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There is a lovely Italian variant of an illuminated Virgin. In Pisa she wears a blue neon halo. Quite transcendent. (or something).sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: kwildgen <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 3:01 PM Subject: Re: Popular handling of transcendence (was Howlett) > It's primarily the statue of Mary with a crown of light bulbs that I > remember. Bars and bistros abound in France - no need to mingle with > huge crowds. It's just that I prefer the language of symbol to convey > the ineffable. Note that I'm discussing the aesthetics of religious > expression here, not religion as such. > KW > > Steve Rouse wrote: > > > > I see you supply your own explanation. For my part I find that the supply > > of bars and bistros in Lourdes is excellent and the processions are OK too. > > Try coming to work there as a volunteer, you will see a different side. > > > > Steve > > > > At 09:51 17/03/00 -0800, you wrote: > > >(Snip,snip, snip)I was aghast at Lourdes itself. (snip)>I generally find > > that popular handling of transcendence sets my teeth on > > >edge. > > >Kathryn > > > > *********************************** > > Steve Rouse > > Phone 00 44 (0)1372 372650 > > Fax 00 44 (0)1372 818698 > > > > *********************************** > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%