Rob finds redemption in suffering and sorrow in “But for Love,” a good Lenten message.
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Flannery O’Connor on Lenten Despair
Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” works as a powerful Lenten meditation upon doubt and salvation.
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The Wind Is Awake (But Will You Stir?)
John Burt’s poem “On the Will to Believe” sets us up nicely for Lent, a season when we wrestle with our doubts.
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We Feel Closest to God in the Desert
André Gide takes the story of the Prodigal Son and sees it a parable of unconventional exploring and spiritual hunger. Returning home, as Gide sees it, is a defeat, yet the message is Christian nonetheless.
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During Lent, Don’t Avoid the Knife
To use a horticultural analogy, Lent is a time to nurture the insights, to prune the tree, that come with Epiphany. This wonderful Rumi poem captures what is at stake.
From the Dark, Cold Grime a Flower Comes
Mary Ann Bernard shows spring coming only with difficulty–but being all the more meaningful because of that.
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O’Connor’s Christianity and Racism
“Artificial Nigger” can be read two ways–either as a story of sin and redemption or as a story of Whites finding unity by scapegoating Blacks. A definitive interpretation may depend on readers’ reactions.
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A Good Faith Is Hard To Find
Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man Is Hard To Find” is a profound meditation on doubt and faith.
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Tracking Eliot’s Spiritual Journey for Lent
My Lenten discipline is to better understand T. S. Eliot’s religious poetry.