“a pile of rocks ceases to be a rock when somebody contemplates it with the idea of a cathedral in mind”
“inside, the cathedral is a gothic forest dappled in violet twilight and vast with quiet.” – wendy insinger
“put three grains of sand inside a vast cathedral, and the cathedral will be more closely packed with sand than space is with stars” – james jeans
“all men, believing in god or not, are invited to enter. i wish to make them curious to see what god has to offer them within the cathedral.” – ulrich henn
“i never weary of great churches, it is my favorite kind of mountain scenery. mankind was never so happily inspired as when it made a cathedral.” – robert louis stevenson
“and i say also unto thee, that thou art peter, and upon this rock i will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it” – jesus christ
“the church cannot be content to live in its stained-glass house and throw stones through the picture window of modern culture” – robert mcafee brown
“every time that i think of the crucifixion of Christ, i commit the sin of envy.” – simone weil
“the best sermon is preached by the minister who has a sermon to preach and not by the man who has to preach a sermon” – william feathers
“the perfect church service would be one we were almost unaware of, our attention would have been on god” - c. s. lewis
early sunday morning 15th april 2012 – coventry cathedral – coventry england
peace
What a stunning place — your photos clearly convey that. I also like the Stevenson quote.
thank you, it seriously is a marvelous place!