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‘The Odyssey’: What the Classic Reminds Us About Our True Home

In Lovis Corinth’s 1913 painting “Odysseus in the Battle With the Suitors,” Odysseus confronts the suitors — aristocrats who had occupied his palace and competed for the hand of his faithful wife, Penelope, believing him dead.

Providence College professor Raymond Hain says the most important thing ‘The Odyssey’ shows us is ‘the importance of home, of the challenges and gifts bestowed on us by the permanent and stable things in life.’

Earthquake in Peru: Statue of Mary Untouched as Church Roof Caves In

St. James the Apostle Church in the Chongos Bajo district of Peru, before the earthquake.

The walls of the colonial era church are still standing, but the roof collapsed into the nave. The parish priest estimated restoring the church will cost $2 million.

Spain’s Hit Film ‘Sundays’ Takes Religious Vocation Mainstream

L to R: Nagore Aranburu, who portrays Mother Isabel, and Blanca Soroa, who portrays Ainara, are shown in a scene from ‘Sundays.’

In the award-winning Spanish film, an unbeliever’s camera provokes audiences to take seriously the possibility that God still calls.