Tuesday, September 02, 2008

How to build a Cathedral, part 13

Healing Garden for Abuse Survivors, Christ the Light Cathedral in Oakland, California, August 2008

At the North-East corner of the cathedral they are constructing a Healing Garden for Abuse Survivors. At the center of the garden will be a large piece of basalt, split into three pieces. How to acknowledge the scandal of sexual abuse by priests has been a delicate and contentious issue.

Healing Garden for Abuse Survivors, Christ the Light Cathedral in Oakland, California, August 2008

The area around the garden has been temporarily flooded to check the integrity of the concrete. Below you can see the plastic pieces in which the grass is being cultivated.

Healing Garden for Abuse Survivors, Christ the Light Cathedral in Oakland, California, August 2008

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