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April 2020

April 01, 2020

The Consolation of Poetry

As a human community, we’ve been going through a tough time, to say the least....

March 2019

March 03, 2019

As St. Patrick’s Day Approaches: An Irish American Poem

An Irish Dominican, Thomas Nicholas Burke, O.P. (1830-1882), was one of the premier Catholic preachers...

December 2018

December 14, 2018

Forgotten Catholic Poets: John Bannister Tabb (1845-1909)

It's hard to imagine just how profoundly different Catholics in 1800's America felt from their...

December 02, 2018

Old Catholic Poems: “Courtesy”

Introduction Born in France and raised in England, Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953) was one of the...

November 2018

November 25, 2018

Old Catholic Poems: “The Carthusians”

Introduction Founded in Medieval France, the white-robed Carthusian monks are named for the Chartreuse Valley...

November 02, 2014

Catholic Poetry: “Believe and Take Heart,” by John Lancaster Spalding

BELIEVE AND TAKE HEART By John Lancaster Spalding What can console for a dead world?...

October 2014

October 09, 2014

A Poem by Blessed John Henry Newman, 1857

Saint Philip in His School. This is the Saint of gentleness and kindness, Cheerful in...

October 01, 2014

A Poem by St. Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897)

Song of Gratitude to Our Lady of Mount Carmel From the first moments of my...

July 2014

July 19, 2014

Poem for the Fiftieth Anniversary of Villanova, 1892

ODE FOR THE GOLDEN JUBILEE OF VILLANOVA COLLEGE (1892) By Eleanor C. Donnelly OH !...

June 2014

June 21, 2014

St. Aloysius Gonzaga, a Poem by Father William Hart McNichols, S.J., 1989

Aloysius, You have drawn me to you, gentle teacher, loving guide. I am filled with...

May 2014

May 31, 2014

Catholic Poetry: “Our Lady of the May” by J. Corson Miller

Our Lady of the May By J. Corson Miller Hail, thou thrice-glorious Queen of...

May 27, 2014

A Poem in Honor of the Feast of St. Philip Neri (1515-1595)

ST. PHILIP IN HIS GOD Philip, on thee the glowing ray Of heaven came down...

May 25, 2014

Catholic Poetry: “You Silent Dead,” In Honor of the Civil War Veterans

"YOU SILENT DEAD" By Sister Ignatius Summer, R.S.M. The silent dead! The silent dead! I've...

November 2013

November 30, 2013

Catholic Poetry: “A Christmas Song” by Teresa Brayton (1868-1943)

O LORD, as You lay so soft and white, A Babe in a manger stall,...

November 27, 2013

Forgotten 19th Century Catholic Authors: Henrietta Dana Skinner

“Authentic Sketches of Living Catholic Authors: Mrs. Henry Wimple Skinner,” The Catholic World 65 (May...

November 23, 2013

Catholic Poetry: “The Pillar of the Cloud,” by Blessed John Henry Henry Newman (1801-1890)

Lead, kindly light, amid the encircling gloom, Lead Thou me on! The night is dark,...

November 16, 2013

Catholic Poetry: “The Hound of Heaven” by Francis Thompson (1859-1907)

In the early twentieth century, Francis Thompson's poem "The Hound of Heaven" was very popular...

November 09, 2013

Catholic Poetry: “Newman,” by George N. Shuster

NEWMAN BY GEORGE N. SHUSTER Men found you subtle, master, blending skeins Of taut silk...

May 2013

May 31, 2013

James Ryder Randall and the Music of the Civil War

Journalist and poet, b. 1 Jan., 1839, at Baltimore, Maryland; d. 15 Jan., 1908 at...

May 29, 2013

The Poet of the Confederacy: Father Abram J. Ryan (1839-1886)

The poet-priest of the South, born at Norfolk, Virginia, 15 August, 1839; died at Louisville,...

March 2013

March 21, 2013

Catholic Poetry

THE SISTER OF MERCY By Author Unknown She shares in the hopes of those who...

December 2012

December 30, 2012

“St. Vincent De Paul,” a Poem, 1862

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL A hymn to St. Vincent De Paul, The Apostle of brotherly...

December 22, 2012

“How the Young Colonel Died”

HOW THE YOUNG COLONEL DIED By David Gray You want to hear me tell you...

October 2012

October 27, 2012

Catholic Poetry

FATHER DAMIEN By John Bannister Tabb O God, the cleanest offering Of tainted earth below,...

September 2012

September 29, 2012

Catholic Poetry

The Starry Host By John Lancaster Spalding THE COUNTLESS stars, which to our human eye...

September 01, 2012

Catholic Poetry

A SOUTHERN FLOWER A flower of the pale, sad South, Yet pale nor sad is...

July 2012

July 23, 2012

Eliza Allen Starr (1824-1901), Convert and Poet

Born to a distinguished New England family, Eliza Allen Starr grew up "in an atmosphere...

July 21, 2012

Catholic Poetry

I AM THE WAY By Rev. Alfred Young, C.S.P. "Thou hast laid thy body as...