The New Pope: Should We Speculate, About Fra Angelico's Work, Shakespeare for Lent and More!

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The New Pope: Should We Speculate? by Fr. Dwight Longenecker - Big Pulpit

About Fra Angelico’s Work – David Clayton, New Liturgical Movement

Shakespeare for Lent – Peter J. Leithart, First Things/On the Square

How to Find Faith at the Movies – John Darrouzet, Catholic Stand

How to Create a Strategy for Lent’s Meatless Fridays – Dr. Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

Humility Speaks Loudest – Kaitlin Davis, Ignitum Today

Muskrat on Friday? You Must Be in Michigan! – Kathy Schiffer, Patheos/Seasons of Grace

Not Just Romance: Marriage has Wide-Ranging Social Benefits – Sarah Torre, LifeSiteNews

Governor Dale – Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

Many Feel Hurt and Abandoned by Pope Benedict XVI – Dylan Parry, A Reluctant Sinner

The Reason Why The Holy Father Abdicated – The Larry D, Acts of the Apostasy

Anglicans Swimming the Tiber, a One-Year Report – Terry Mattingly, Patheos/On Religion

Meatless Recipe for Lent: Stuffed Green Peppers with Salmon and Brown Rice – Esther G, A Catholic Mom n Hawaii

Knox Bible Translation to be Online – Fr. Z’s Blog

The Unfinished Liturgical Work of Benedict XVI – Fr. Christopher Smith, The Chant Café

The Death of the Spirit of (Pre-)Vatican II? – Tom Hoopes, Catholic Vote

Where Does Faith Fit Into My Busy Life? – Randy Hain, Integrated Catholic Life™

Including People Out – Donald DeMarco PhD, Truth and Charity Forum

Sr. Simone Campbell and Formerly-Catholic Holy Wisdom Monastery – Laetificat

Epistemic Authority: Preferring the True and the Good to the Self – Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture/In Depth Analysis

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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