PJ and I wish you all the happiest of New Years. We are so moved to have such a response to our work at Via Lucis and to have the participation of so many interesting, educated, and thoughtful people in our quest for beauty and meaning in our beloved Romanesque and Gothic churches.
Basilique Saint Austremoine, Issoire (Puy de Dôme) Photo by PJ McKey
Dennis and PJ, all the best to you on the threshold of a new year. Author Frederich Buechner defined one’s “vocation” as “the place where your own deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” You have found your vocations. Your gladness feeds our hunger. Thank you.
Wonderful quote, Gordon, and thank you.
Wishing you both a very happy new year!
Blessings on you both in the new year. I consider myself lucky to have found your blog, and enjoy the history and beauty you present here.
Best wishes for a Romanesque and Gothic new year!
and a very happy new year to you both. That is a very striking and colourful picture!
As a newbie on your site and a lover of good writing and photography, I second Gordon’s thoughts…have always loved Buechner’s quote on vocation. Happy New Year from the middle of the U.S. from another WP blogger. God bless your work.
Steve Givens
givenscreative.com
Steve, I stumbled on your site in the last couple of weeks and poked around a bit. Thanks for coming to our site and we appreciate the kind words. Gordon is quite a man and it is worth visiting his site. It is also worth listening to his sermon on YouTube.
Saw his video from a link on your site…wondrous.
happy new year!
Love the shafts of light streaming in through the window.
Wishing you both all the best for 2013!
Happy New Year to you both! Your photography of some of these old churches might be documenting their last days as Christian structures; I heard a sermon 2 days ago about the great numbers of European churches closing and reopening as mosques. The pastor reminded us that if a vacuum is created, someone else will fill it. So, thanks for showing us how beautiful the churches still are after hundreds of years. The photo above is stunning.
Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year to you both!
Jong-Soung
Happy New Year to both of you, too!!