Monthly Archives: April 2025

Brecht Celebrated Overlooked Workers

Brecht and Neruda poems to celebrate International Workers’ Day.

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Remembering My Son 25 Years Later

Emerson’s “Dirge” helps me remember and honor my son Justin on this 25th anniversary of his death.

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My Restorative Father-Sons Reunion

The presence of my sons at my brother’s memorial service proved deeply comforting, just as Telemakhos and Odysseus are comforted when they reencounter each other.

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On Claiming Christ While Hating the Poor

A Joe Fasano poem calling out “Those Who Call Themselves Christian but Seek to Divide and Conquer the World”

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“Come Out of Your Jail, Mary”

A W.R. Rodgers poem about Mary Magdalene’s “dawning” realization on Easter morning.

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A Partial Defense of Ayn Rand

In this Bulwark article, a writer says that Silicon Valley tech bros, while they admire Ayn Rand’s heroes, resemble more her villains.

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The Wannabe Emperor’s New Clothes

Andersen’s “Emperor’s New Clothes” describes Trump’s con to perfection.

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For Earth Day, Resist Despair

In “Beginners” Levertov urges us to resist despair: “So much is in bud.”

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Pope Francis: Lit as Spiritual Formation

Among Pope Francis’s great contributions to humanity was his passionate and eloquent defense of literature.

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