Catholic Perspective

The Triumph of the Resurrection

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The Triumph of the Resurrection

The end seemed to have come. The Prophet of Nazareth had died on a cross, like a vile slave. The apostles, terrified, had disappeared; some women, after following Him to His burial place, were returning home weeping. The chief priests and pharisees were unquestionably triumphant, and nevertheless, astonishing to say, they seemed … Read more

How the Pope Persuaded Our Lady to Renovate the Holy House of Loreto

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How the Pope Persuaded Our Lady to Renovate the Holy House of Loreto

The Holy House of Loreto is Our Lady’s house from Nazareth. Jesus spent His adolescence there when they returned from Egypt. The Angels later transported the House to Loreto, Italy. The ecclesiastical historian Father Réné François Rohrbacher (1789-1856) narrates this impressive episode about how the Popes protected the House. “The local authorities … Read more

Battlefield Chaplain Father Emil Kapaun Comes Home

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Battlefield Chaplain Father Emil Kapaun Comes Home

Imagine a photograph of a soldier. His uniform is incredibly rumpled. The straps of his grimy helmet are unfastened. A barely discernible cross painted on that helmet indicates he is a chaplain. In his right hand is the bowl of a broken pipe with the stem. The photographs’ caption explains that he … Read more

Pope Francis’s “Abrahamic Religions”

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Pope Francis’s “Abrahamic Religions”

During his Iraq trip (March 5–8), Pope Francis said more than once that Abraham is at the root of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. On arriving, he told civil authorities that he was coming to that land “linked through the Patriarch Abraham and a number of the Prophets” to the religious traditions “of … Read more

Notre Dame’s Rebuilding Touches France to the Core

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Notre Dame’s Rebuilding Touches France to the Core

Something about Notre Dame Cathedral overwhelms and fascinates the postmodern mind. Even in its present damaged state, the charred building commands the world’s attention. The cathedral’s authenticity prevailed over all attempts to disfigure it with a restoration of brutal modernistic redesigns. When the spire and roof burned and collapsed on that fateful … Read more