On several different occasions, Brother Roger attempted to articulate his vision of Christian unity. In the text A call for the reconciliation of Christians, Brother Alois quotes these words of the founder of Taizé: Marked by the witness of my grandmother’s life, following her I found my own Christian identity by reconciling within myself the faith of my origins with the Mystery of the Catholic faith, without breaking fellowship with anyone.Brother Roger’s personal journey begins with an (...)
11 October 2008
Brother Alois, Brother Roger’s successor, wrote the following text as an introduction to the book Choose to Love (Presses de Taizé, 2006), published by the Taizé Community as an expression of its gratitude for the given life of its founder. Brother Roger’s departure leaves a great emptiness. We were deeply shaken by his tragic death. But at the same time, in the Community we lived through the period that followed with a profound thankfulness for all that he left us. (...)
11 April 2008
In many messages we received in August 2005, people compared Brother Roger’s death to that of Martin Luther King, Archbishop Romero or Gandhi. And yet it cannot be denied that there was also a difference. Those men were engaged in a political and ideological struggle, and were assassinated by opponents who could not stand their viewpoint and their influence. Some would say that it is useless to seek an explanation for Brother Roger’s murder. Evil always resists explanation. A righteous man in (...)
12 August 2006
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