One can read Mary Oliver’s “The Fish” as a description of the eucharist–which is appropriate for today’s gospel reading about fishing for people.
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Hanukkah: Light Invites Happiness
Mary Oliver’s celebration of light in “Poppies” qualifies it as a Hanukkah poem.
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Autumn, a Time to Reflect
For Mary Oliver, autumn is a time to reflect.
Choose Life over Needless Sacrifice
Trump wants people to gamble with their lives to open up the economy. These works remind us that life is too precious to be sqandered this way.
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Literature’s Unique Spiritual Insights
An extended reflection upon the relationship between religion and literature.
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Nourished by the Mystery
Two Mary Oliver fish poems complement well Christ’s invitation to become “fishers of people.”
Lord, Thou’st Made the World Too Beautiful
Millay’s gorgeous poem about autumn testifies to God’s hand in the world.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "God's Grandeur", "In Blackwater Woods", Autumn, Beauty, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Gerald Manley Hopkins Comments closed
New Student Advice: Follow Your Own Star
Thursday Recently Sewanee asked me to cover for an ailing professor and teach a section of English 101 (Composition and Literature), one of my favorite courses. I’m therefore suspending my retirement, at least partially. I love this course, which functions in some ways as an “Intro to College” course. For many students, the first semester […]