The ninth annual Cathedral Heritage Foundation’s Festival of Faiths is world famous for bringing together all religions and faiths to help each one of us to create a strong harmonious spiritual environment.
The festival in November at Thanksgiving is a brilliant answer to foster world peace, hailed by leading thinkers and religious leaders, many of whom who will be here in person.
Fons Vitae publisher in Louisville, Virginia Gray Henry, a key leader in inter-religious understanding and cooperation, invites you to participate in unique programs Nov. 9 and 10 at the Cathedral of the Assumption, at Fifth and Muhammad Ali streets.
Merton’s experience
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Undercroft Cathedral of the Assumption, at 433 S. Fifth St. Dr. Ewert Cousins and Rev. George Kilcourse will give new meaning to Louisville’s Fourth Street Live! as they reflect on Thomas Merton’s transforming experience at the corner of Fourth and Walnut (now Muhammad Ali Blvd.) and on his essay “The Street is for Celebration.” Free. $8 for box lunch. Call CHF at 583-3100.
The Opening Community Celebration of Thanksgiving will be at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 9.
In this service you will hear the central prayer of six great faith traditions in their various languages, after which you may either reflect on these prayers or join the congregation saying these in English. In chronological order you will join a Hindu temple priest, a Jewish rabbi, a celebrated Vietnamese spiritual master, the abbot of Gethsemani, an Egyptian imam from New York and a Shashone sundance chief.
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