There are many going afar to marvel at the heights of mountains, the mighty waves of the sea, the long courses of great rivers, the vastness of the ocean, the movements of the stars, yet they leave themselves unnoticed!
Saint Augustine
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Filed under Faith Foundations, Holidays, Piran & Ljubljana 2015
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
11 Comments CherryPie on Sep 27th 2015
Filed under Anecdotes, Faith Foundations, Holidays, Piran & Ljubljana 2015
A Room With A View – Part One
14 Comments CherryPie on Sep 24th 2015
Just as a flower gives out its fragrance to whomsoever approaches or uses it, so love from within us radiates towards everybody and manifests as spontaneous service.
Swami Ramdas
4 Comments CherryPie on Sep 13th 2015
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Michael the Archangel
3 Comments CherryPie on Sep 12th 2015
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Leuven 2015
The Cathedral of Saints Michael and Gudule – Interior
Owing to the ransackings by Protestant iconoclasts in 1579 and thefts by French Revolutionists in 1793, the interior of the cathedral is far less rich than it was in medieval times. It nonetheless contains some fine stained glass, such as the Last Judgement Window, dating from 1528, on the west front of the cathedral, facing [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Sep 11th 2015
Although it is the national church of Belgium. Cathedrale Sts-Michel-et-Gudule was granted cathedral status only in 1962. It was built with a sandy limestone brought from the local quarries and is one of the finest surviving examples of Brabant Gothic Gothic architecture
There has been a church on the site of the cathedral since at least [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Sep 10th 2015
Offer unto me that which is very dear to thee – which you hold most covetable. Infinite are the results of such an offering.
Bhagavatam
8 Comments CherryPie on Sep 6th 2015
