Me neither. But the sanctuary at Taize may just be the closest thing to it. The walls soar to cathedral heights, but there’s nothing old or gray or obsolete about the beauty here: everything is orange and glowing and rendered with an eye to simplicity. We approach in silence, pick up a songbook and enterContinue reading “Have you ever been to Heaven?”
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Money changes everything
There are no keys to the rooms in Taize which spreads out over 250 acres of the Burgundy hills with a public road running straight through the center. Visitors are told not to bring things of value, but still there are passports and cameras and credit cards. We are strongly advised at check-in to turnContinue reading “Money changes everything”
Behute mich, Gott, ich vertraue dir….
No sooner had the Icon workshop ended than we found ourselves queuing up outside the giant white circus tent that would be our home for the next week. I saw a woman carrying a crate of trays up from the kitchen and offered to help; just like that I had a job. Her name wasContinue reading “Behute mich, Gott, ich vertraue dir….”
Icon Workshop 5:45!
Do you know anything about icons? Not the little technology-based dingbats you click on to, say, share a blog, but the kind that people of faith use for devotional purposes. They are used most often in the Greek and Eastern Orthodox traditions, but can be found in almost any spiritual practice: a time of meditationContinue reading “Icon Workshop 5:45!”
Toto, we’re not in Paris anymore
So here’s the deal with the rooms. My aunt, who had just turned 70, was invited to stay in the guest house where there would be a real room, with real beds— two to a room— and a real bathroom just down the hall. But I, who had not just turned 70, would not beContinue reading “Toto, we’re not in Paris anymore”
Heather Choate Davis 