If the burning of Notre-Dame was a fitting symbol for the de-Christianization of France, could the restoration of Notre-Dame be a hopeful omen?
Jason M. Baxter
Jason M. Baxter is the director for the Center for Beauty and Culture at Benedictine College. He is a speaker and author of eight books, including A Beginner's Guide to Dante's Comedy, a new translation of Dante's Comedy, and most recently Why Literature Still Matters. You can find his popular writing on his Substack, Beauty Matters.
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Why Does Everyone Love Dante?
What is it about Dante that has made him not just immortal, but urgent and modern?
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
I didn’t get how St. Francis of Assisi found joy in poverty—until I walked in his footsteps.
St. Francis’ poverty was not cold and brutal but actually, in a way, worldly. It was a poverty that anyone today searching for what is real and authentic might relate to.
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What we lost when Notre-Dame de Paris caught fire
What did Notre-Dame mean? What did it feel like to step into it in the Middle Ages?