For years I knew the major stories of the Bible well enough to recognize them. Abraham, Moses, David, the prophets, the Gospels. I could place
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Christ Gives Us Everything, Including His Own Family
Another grandchild has arrived. The familiar family conversation begins almost immediately. Whose eyes does the baby have? Whose smile? Whose temperament? Families hand on more
100 Great Catholic Poems IX
Caryll Houselander “The Reed” (pg 359) The Virgin Mary as a hollow reed, ready for the Breath of God to make music in her. As
100 Great Catholic Poems VIII
TOL “To Scatter Flowers” (pg 289) Language of flowers an ancient metaphor for transcendent ideas. TOL famously promises, “a shower of roses”. Written a year
100 Great Catholic Poems VII
Thomas Aquinas “Adoro Te Devote” (pg 90) Latin translated by Victorian Jesuit Gerard Manley Hopkins SJ The faculty of hearing serves us, we have heard
100 Great Catholic Poems VI
Great 1/3 of the selections written by converts Shakespeare’s poetry has a beating heart of Faith. He like all of the poets elected was authentically