France are one of the teams you hope to get in the office sweepstakes. They are a strong possibility to win the World Cup (my wife got Morocco . . .).
Here is a nation that has a strong identity, a famed language and a colourful history that has at times made it as important as any nation on earth. It's relationship with the Christian faith is very mixed. It was the home of the popes for a while (or one of the popes for a while too - another story), and still today hoardes of Catholics flock to Lourdes. On another side of the theological ocean was John Calvin and later the Huguenots. Then the revolution sent France into a secular tailspin which I feel leaves it artistic, monumental, important but somehow a little empty of a soul.
But in the hectic life of London (Londres, sorry) and in the materialistic 21st century as we all start to share the secular spiral away from true hope, let's enjoy some moments of peace from a 20th century French institution. The World Cup draws people of many nations, but whether it benefits them is not so clear. Here's another way:
Here is a nation that has a strong identity, a famed language and a colourful history that has at times made it as important as any nation on earth. It's relationship with the Christian faith is very mixed. It was the home of the popes for a while (or one of the popes for a while too - another story), and still today hoardes of Catholics flock to Lourdes. On another side of the theological ocean was John Calvin and later the Huguenots. Then the revolution sent France into a secular tailspin which I feel leaves it artistic, monumental, important but somehow a little empty of a soul.
But in the hectic life of London (Londres, sorry) and in the materialistic 21st century as we all start to share the secular spiral away from true hope, let's enjoy some moments of peace from a 20th century French institution. The World Cup draws people of many nations, but whether it benefits them is not so clear. Here's another way:
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