Sentences with phrase «in cathedrals like»

In the Middle Ages, worshippers who walked stone labyrinths in cathedrals like Chartres first turned left, the direction of the damned, then right, toward the saved, changing course many times before arriving at the center and eternal salvation.

They get their scratches and scrawls placed in a cathedral like setting validating their heroic struggle through years of deprivation.

Not exact matches

Philip Larkin's «Church Going» comes to mind: Yet stop I did: in fact I often do, And always end much at a loss like this, Wondering what to look for; wondering, too, When churches fall completely out of use What we shall turn them into, if we shall keep A few cathedrals chronically on show, Their parchment, plate, and pyx in locked cases, And let the rest rent - free to rain and sheep.

Becky Clark, the Church of England's, Director of Churches and Cathedrals, said in statement: «The challenges of caring for old and complex buildings are manifold and, like the rest of the heritage sector, we are facing increasing challenges in raising funds for repairs and maintenance.

That sense of calling felt like a hand in the small of my back, gently but firmly steering me towards that cathedral on a July morning and onward into the challenges of ordained ministry.

'd just like to point out - in the light of all the anti-Roman Catholic comments below - that Christchurch Cathedral is an Anglican (Church of Ireland) Cathedral.

For Ryken, this is a symptom of empty Anglican formalism: «Cathedral cities in England [like Gloucester, near which Packer was raised] perpetuate the external rituals of the Anglican faith, creating plenty of scope for nominal Christianity.»

When one looks at the most beautiful or historically important buildings in the World, they tend to be religious monuments — the pyramids of Egypt and Mesoamerica, the great cathedrals of Europe, Spilt Blood and St. Isaacs in Saint Petersburg, the Greek and Roman temples, the Taj Mahal, the Wots of Asia, even the modern Mormon temples in Salt Lake City and the like.

Sometimes it's the way that the light falls across the fields, no cathedral has moved me like this northern night in early spring.

Examining personal diaries, newspaper reports and advertisements from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Schmidt noted the way Christmas was once celebrated in department stores like Wanamaker's in Philadelphia, which featured hymn - singing and elaborate religious symbolism that turned the store's cathedral - like central area into a commercialized version of a church.

How we took an hour and a half to walk one time around a lake that should take only 25 minutes, about how we stood on the bridge, and watched the moon fade into the coming day over the blue lake water in this western city in the country, how we ate blueberries they picked with their own hands, and we felt the wonder of it all, all three of us, quiet, and watching a ghost moon, together, and it felt like prayer, and a cathedral, and communion, and a gift, and kingdom come.

The plaque had been placed in the cathedral in 2008, during the civic celebration of the four hundredth anniversary of the founding of New France, and it read like this (my translation): «The Society for the 400th Anniversary of Québec, through its president, Mr. Jean Leclerc, pays homage to bishops, priests, and religious communities of men and women for their exceptional contributions to the history and the culture of the people of Québec.»

«Coming to Salisbury in present circumstances feels like a very strong affirmation of belief in the Christian story on which this cathedral city was founded nearly 800 years ago.

We seek for strength, for peace, for a path through the forest, but Christians are people who maybe more than for anything else seek for Christ, and from the shabbiest little jerry - built meeting house in the middle of nowhere to the greatest cathedrals, all churches everywhere were erected by people like us in the wild hope that in them, if nowhere else, the one we seek might finally somehow be found.

His gallery was a small - scale mockup of his Capstone Cathedral in Phoenix, a pyramid - like structure in which Frisby has conducted his high - octane healing services since the early 1970s.

Luther believed that this «ordination» ceremony, which he had gone through with such enormous anxiety at the cathedral in Erfurt, was wrongly understood, like the Mass itself as a kind of reverse image of the pagan priesthoods and pagan sacrifices.

Already you can say the same for the new Tartine Manufactory, a cathedral - like, 5,000 - square - foot restaurant / coffee bar / bakery / ice cream shop in the Heath Ceramics factory nearby.

Just like in many religions, his statue now adorns our «Cathedral» and we faithfuls will look at it and say: «may your return be hastened, o dear Dennis» or other religious stuff like that.

Shattered fragments of stained glass windows destroyed at the end of the English Civil War from Christ Church Cathedral in suspiciously royalist Oxford have been stuck back together like a religious history rendered via illuminated crazy paving.

One of my annual summer rituals in recent times has been to descend upon an English cathedral city during the school holidays and spend a week with like - minded enthusiasts singing cathedral services while the regular choristers enjoy a holiday.

«You can walk in a single direction for a long distance, through this bizarre Lord of the Rings, cathedral - like thing,» says Scott Elrick, a geologist with the Illinois State Geological Survey, who studied the 300 - million - year - old fossilized forest.

Men in long robes are rebuilding their mudhifs — cathedral - like guesthouses crafted of reeds.

Well, I'd like to think that because Key represents one of the most beautiful of all places in Europe, the cathedral city of Salisbury, knows something of the correlation between land - use planning and transport.

