DONNA VARNAU fell in love with Chartres Cathedral when she lived in France years ago. She was so smitten with its famous labyrinth that she replicated its design in the back garden of her Edmonds home ...

The voices of vacationers partying at cafes faded as I left Chartres' picture-postcard main square and entered the dusky nave of the cathedral. Blinking until my eyes adjusted, I stared up at dozens ...

“Solvitur ambulando (It is solved by walking)” — St. Augustine In the nave of Chartres Cathedral outside of Paris lies an 800-year-old, 42-foot circle of stone cut into the floor. People come from the ...

The labyrinth is based on the original labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral in Chartres, France. “The labyrinth is a symbol for the womb of Mary,” McIlmoyl said. “In the cathedral of Our Lady in Chartres, ...

It is said that there are only two choices -- walk it or do not walk it. A certain amount of surrender is needed before entering the paths in a labyrinth, a loss of control bringing one closer to both ...