Richard Crashaw celebrates the Feast of the Assumption with a feminized Christianity.
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Mary Is Called, the Parting Hour Is Come
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i put him all into my arms
e. e. cummings’ “man who had fallen among thieves” brings the Good Samaritan parable uncomfortably close to home.
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Love Life, Say No to Christian Masochism
Tom Jones gives us a healthier vision of Christianity than that which puts all the emphasis on worldly suffering.
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The Something Inside the Nothing
Closely examining St. Paul’s “road to Damascus” conversion experience also reveals insight into the poetic process.
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Uncontrollable Mystery on the Bestial Floor
A Yeats poem about the Magi helps us transition out of Christmas and back into our work lives.
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More Frightening than Arrest, Freedom
Levertov’s poem about Peter escaping prison confronts existential issues of freedom
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Epiphany Sunday and the Arabian Nights
The Christian Feast of the Epiphany and the Arabian Nights come together in a fanciful Scott Bates poem about the three wise men passing through Baghdad on their way to see Jesus.
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Rise, Heart, Thy Lord Is Risen
I write this the night before our sunrise Easter service where, as members of our church choir, Julia and I will arise before dawn to sing in the rising of the sun/son. No matter how early we get up, George Herbert’s “Easter” reassures us, the Lord is always there before us
Faith in the Face of Terrorism
Today I recommend Of Gods and Men (2010), an extraordinary French film that I saw last month. It is about a small community of Cistercian monks in rural Algeria who must decide whether to stay or leave in face of rising terrorism. Good Friday is a good day to write about it since it deals with Lenten themes.
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