Our cathedral and Our Lady

This Holy Week will be weighed down with a new sorrow. But then, Holy Week is supposed to be at least a bit sad.

The fire that devastated the Notre Dame Cathedral also seared hearts around the world. This sorrow crossed religious and geographic boundaries, and many of us were surprised by the depth of our own sorrow. Why did the destruction of this building so deeply sadden us who had been to see it once, if at all? Why did it stir those of a totally different religion?