Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Frere Roger

May he rest in peace. Brother Roger, founder of the ecumenical community of Taize, was murdered by a deranged person during Vespers. He was 90. A Protestant (Calvinist, I think), Brother Roger did much to promote ecumenism by establishing it in prayer. Taize is known, especially to young adults, as a place to learn prayer.

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