I am 59 and since 1996 a member of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits).

  

I am not really a photographer. I came to Flickr because I looked for a possibility to share some holiday pictures with my friends. But then, I was caught by the flickr fever... I am amazed to see all these wonderful pictures of God's creation captured by human creativity.

I love nature and its hidden beauty, a world to which I have been introduced by my father since my early childhood. Every now and then, I try to capture some beautiful moments with just a simple iPhone 8 (4S until March 2020) or a pocket camera (Canon Digital IXUS 850 IS, until 2013).

 

www.jesuites.ch (Suisse Romande)

www.jesuiten.org (Central Europe)

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www.beataltenbach.wordpress.com/

  

"And so, for the love of our Lord

let us make every effort in him,

since we owe him so much.

For we tire of receiving his gifts much sooner

than he tires of giving."

 

Ignatius of Loyola (from a lettre to Ines Pacual, 1524)

  

"Das eine ist mir so klar spürbar wie selten:

DIE WELT IST GOTTES SO VOLL.

Aus allen Poren der Dinge quillt uns dies gleichsam entgegen.

Wir bleiben in den schönen und in den bösen Stunden hängen.

Wir erleben sie nicht durch bis zu dem Punkt, an dem sie aus Gott hervorströmen.

Das gilt für das Schöne und auch für das Elend.

IN ALLEM WILL GOTT BEGEGNUNG FEIERN

und fragt und will die anbetende, liebende Antwort".

 

Alfred Delp SJ

  

"La vie est si curieuse, si surprenante, si nuancée,

et chaque tournant du chemin nous découvre une vue entièrement nouvelle...

il faut s'affrenchir intérieurement de tout, de toutes les représentations convenues,

de tous les slogans, de toutes les idées sécurisantes,

il faut avoir le courage de se détacher de tout ...

il faut oser faire le grand bond dans le cosmos:

alors la vie devient infiniment riche,

elle déborde de dons, même au fond de la détresse."

 

Etty Hillesum ("Une vie boulversée", journal 1941-1943)

  

If out of whatever reason you judge one of my pictures worth to be used by you, please ask me first for permission. Thanks!

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  • JoinedAugust 2009
  • Occupationreligious (Jesuit), priest
  • HometownBasel, Switzerland
  • Current cityGenf
  • CountrySwitzerland
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