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March 2015

March 27, 2015

For His Birthday, Robert Frost’s “Prayer In Spring”

The beloved American poet philosopher Robert Frost, four-time Pulitzer Prize winner, had a birthday this...

January 2015

January 28, 2015

Giving Up Poetry for Lent: Gerard Manley Hopkins’ Quest for Perfection

For the English poet Gerard Manley Hopkins, the year 1866 was marked by introspection and...

January 24, 2015

Edgar Allan Poe’s Hymn to Our Lady

Did you know that Edgar Allen Poe once penned a hymn to Our Lady? Poe,...

May 2014

May 28, 2014

Feline Spirituality: Lessons Learned from Christopher’s Cat

"For he purrs in thankfulness when God tells him he's a good cat." Eighteenth-century...

March 2014

March 09, 2014

Dom Sebastian Moore’s “Poor Little Who”–I Don’t Get It!

Dom Sebastian Moore, Benedictine monk, moral theologian and poet, died on February 28 at the...

March 12, 2013

A BIRD IS A POEM IS AN ALTAR: The Elegant “Pattern Poetry” of George Herbert

George Herbert (1593 – 1633) was a Welsh poet, orator and Anglican priest. He was...

February 2013

February 23, 2013

The Poet Named for a Building

Yesterday was the birthday of Edna St. Vincent Millay, American lyrical poet, playwright and feminist. ...

January 2013

January 11, 2013

THE POETRY OF FAITH: Once Upon a Time, Belief Was Normative

Doesn't it sometimes seem that you were meant to live in a different age? That...

December 2012

December 06, 2012

THE CANOPY AND THE COSMOS: What Kilmer Knew, What Sagan Never Dreamed

Today, December 6, is the birthday of Joyce Kilmer. Alfred Joyce Kilmer (December 6, 1886 – July...

August 2012

August 05, 2012

The Ladder of St. Augustine

The Ladder of St. Augustine By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Saint Augustine! well hast thou said,...

July 2012

July 31, 2012

A Tribute to the Jesuits on Their Feast Day

On July 31, the Society of Jesus marks the 456th anniversary of the death of...

May 2012

May 12, 2012

By the Babe Unborn

I have nothing to add to the profound musings of G.K. Chesterton. I just ran across this beautiful poem...

January 2012

January 24, 2012

Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul: Chesterton's "The Convert"

On January 25, the Church celebrates the Conversion of the Apostle Paul. Remember: Paul was...

October 2011

October 20, 2011

Blessed Marianne Cope: Have You Heard of Her?

Reverend Sister Marianne Matron of the Bishop Home, Kalaupapa To see the infinite pity of...

August 2011

August 05, 2011

Tryst of Titans: Hanky-Panky in the Heavens?

Scientists have recently released a report suggesting that the Earth may once have had two...

July 2011

July 21, 2011

End of an Era– And For Me, Shuttle Brings Memories

I was just a little kid, but with my mother’s help, I wrote congratulatory letters...

February 2011

February 26, 2011

SAY THE BLACK AND DO THE RED: What We Really Want in the Liturgy

From my friend (and one of my favorite authors) Fr. Dwight Longenecker: a poem from...