Monday, August 22, 2005

Taize

Brother Roger, the founder of the Taize movement, was stabbed at a prayer service by a Romanian woman for reasons that are not clear at this time.

This is a sad thing. Brother Roger was a Swiss protestant monk who started a wonderful devotional technique using simple chants, chants that are quite beautiful. The technique has been embraced by both protestants and catholics, and it was called "the little springtime" by Pope John XXIII.

Here's a sample (mp3 format) of what Taize sounds like:

http://direct.crossrhythms.co.uk/cd.php?cd=411

1 comment:

Irina Tsukerman said...

That's so sad...