go to lourdes

i guess you could call it a journey of discernment…

It’s called “Smallest of All” and it’s been touring Catholic churches around San Francisco since we opened February 11th 2005. We are starting a non-profit theater organization called Living Miracle Productions to support the show. I hope to tour the country and maybe even do a performance in Lourdes. I’d also love to see this made into a Hollywood movie. But first we have to play St. Basil’s in Vallejo.

I enjoyed this more than any of the Cathedrals of Europe.

I went to Lourdes last summer with a group of people from my college. We volunteered at a local hospital and got to experience pretty much everything Lourdes had to offer in one week. It was hard work but so amazing. I’m not Christian but I was still touched by the atmosphere of the place. I don’t even like sharing my memories with anyone who didn’t go, because it’s like, “Well, you aren’t in the Lourdes Club!” They are memories that I wouldn’t part with for the world. I’m going back in July for another week. It seems like our visits are always going to fall on my birthday; 18th this year, baby! The drinks are on me.

I’ve attached a picture of pilgrims lingering to see the statue of the Virgin after a torchlight procession. I took that from the top of the basilica (which looks remarkably like the Disney castle and features paintings of God on the walls) on my second night. The procession is far nicer to watch than to be a part of, in my opinion, although my that’s probably due to the fact that it rained throughout ours.