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Manzanita, OR - World Labyrinth Day 2024
The forecast for Saturday was heavy, gusting rain, which was unfortunate given that it was also World Labyrinth Day. But I was heartened...
May 6, 2024

Chicago, IL - Off the Magnificent Mile
Just a few steps from Chicago's Magnificent Mile is St. James Cathedral. Of the zillion people who walk on the luxury shopping drag, very...
Apr 29, 2024

Phoenix, AZ - Botanical Garden surprise
The Desert Botanical Garden is probably best known for its world-class collection of cactus features, unique desert plants, and special...
Apr 21, 2024

Paradise Valley, AZ - Being watched
Finding the labyrinth at this church was a bit tricky. I wandered around a huge parking lot to no avail, and eventually landed on a small...
Apr 20, 2024

Paradise Valley, AZ - A joyful blessing
As I drove up to this Korean church outside of Phoenix, I could heard uplifting music coming from within. I couldn't make out the lyrics...
Apr 19, 2024

Scottsdale, AZ - Franciscan retreat and reflection
The Franciscan Renewal Center in Scottsdale was founded nearly 75 years ago as a Catholic retreat in the desert. It remains an active...
Apr 18, 2024

Scottsdale, AZ - On the desert
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church on the Desert may literally be a desert area church, but it's far from deserted. The grounds include a...
Apr 17, 2024

Loyola Marymount, CA - Garden of Slow Time
The labyrinth I found on the west campus of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles is in a space called the Garden of Slow Time....
Mar 16, 2024

Glendale, CA - Forest Lawn somber setting
I had heard that if I only walked one labyrinth in all of Los Angeles, this was the one to find. So I was intrigued. The setting is...
Mar 15, 2024

Woodland Hills, CA - A church for peace
Construction was underway around the grounds of this suburban church in Woodland Hills, but the labyrinth was open and easy to find. It’s...
Mar 14, 2024

Culver City, CA - In the stones
I didn’t quite realize that I was in the labyrinth at the Stoneview Nature Center at first. The entire labyrinth is also part of the...
Mar 13, 2024

Los Angeles, CA - Keeping it downtown
Downtown Los Angeles is a concrete jungle in places - tall buildings, wide and busy streets, imposing structures. I had heard that there...
Mar 12, 2024

Pasadena, CA - A neighborhood garden oasis
Amid large homes and busy streets in Pasadena, I came across Arlington Garden, a three-acre botanical garden and mini-oasis from southern...
Mar 11, 2024

Ballard, WA - Nordic roots
The National Nordic Museum is a surprising place. The building design itself is a showpiece of modern Scandinavian aesthetic, and the...
Feb 14, 2024

Estacada, OR - A library labyrinth
My search for labyrinths takes me far and wide. Having never been to the small rural town of Estacada, about an hour from Portland, I saw...
Feb 1, 2024


Gresham, OR - Purple wonder
At St. Luke the Physician Episcopal Church in Gresham, Oregon, a Portland suburb, I've known about the labyrinth there for awhile. It's...
Jan 31, 2024


Estacada, OR - Among the fir trees
This one is in a grand setting, precisely in the middle of a large grove of fir trees, and set back from the parking area and the church...
Jan 30, 2024

Providence, RI - Hometown find
It's slightly faded, but if you're on the Providence College campus, search out the school's Arts Walk for a labyrinth that is modeled on...
Jan 26, 2024

North Easton, MA - Gun violence in the stones
Many of the labyrinths I’ve found have an association with peace. There may be a nearby peace pole, or messages about it, or other signs...
Dec 12, 2023

Brockton, MA - Honoring service
Our country’s Veterans Affairs hospitals, “the VA”, serve about 9 million Veterans each year. And they are across the country, with more...
Dec 11, 2023
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