Holy Places
5,552 words by 22 writers in London, Monistrol de Montserrat & elsewhere
Top Recent Stories
Holy Places, Kumano Kodo
A wall of hinoki
by Craig ModIse — The fence you see is wood hewn from hinoki1. This hinoki fence glowed. It was unnaturally smooth to the touch. The sort of smooth you want to take your face to, to push your cheek against and close your eyes and … no no no, you stop yourself. You don’t want to be scolded by a priest. The posts, also glowing, anchoring the boards, were so round as to feel they had sprouted from the ground just lik...
Craig Mod
Chris Palmieri
Kristen Taylor
Lia Pas
Amal Raghav
Holy Places
"And the legend says you shall come back where you once were born. Or there where you once died."
by Luis MendoTokyo — Some years ago, I was walking in Meiji Jingu with some friends and a Indian man came to us and ask “where he could find God” in Japan, since in that shrine there was no god. We told him maybe Kamakura...
Holy Places
The sacrifice holiday
by Cassie MarketosIstanbul — Today is the first day of Eid al-Adha, “The Sacrifice Bayram” in Turkey. In homage to the prophet Abraham, who was willing to sacrifice his own son for God, people gather in the streets and slaughter ...
Babies, Holy Places, Parenthood
Babies and grapes.
by Craig ModLondon — When we purchased the bag of grapes early in the morning at Borough Market — one of the oldest in London — I had no idea just how useful they’d turn out to be. We hung them on the back of the strolle...
Other Stories
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Travel, Holy Places, Identity
See Me For Who I Am
by June Howell in New Orleans -
Holy Places
No matter your beliefs, you can feel something there.
by Philippe Castelneau in Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert -
religion, reporting, Holy Places
Faith Travels
by Binu Alex in Dwarka -
Travel, The Perfect Moment, Holy Places
Your Eyes are Mine Eyes
by Charlie Grosso in Ledar -
Voice, time, Holy Places
We were in Kairos whenever we were in the studio and in Kronos whenever we left it.
by Lia Pas in Calgary -
Holy Places, father, health
I've had some of the most intimate conversations with my dad recently, as he waits to get out of hospital.
by Eddy Piasentin in Victoria -
Holy Places, health
I'm a bit of a homebody.
by Lia Pas in Saskatoon -
Prose, history, Holy Places
Moss
by Marcus Hammerschmitt in Nagold -
Holy Places, meditation
An inelaborate laybrinth.
by Michael Vagnetti in Venice -
Holy Places
Church going
by Robin Rendle in Le Mont-Saint-Michel -
Holy Places
No head Buddha
by Wendy Quester in London -
Holy Places
"And the legend says you shall come back where you once were born. Or there where you once died."
by Luis Mendo in Tokyo -
Holy Places, Kumano Kodo
A wall of hinoki
by Craig Mod in Ise -
Holy Places, indigenous, birds
Black Mesa
by David Wade Chambers in White Rock -
Holy Places, Architecture
He always practices now.
by Kristen Taylor in New York -
Holy Places
The sacrifice holiday
by Cassie Marketos in Istanbul -
Holy Places
My physiotherapist's wife must love purple.
by Lia Pas in Saskatoon -
Babies, Holy Places, Parenthood
Babies and grapes.
by Craig Mod in London
Recent Moments
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Holy Places, history
The wishing tree
in Shibuya-ku, Japan -
Travel, Holy Places, Identity
See Me For Who I Am
in New Orleans, United States -
religion, reporting, Holy Places
Faith Travels
in Dwarka, India -
Holy Places, Travel
Always look up. (Ongoing series.)
in Luang Prabang, Laos -
Travel, The Perfect Moment, Holy Places
Your Eyes are Mine Eyes
in Ledar, Nepal -
Voice, time, Holy Places
We were in Kairos whenever we were in the studio and in Kronos whenever we left it.
in Calgary, Canada -
Holy Places, father, health
I've had some of the most intimate conversations with my dad recently, as he waits to get out of hospital.
in Victoria, Canada -
Holy Places
Sitting pretty.
in Murudeshwara, India -
drawing, Holy Places
Another kind of hidden temple
in New York, United States -
Holy Places, health
I'm a bit of a homebody.
in Saskatoon, Canada -
Holy Places
No matter your beliefs, you can feel something there.
in Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, France -
Prose, history, Holy Places
Moss
in Nagold, Germany -
Holy Places, meditation
An inelaborate laybrinth.
in Venice, United States -
Holy Places
No head Buddha
in London, United Kingdom -
mountains, New Years 2013, Holy Places
Happy new year! Takao-San crew 2014
in Hachioji, Japan -
Holy Places, New Years 2013, mountains
Temple up
in Hachioji, Japan -
New Years 2013, mountains, Holy Places
Inside ... The temple
in Hachioji, Japan -
Today's office, Holy Places, Temples
Hugs for trees
in Tokyo, Japan -
New Years 2013, Temples, Holy Places
Temple hunting
in Tokyo, Japan -
Holy Places
"And the legend says you shall come back where you once were born. Or there where you once died."
in Tokyo, Japan -
Holy Places
Always look up.
in Florence, Italy -
Holy Places, garden, 苑園
No way out!
in Kamigyo Ward, Japan -
walking, temple, Holy Places
One of Kyoto's many beauties - random temples on virtually every block.
in Nakagyo Ward, Japan -
Kumano Kodo, Holy Places
Ise old
in Ise, Japan -
Holy Places, Kumano Kodo
A wall of hinoki
in Ise, Japan -
Kumano Kodo, Holy Places
The monk flutist
in Shingu, Japan -
Kumano Kodo, Holy Places
Three legged crows
in Tanabe, Japan -
Kumano Kodo, Holy Places
Temple life
in Koya, Japan -
Holy Places, Architecture
He always practices now.
in New York, United States -
Holy Places
The sacrifice holiday
in Istanbul, Turkey -
Holy Places, Art
Mary's audience pt. 2
in New York, United States -
Holy Places
Mary's audience
in New York, United States -
Sengu, Architecture, Holy Places
Active cultures
in Ise, Japan -
Holy Places, Architecture
Restoration
in Uda, Japan -
Holy Places
My physiotherapist's wife must love purple.
in Saskatoon, Canada -
Pretty Photos, Holy Places
Lines and light
in Monistrol de Montserrat, Spain -
Church, Worship, community
Every Sunday, a Rock Hill congregation worships in the courtroom of an old federal building; nobody sits in the judge's seat.
in Rock Hill, United States -
Holy Places, indigenous, birds
Black Mesa
in White Rock, United States -
Babies, Holy Places, Parenthood
Babies and grapes.
in London, United Kingdom -
Holy Places
Church going
in Le Mont-Saint-Michel, France