Tag: Catholicism
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A Man for All Seasons
Foolish men seek out a name, yet the wisest hold their own, set aside without shame, standing strong, standing strong, alone. Read more
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Our Lady of Britannia
Thou stood on Newgate Arch and graced Pendragon’s shield; Cardigan bore thy taper and Walsingham thy seal… Read more
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Easter to Me: A Personal Reflection on Holy Week
My childhood memories of Holy Week, when Christians the world over commemorate the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, are a kaleidoscope of images and impressions, turning from lighter colors to deepening hues. Read more
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The Riddle of Notre Dame
A holocaust of love burns boldly through the dusk. Cruciform, a candle gleams, in a city’s heart, consumed. Read more
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Star of the Sea: Marian Devotion through the Prism of a Medieval Hymn
I find particular inspiration in the soaring poetry of the Middle Ages in honor of the Virgin and believe it to be a wonderful method of sharing the Catholic understanding of Mary’s place in the Christian life and why we pay her homage. Read more
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Hidden Queen
Look into the poorest eyes, and find the hidden queen. This pool of liquid light reveals the depth of the Red Sea… Read more
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Mother of Sorrows
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. Read more
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Saint Hubert’s Hunt
Hail, Cross between the antlers beaming, brighter than the brightest pain! Hunted as the wild stag, white as host-to-tongue, we sinners long to savor Thee! Read more
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The Crossing of Christopher
The salmon that swam around his legs spoke to him in their ancient tongue, “Thou bear upon thy shoulders the weight of the universe.” Read more
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Day of Wrath: Sweeney Todd and the Search for Salvation
Perversely, Sweeney seems to believe this type of purging will be his “salvation”, which he sings in the jarringly brilliant number “Epiphany”, as he challenges men to come and sit in his barber chair and be “welcome to the grave.” Read more
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The Priest’s House
Cleaning out a priest’s house is a strange thing. I am like a sheep who finds the shepherd gone far away… Read more
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Come, My Love: An Analysis of Thomas Merton’s Mystical Poem “Pass Through My Will”
The poem calls for the coming of the Divine Lover, as “all through the night I lay longing, eagerly to wait for love’s union”. There is no shame in this, but rather a reveling in the anticipation as it was meant to be, not cheap, not base, but holistic between body and soul. Read more