The veneration of relics is a hard thing for many Catholics of this time and culture to wrap their minds around. But the practice is humanizing, not superstitious.
Like most human institutions, the church has long avoided telling the truth about much of its past. But that doesn’t mean its understanding of human life is false.
Edward Hopper’s paintings created a New York that conformed to the contours of his own life. His lonely characters strike a familiar chord for any city dweller.
