December 2010
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Chartres Cathedral, p. II →
Seems Chartres Cathedral is getting a lot of attention these days. Stumbled across an interesting article about Prince Charles’ new book, which focuses on the sacred geometry of spaces like Chartres Cathedral.
The article—combined with the great poem I encountered the other day—are making me want to pay a visit. Anyone up for a trip to France?
God in Godself
Having become aware of the inadequacy of much of our language about God this semester, I have been making a conscious effort not to speak about God in gendered pronouns. I’ve never liked using neuter pronouns, but the author of one of our textbooks (Stephen Bevans) used the construction “Godself” in place of “himself” or “itself.” It has grown on me over...
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Chartres
Chartres, by Glenn Shea
There among the aisles and chapels it still goes on, the old life, amidst the medieval racket of post cards and sacred crockery, the gabbled cloud of foreign tongues and people peering at dark corners; the old life persists, mostly among the old; the woman leaning to kiss the Virgin’s brocaded hem; the murmur of the devout; white candles and the clink of...