Paul in the XX Century

Cardinal Nguyễn Văn Thuận

The Saints in Heaven have a tendency to stick their celestial fingertips into the banal minutia of our daily lives and stir up little miracles that masquerade as coincidence. Indeed, the science of synchronicity seems to be a field that the saints are well versed in.

Around a year ago, I found myself atop Ponte Sisto, sweating out the previous night’s ha…