Easter
Notre Dame: Mourning the Sacred
“Destroy this cathedral,” Jesus said to them. “Destroy it, and I will rebuild it in three days.” “But it took epochs to build!” they protested. “It took epochs to build, and you’re going to rebuild it in three days? How?” They began to laugh. But Jesus was not speaking about architectures of wood and stone, …
Looking for Resurrection
The year 381 witnessed the writing of a most high and hearty poem. Squeezing cosmic scope into twenty-seven lines, it spoke of an almighty Father, of things visible and invisible, of an unending kingdom, of people awaiting the resurrection of the dead. The poets were theologians; the occasion was the Second Church Council; the poem …