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As Notre Dame burns, the Cross stands firm

April 18, 2019 • by Joshua Gregor

As Notre Dame burns, the Cross stands firm

Many have commented on the fact that Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral burned during Holy Week (see here or here or here for just a few examples), and rightfully so — the symbolism of death and the hope of resurrection is hard to miss. Continue Reading...

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As Notre Dame burns, the Cross stands firm

As Notre Dame burns, the Cross stands firm

Latest Posts

PowerLinks 04.18.19

Alejandro Chafuen in Forbes: Bringing China and the West together with the help of Meng-Tzu

Should Notre Dame be rebuilt to reflect secularism?

Free market environmentalism: Conserving and collaborating with nature

Acton Line podcast: Mourning the Notre-Dame cathedral inferno; Rev. Robert Sirico on education

A secular Jew makes a surprising discovery about Christians and American slavery

7 Figures: How long do criminals spend in prison?

PowerLinks 04.17.19

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