Meeting in Chicago: An interview with two of the brothers
Brother John is American and was born in Philadelphia. Brother Emile is Canadian (with a Chicago-born grandmother!). Both brothers have been part of the Taizé Community for over 35 years. Why was Chicago chosen to be the venue for the next Pilgrimage of Trust in May 2012? Br. Emile: Relations with Chicago go way back to the mid 1960’s when a group of Taizé brothers and a few Franciscan friars lived together on the South Side of the city. This old friendship has been reactivated in the last decade or so by frequent visits to Taizé from groups (...)
