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Sacred Spaces
St. Peter’s Church (Peterskirche) Vienna, Austria
True Beauty
O Vos Omnes (Newman University Church, Dublin, Ireland)
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Francis X. Maier
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John M. Grondelski
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Robert Royal
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Brad Miner
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Eduardo J. Echeverria
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Unlocking the mystery of relics
Kathy Schiffer, Catholic World Report
Friday, April 22, 2022
What is a relic? What types of relics are there? And is praying with a relic merely a Catholic superstition? For Catholics, it’s easy to grant legitimacy to relics, and to welcome the opportunity to pray near the earthly remains of a saint. For Protestants and nonbelievers, though, the idea of praying with a body part from a deceased saint can be a stumbling block.