSiteNews

Catholic Gender Moralism & Cultural Chauvinism - Dr. Jeff Mirus, CatholicCulture.org

Even After Priest Is Exonerated, SNAP Attacks Falsely Accused Cleric - Dave Pierre, TheMediaReport.com

Media Slow to Report Joe Biden’s Moral & Political Failure - Mollie Ziegler, Get Religion

The Music You Listen to Can Rot Your Brain, Make You Stupider & Kill Your Soul - Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, What Does The Prayer Really Say?

Moral Equivalency?  Regensburg Address = 9/11 - Carl Olson, Ignatius Insight Scoop

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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