CATHEDRAL-LAND."Forget EuroDisney" advises the Utne Reader Utne Reader is an American bimonthly magazine. The magazine collects and reprints articles from generally alternative media sources, including journals, newsletters, weeklies, zines, music, and DVDs. (March-April 2000). "The latest in French theme parks aims higher than any roller coaster or Ferris wheel Ferris wheel, amusement park ride. It consists of a power-operated wheel that is about 50 ft (15 m) in diameter. It has two rims that are parallel to and equidistant from the shaft about which the wheel rotates. ." Cathedraloscope, near the famous Mont Saint Michel in the French Bretagne, features an authentic operating cathedral with interpretive center. The $2.7 million project, which opened last year in Dol-de-Bretagne, "takes visitors through the architectural, historical, and cultural aspects of the cathedral, and delivers a spiritual component as well." STEP ON IT, JESUS "Make it faster and funnier." --Pope John Paul II John Paul II, 1920–2005, pope (1978–2005), a Pole (b. Wadowice) named Karol Józef Wojtyła; successor of John Paul I. He was the first non-Italian pope elected since the Dutch Adrian VI (1522–23) and the first Polish and Slavic pope. , commenting on CBS' Jesus miniseries during a preview with the network's executives (according to producer Judd Parkin parkin Noun Brit a moist spicy ginger cake usually containing oatmeal [origin unknown] , quoted in The Door, March/April 2000) DID SOMEBODY SAY ... "The church must find alternatives to McDonaldization." --Church historian Martin E. Marly marl n. A crumbly mixture of clays, calcium and magnesium carbonates, and remnants of shells that is sometimes found under desert sands and used as fertilizer for lime-deficient soils. tr.v. , commenting on recent critiques of market- and efficiency-oriented church congregations (Sightings, Feb. 21, 2000) SMOOTH SAILING "We cannot direct the winds, but we can adjust our sails." --The late Belgian Cardinal Leon-Jozef Suenens (quoted in America, Nov. 13, 1999) |
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