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The faith of a child

“Let’s go to France,” my fiancée Laurel, said. We were planning our honeymoon and had airline miles donated to us. It was the perfect opportunity to see where she studied abroad and traveled extensively. Yet, symbolic of marriage, we…

Centenary year opens for Sacred Heart Basilica in Paris

The year-long centenary celebrations of Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Paris started Oct. 20. "It will be an opportunity to thank God for what our forebears in faith have done," said Fr. Jean Laverton, the basilica's rector. Welcome! …

Newlyweds’ one wish: To see Notre Dame Cathedral on honeymoon

Matt and Kattien Pavey of Greenwood, Indiana, had only one place they wanted to see on their honeymoon in Paris: Notre Dame Cathedral. But the newlyweds, who are members of St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church in Shelbyville, Indiana, never…

Processing the Notre Dame fire with the eyes of faith

Where were you when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated? (I was not yet born.) When 9/11 happened? (I was in seventh grade social studies class.) Add to that list: “Where were you when you heard Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris was on…

Devastating Loss: Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris burns in massive fire

As La Croix and many news outlets have reported today, Notre Dame, the great Catholic cathedral in the middle of Paris, has suffered a catastrophic fire. Cause of the flames has not yet been established, but major renovations were taking…