Taize movement brings throwback appeal to U.S

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Article was written awhile back. However, I just wanted to share this information about the movement.

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Taize movement brings throwback appeal to U.S.​

May 25, 2012

by Simone Orendain, Religion News Service

Spirituality

This weekend (May 25-28), for the first time, the Taize brothers will bring their conference to the U.S., where several thousand people — particularly young adults — are expected to meet for prayer and song at DePaul University in Chicago.

Brother Emile, a Catholic and a spokesman for the group, said pilgrims seek out Taize for answers to questions about life in general and faith in particular.

“Young people, I think, feel respected at Taize,” said Brother Emile. “They’re welcome to come with their questions and their doubts. And they’re very relieved sometimes to feel that there’s a place for them as they are.” link

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Taizé Pilgrimage of Trust gets underway in Cape Town​

*By Vatican News*

It’s called a “pilgrimage” because participants do a lot of walking. Several thousand young people representing different faiths and cultures have come to the southernmost tip of Africa from as far afield as Madagascar, Uganda, Tanzania, and the Ivory Coast.

It’s called a pilgrimage of “trust” because it challenges those young people, with their different origins, denominations and social backgrounds, to experience diversity and community – all at the same time.

The Taizé Community​

It’s organized by Taizé because that is what the France-based Community does: it brings together small groups and individuals and gives them the opportunity to meet, work, and pray with all kinds of people – in the places where they live.

Previous such gatherings in Zagreb, Sarajevo, Cochabamba and Nairobi, saw complete strangers open their homes and offer hospitality to young people from countries that were at war with them until recently.
 
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Thank you for sharing. Our community does a public Taizé service about once a month, and it’s quite popular.
 
I think its great! I had seen this movement at the Catholic University in our city and read up on it and had listened to some of the music.

Watch “Taizé - Misericordias Domini” on YouTube

 
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