(Click to enlarge) The modern abbey church was raised on the "footprint" of the medieval building which was destroyed following the dissolution. While there last month I respected the request not to take photographs inside but I can say that it is well worth a visit. The story of the monastic community who rebuilt the ancient abbey from the ground up is an inspiring one. Beyond the main church is a modernist Blessed Sacrament chapel which is not in the best taste visually but the Lord is there- so sucks to you Thomas Cromwell!
St. Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of the Sun: Sister Water
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Claude Monet, Water LiliesLost in Translation #154 After wishing that
Brother Wind and the air praise God, Saint Francis turns to Sister Water:
Laudato si,...
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