Marcel Ruiz (John Smith) hugs Chrissy Metz (Joyce Smith) in “Breakthrough.” Photo by Allen Fraser
Need to know: Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Chrissy Metz on ‘Breakthrough’: Everything happens as it should
The 'This Is Us' actress said she 'wholeheartedly' believes in miracles, including the one a doctor says occurred in the life of a boy whose true story is depicted in the movie, releasing for Easter.
Notre Dame fire extinguished, Paris turns to assessing damage and repairs
Crowds gathered outside of Notre Dame Cathedral to give thanks that the beloved Paris landmark still stood, while officials began assessing damaging and making plans to rebuild. More than 500 million euros has already been pledged toward repairs.
For millennials, mysticism shows a path to their home faiths
A growing number of millennials are finding that contemplative spirituality is a way to bridge the faith they grew up with and their yearning for deeper connections to God.
History lends plenty of hope for the resurrection of Notre Dame
Great cathedrals like Canterbury and St. Paul’s have risen from their ashes, giving us some of Christendom's most majestic and popular pilgrimage sites today, writes Beth Allison Barr.
How to be a mensch at your seder (or Easter dinner)
As we gather for the holidays, we all need someone who sees the spark of divinity in everyone at the table — even those whose views we can't stand, writes Joshua Hammerman.
How prominent women built and sustained the religious right
Nationally prominent women like Beverly LaHaye played pivotal roles in building and sustaining the modern religious right as it coalesced into a self-conscious national movement in the 1970s and 1980s.
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Notre Dame Cathedral: A place of worship, history, art
The Paris cathedral celebrated its 850th anniversary in 2013. It has been the most visited monument in France, according to the Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Telling the Passover story in the shadow of the Pittsburgh massacre
Joyce Fienberg wanted to make people feel loved and cared for. Her daughter-in-law is using that example to invite non-Jews to the seder table.
Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris ravaged by fire
A massive fire engulfed the 850-year-old Notre Dame Cathedral in the heart of Paris, destroying the entire wooden frame. The roof and spire also collapsed.
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Four decades after Saigon fell, we still need refugees as much as they need us
(RNS) — While our government turns away families in need, I’m paying forward the generosity shown to my mother’s Vietnamese family by extending compassion to two Syrian refugee families.
How Jews can mourn for Notre Dame
(RNS) — 'If you are looking for a spark, sift through the ashes.' That is the meaning of faith in our world. Especially now.
Notre Dame, long a symbol of Catholicism in Europe, becomes a picture of its collapse
In recent decades, Notre Dame was more a tourist destination than a place of pilgrimage or a seat of Catholic potency, writes Thomas Reese.
