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This is Why We Have Canon 428 by Dr. Edward Peters - BigPulpit.com

How to Stay Chaste: 10 Tips for Couples – Meg Hunter-Kilmer, Catholic Lane

Pope Francis: A Modernist Heretic? Ridiculous! – Melanie Jean Juneau, Catholic Stand

On Humility in Prayer - Msgr. Charles Pope

Ralph’s Mom – Bonnie Engstrom, Ignitum Today

Cardinal Arinze on the Role of the Laity - Catholic World Report

Why Pope Francis Makes Me Uncomfortable - Gary Zimak, Catholic Stand

Church Patronage of the Arts & the Necessity of Beauty – Gwyneth Holston, New Liturgical Movement

How to Bind Your Family to Heaven without Using Duct Tape – Stacy Trasancos PhD

How a California Choir Kept Chant, Polyphony for 50 Years – Roseanne Therese Sullivan, Regina Magazine

October 10, 732: Battle of Tours – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic

The Scouts of St. George, An Alternative to the Boy Scouts – Taylor Marshal PhD

Taking It Slow, Ensemble Organum & Salve Regina – Mary J. Ballou, The Chant Café

Homosexual Persecution of Christians: Latest Evidence - Stephen Beale, Crisis Magazine

Sexual Disorientation: Trouble with Talking about “Gayness” – Michael W. Hannon, On the Square

Why Not Surrender on Same-Sex ‘Marriage’? Because Consent Makes Marriage – Deacon Jim Russell, Catholic Stand

Early Teen Dating? Not a Good Idea – Dr. Jeff Mirus, The City Gates

PopeWatch: A Liquid Message – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic

No One Wants to Admit there’s a War on Christians – John L. Allen Jr., Catholic Herald

Lepanto, Our Lady of the Rosary & Pope Saint Mark – BigPulpit.com

The University of St. Thomas: A Failure to Love? – Dr. Jeff Mirus, On the Culture

Old Ironsides and Pio Nono - Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic

Fr. Barron Comments on the Movie “Gravity” – Jean M. Heimann, Catholic Fire

Lust: It’s Not Always About Sex - Homiletic & Pastoral Review

The Synod’s 3 Paths for Remarried Divorcees – Andrea Tornielli, Vatican Insider

Interfering with the Eschaton: Why Lying Is Wrong – Leah Libresco, Strange Notions

Can You Pour out the Precious Blood? – Jimmy Akin, Catholic Answers

Teaching Reading in your {Catholic} Homeschool – Catholic Sistas

The Love of Quantification – Bob Drury PhD, They Have No Wine

‘Marriage Inequality’ More Important than Income Inequality – Phil Lawler, On the News

Is the Infant of Prague Idolatrous? - Scott Eric Alt, Logos & Muse

Pope Pius XII’s New Twitter Account! - Fr. Z’s Blog

St. Francis of Assisi’s Fiery Love of Jesus in the Eucharist - Brantly Millegan, Aleteia

Teachers: You Using Catholic Classroom Management? - Micah Murphy, Truth & Charity

The Apostle of Human Rights - Carlos X, Super Martyrio

Plastic Surgery Might Make Your Uglier - William M. Briggs, Statistician to the Stars!

Our Lady of Czestochowa and the Freedom Tower - Reclaiming Our Child

“The Exorcist” and the Priesthood - Matthew Olson, YOUCATholic

President Barack Obama’s Competent Incompetence – God & Caesar

The Battle of Helm’s Deep: LEGO Edition! - Frank Weathers, YIMCatholic

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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