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Quiz: What Type of Prayer Is Best for You? by Tatiana Federoff of Epic Pew - BigPulpit.com

Video: How Playing Music Makes You Smarter – Aleteia∝

Conspiracies and Catholicism: Hitler’s Pope – Foxfier, Catholic Stand

How am I to Understand Suffering? – Dcn. Michael Bickerstaff, The Integrated Catholic Life™

A Deep Charismatic Spirituality – Jason Theobald, Ignitum Today

Pope Francis Spoke of the Need for Sacramental Fullness in Marriage - Jason Godin, Fathers for Good

What President Obama Didn’t Say About Slavery and Christianity – Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report

Cardinal Burke: Liturgy Is Absolutely the First Act of the New Evangelization – Fr. Z’s Blog

Grey is the Devil’s Favorite Color – Teresa Tomeo, The Catholic World Report

Aristotle and the God of Creation – Christopher O. Blum, Crisis Magazine

Archbishop Attacked for Defending Mission of Catholic Schools – Anne Hendershott, Crisis Magazine

Quæritur: When Would We Have to Resist Pope Francis? Wherein Fr. Z Rants – Fr. Z’s Blog

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Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne attends a German Synodal Way assembly on March 9, 2023.

Four German Bishops Resist Push to Install Permanent ‘Synodal Council’

Given the Vatican’s repeated interventions against the German process, the bishops said they would instead look to the Synod of Bishops in Rome. Meanwhile, on Monday, German diocesan bishops approved the statutes for a synodal committee; and there are reports that the synodal committee will meet again in June.

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