tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8595428623877008410.post7221219660834490619..comments2023-07-20T07:44:41.951-07:00Comments on a sense of place: My diocese is to close centenary churches by the dozensS. Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955178908813877255noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8595428623877008410.post-76925011040961270712009-03-19T07:18:00.000-07:002009-03-19T07:18:00.000-07:00Kyle, what a great quote! Perhaps the elicitation...Kyle, what a great quote! Perhaps the elicitation of love is what is prompting many at some churches to be ready to die for their beloved, a romeo and juliet of parishioner and building...S. Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955178908813877255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8595428623877008410.post-57980707330642575782009-03-19T05:31:00.000-07:002009-03-19T05:31:00.000-07:00To answer your question, I quote novelist Mark Hel...To answer your question, I quote novelist Mark Helprin, from <EM>A Soldier of the Great War</EM>:<BR/><BR/>"I asked myself, why do I love, and what is the power of beauty, and I understood that each and every instance of beauty is a promise and an example, in miniature, of life that can end in balance, with symmetry, purpose, and hope--even if without explanation. Beauty has no explanation, but its right perfection elicits love."Kyle Cupphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14607703830461449390noreply@blogger.com