By Mark Haas, Catholic Exchange - Throughout history, human beings have oriented their prayer toward what is holy. Muslims pray toward Mecca. The ancient Jewish people prayed toward Jerusalem, longing for the restoration of the Temple. Christians, from the earliest centuries, have prayed facing East—ad orientem—toward the rising sun. This ancient practice expresses a profound truth of faith: we are oriented toward the rising Son, Jesus Christ, the Light of the world, the true Temple raised in three days (Jn 2:19). ...