Spirituality for moments of rejection
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Third Week of Easter, by Michael O’Loughlin
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A Reflection for Wednesday of the Third Week of Easter, by Michael O’Loughlin
The floor of the Music Recital Hall vibrates like the landing pad of a rocket before launch as Nancy Cooper, sitting alone before a musical organ, plays Cecilia McDowall’s piece
(Provided photo) This was the Mercy Chapel on a first Friday night in 1992. It was an evening prayer around the cross in the style of Taizé, the village in France where brothers from the ecumenical community welcome young people for a week of Bible study, common prayer and community living. Ten years earlier, three of us visited the Taizé community in France's Burgundy region. The Taizé Community sits on a hill above the village, less than 10 miles from the famed monastery of Cluny. It was early on a summer's afternoon when we stepped off the bus. No one in sight, we wond...