Taize and other great conversations

Saturday, April 11, 2015

Salt + Light Media

This week, on a special edition of the SLHour, we hear about the work that Jesuit Refugee Service is doing in Syria and Liturgist Jerry Galipeau shows us how Lent is really about Baptism. We also listen to music from, and learn about the Taize community and we meet singer/songwriter Mathias Michael. Email us your […]

Taizé: Communion in Prayer – Catholic Focus

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Salt + Light Media

As France prepared to enter the Second World War, Roger Schutz-Marsauche, a 25 year old Swiss man, inspired by the Gospel ideals of reconciliation and fraternity sought to establish a community of men where kindness of heart and simplicity would be at the centre of everything. What started out as a small group of brothers […]

Centre of renewal

Sunday, April 13, 2014

Salt + Light Media

Brother Emile first heard of Taizé in 1974 in his small hometown in Northern Ontario where there was not much to interest young people in Christianity. Accepting an invitation to visit the little community tucked in Burgandy, France, he rediscovered the Christian faith that had been part of his childhood, but that he had abandoned […]

Perspectives: Question of the week?

Friday, July 9, 2010

Deacon Pedro

What’s happening to Perspectives: The Weekly Edition during the summer? That’s the question many of you are asking yourselves this week as you log in incessantly, hour after hour, to our facebook page and our Perspectives page, looking for a new question and for new updates. We’re taking a break. That’s the short answer. The […]

Perspectives: “Prayer is to accept being a non-orphan” says Br.Émile of the Taizé Community

Friday, March 12, 2010

Jenna Murphy

Last week we posted the question: “Does prayer require effort?” As is the case every week, we anticipated uniformity in our answers but were surprised at the diversity (and thoughtfulness) in the responses. One such thoughtful answer came to us from Haiku Hamu who asks: “Is there ever any genuine value in the things that […]

March 6, 2010

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Salt + Light Media

[singlepic id=54 w=145 h=146 float=right] Taizé is an ecumenical community based in France dedicated to peace and justice through meditation and their hauntingly beautiful music. This week on S+L Radio we speak to Brother Emile from the Taizé community and we meet the Richard Family, who’ve just put out their first CD.