I’ve never seen him…dead before, he who was always so full of life, more fully alive than anyone I have ever known, pulsing with youth, agility, vigor. Life…now drained out.
Tag: Blessed Virgin Mary
Advent Reed
Our Blessed Lady is meek,but in a way that inherits the earth,a humility that is exalted,a simplicity than reigns,Like the … More
Mary and Fatima: Reflections on the Sacred Feminine in Christianity and Islam
Both Mary and Fatima are seen, in their respective traditions, as “queens of paradise.” And what is a queen of paradise? Perhaps it has less to do with crowns and scepters, and more to do with a certain fullness of being, a height of proximity to the divine light.
Hidden Queen
Look into the poorest eyes And find the hidden queen The pool of gracious light reveals The depth of the … More
The Annunciation
Ave, the spring of flowerAnd summer’s fernAve, the flow of riverAnd ice’s thawAve, the walls of NazarethWhite as angel wingsAve, … More
Star of the Sea: Marian Devotion through the Prism of a Medieval Hymn to the Virgin
Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary has played an integral role in Christian devotion since the early days of … More
Womb of the Universe
Hush, my child, sleep in safety Darkness shows that mother’s near All surrounding love and safety Mother’s song dispels all … More
Our Lady of Britannia
Thou stood on Newgate Arch and graced Pendragon’s shield Cardigan bore thy taper and Walsingham thy seal Humbly we now … More
Avellina Balestri Writes 