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October 2010

October 13, 2010

Ave Maris Stella, A Poem and a Prayer

The poem below was written by a Scot by the name of John Leyden (1775...

September 2010

September 29, 2010

A Poem And A Prayer on Michaelmas

Today is the Feast of St. Michael and the Archangels, also known as Michaelmas. I...

September 22, 2010

“Sensitiveness” A Poem By Blessed John Henry Newman

Sensitiveness Time was, I shrank from what was right, From fear of what was wrong;...

September 15, 2010

The Streamlet’s Song (A Few Words for Wednesday)

—Feast of Our Lady of SorrowsI found this little poem, by a forgotten poet, in...

September 01, 2010

For Peace While Suffering (A Few Words for Wednesday)

From this mornings Office of Readings in the LOTH, there is the following Psalm of...

June 2010

June 09, 2010

From “The Pearl” (A Few Words for Wednesday)

Today is the feast day of St. Ephrem the Syrian, Deacon and Doctor of the...

June 02, 2010

T.S. Eliot “Choruses from the Rock” (A Few Words for Wednesday)

I was wrong about T. S. Eliot, or my teachers were. As an adolescent, I...

May 2010

May 27, 2010

Because Immanuel Is His Name

The other day I wrote a post about how small an amount of time I...

May 26, 2010

Song of the Mystic (A Few Words for Wednesday)

I know of Father Abram J. Ryan (1838-1886) because he was once the pastor of the...

May 16, 2010

For the Art and Poetry of Wu Li, SJ (1632-1718)

Remember me and the pleasure I get from finding things out about our faith and...

March 2010

March 24, 2010

“And Death Shall Have No Dominion” (A Few Words for Wednesday)

I know, Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (1914–1953) was an agnostic, and this poem hardly offers...

March 17, 2010

“A Prayer for My Daughter” (A Few Words for Wednesday)

It’s St. Patrick’s Day, so we’d best pick an Irish poet for this regular feature—or...

March 10, 2010

“Two Tramps in Mudtime” (A Few Words for Wednesday)

In an endless quest to simplify blogging while staying true to the mission of this...

February 2010

February 07, 2010

Because Blake Could Paint Such A Portrait With Words

I'm sure you recognize the Divine Mercy image. Seen in a vision by Sister Faustina...

January 2010

January 15, 2010

Because Tolkien Wrote a Poem Such as This

As Webster puts the wrap on Chesterton's Orthodoxy, I am reminded of GKC’s admonition that...

November 2009

November 28, 2009

Because Chesterton Could Write Such a Poem

As you contemplate the Catholic Church's position on war—while reading Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton—consider...