Austen Ivereigh’s terrific piece below on the pope’s upcoming trip to Lourdes reminds us of the need to accept the presence of the supernatural as part of faith. There are many resources on the web about Lourdes for those who are interested in learning more, including the official Lourdes website here, which includes the marvelous Lourdes webcams, which give you, rather amazingly, a real-time look at some of the sites in the Grotto of Massabieille, where the apparitions to St. Bernadette occurred in 1858, and the "Domaine," that is the area immediately surrounding the Grotto.
James Martin, SJ
