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Ralph Peterson

Father Ralph E. Peterson is a retired episcopal priest who lives in Lenox Massachusetts and visits his four grandchildren reguarly. His “Pastoral Soul” was focused on metropolitan, New York with parishes in Manhattan and suberbs such as Scarsdale and Oyster Bay. He held the Chair of Bible at the Master’s School, Dobbs Ferry, New York. He continues in his passion for the arts with an active contemplative life expresssed in lectures., liturgies, and spiritual direction. Religion and Art in the Heart of Modern Manhattan, 2016, is a tribute to his ministry. ralphepete@mac.com

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Oasis of White Silence in the Heart of Manhattan


“Art is God’s way of clearing the path to our hearts.” These are the words of Dominique de Menil, who worked with Mark Rothko as the patron for the world-famed Rothko Chapel in Houston. These words inspired me as I worked with Louise Nevelson as the patron for the internationally acclaimed Nevelson Chapel in the heart of Manhattan. A recent biography of Nevelson states that she was offering “a window into her soul and perhaps our own as well.”


Published in Fall | Winter 2017, Volume 17 Issue 2

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