The new cavity is nearly 8 meters high, 2 meters wide, and at least 30 meters long — like a cathedral, but much narrower — and it rises 20 meters above the ground in the pyramid's core.

That does sound a bit like a proposal to raze the Tower of London in order to make way for a new marina, or to replace St Paul's Cathedral by an office tower block designed to house the godless central computer of the National Westminster Bank.»

«As a consequence, in the new incoming biology, not only will people with motor handicaps like Stefania find themes for creative research, but paradoxically their handicap could make of them the architect, rather than the stone - masons, of the cathedral.»

Walking in you feel like to stepped into a Roman Cathedral.

From Yoana Baraschi's embroidered medallion lace dresses to the chantilly lace of the Elsa Peplum by Maeve at the top of this set to this lace style that I like to call cathedral because it reminds me of the beautiful stained windows in Europe's gothic - era churches, each style has its own look and feel.

The long sleeves come in extra handy when visiting religious sites with dress codes (like cathedrals) when traveling.

Hogwarts Castle is put under siege by Voldemort and his hordes of Death Eaters, and, by the end, it looks like a bombed - out cathedral in the Second World War.

As illustrated in the film, when Langlois was sacked as curator in May of 1968, there arose among the buffs such a clamour that grey - suited riot police came to bludgeon protestors like Godard, Truffaut, Jean Marais, and Jean Renoir — film, the medium of our time, for a delirious moment, became the catalyst for a new French Revolution, the Cinematheque a cathedral and Bastille.

OK, I continue, my hackles up because in my view not worshipping in the Church of Hardy is like refusing to genuflect in the Cathedral of Daniel Day - Lewis, did you see The Drop?

Carved out of limestone, the Gomantong Cave in Borneo looks like a 20 - million - year - old cathedral.

For those who like the latter, the nearby market towns of Horncastle and Louth are worth a visit while the city of Lincoln and its cathedral is in similar style but on a larger scale.

The biggest redwoods have trunks up to thirty feet wide and can rise more than thirty - five stories above the ground, forming cathedral - like structures in the air.

The Picasso Museum marks its 50th anniversary in 2013 with three special exhibitions, while the cathedral - like Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya is showcasing the work of 19th - century painter Marià Fortuny this summer.

This gorgeous French Gothic cathedral was begun in 1163 and was mostly completed by 1250, which even though it seems like an extremely long time period for construction, was relatively quick for that time period.

Chartres France is best known for its impressive Chartres Gothic Cathedral, one of the Grandes Cathédrales de France and (like Amiens Cathedral or Saint Denis Basilica - Cathedral) an important milestone in the evolution of Gothic Cathedrals in Europe.

You will be able to enjoy the Andalusian gastronomy in one of the restaurants on the sea promenade; play golf in some of the nearby prestigious courses, and visit the beautiful city of Málaga, with plenty of cultural attractions, like the Picasso Museum or the Cathedral.

Save for some technology that could transport the smells of an early - morning market or send the rays of warmth one experiences sipping sangria in a sunny plaza in the late afternoon, the iconic images of Gaudí architecture, Medieval cathedrals and freshly - prepared tapas are as good as one can gets to convey what it's like spending time in this capital of Catalonia.

In my effort to live like a Bogotáno, I joined some friends for a day trip outside of the city to explore the country's colonial past, and head to Zipaquirá and its main attraction, an underground cathedral created in a former salt minIn my effort to live like a Bogotáno, I joined some friends for a day trip outside of the city to explore the country's colonial past, and head to Zipaquirá and its main attraction, an underground cathedral created in a former salt minin a former salt mine.

Like all the cities listed above, New York City has plenty to offer in terms of romance for Valentine's Day, but why not try something a little different and take a tour of the catacombs beneath the Old St. Patrick's Cathedral?

Temple and cathedral can be caught in the same picture, just like the nearby Convento dos Loios, a former convent that now offers luxury accomodation to hotel guests.

Here, visit the splendid gothic cathedral, which was once the world's tallest building and the subject of a series of Claude Monet's paintings, just like the water garden in Giverny, depicted in some of his most famous canvases.

Scenic Highlights: Enjoy four days of this month - long celebration, Take in the festival's exciting events like alpine skiing and the world's largest ice sculptures, Visit St Sophia Cathedral during an included walking tour

These lagoons are surrounded by tall limestone cliffs covered in greenery, looking like nature's cathedral.

The tour travels about a mile along a meandering river flowing through the beautiful cathedral - like chambers and wide passages of the Barton Creek Cave, which has become a popular attraction in recent years with high standards of safety and environmental protection.

Capture photos of stunning countryside and age - old cathedrals, indulge in the tapas lifestyle, wander through Gaudí's wonderland in Barcelona, live like a local in a «casa rural» in the Pyrenees, e...

Though most tourist attractions are located in the city's north side, where the cruise terminals are located, there are a few highlights in the south side as well, like St. John's Cathedral and the Government House.

And from cathedrals, like the 11th century cathedral in Speyer, which was once one of the largest cathedrals in the world, to a 1000 - year - old castle in Cochem, this journey is just oozing with history to be experienced!