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Tag: Catholicism

Featured Poetry

Stephanie McConnell – Palms

June 26, 2022June 23, 2022 Nicholas Trandahl

Pennsylvania poet Stephanie McConnell's "Palms" is a work of beauty, illuminating Saint Francis of Assisi.

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Featured Poetry

Cristina Legarda – Mary

September 5, 2021September 5, 2021 Nicholas Trandahl

Poet Cristina Legarda's tender poem "Mary" is written from the viewpoint of the mother of Jesus Christ, as she looks back with a heart full of love and sadness at moments with her divine child.

Tagged Catholic, Catholicism, Christianity, jesus, loss, love, Mary, miracles, motherhood, parenthood, Poem, Poetry, SadnessLeave a comment
Nicholas Trandahl
Featured Poetry

Nicholas Trandahl – Francis and Sistani

May 9, 2021May 13, 2021 Vanessa Able

Inspired by Pope Francis' trip to Iraq earlier this year, Nicholas Trandahl's poem upholds two leaders' efforts towards peace and reconciliation.

Tagged amends, Catholicism, Francis, Iraq, Islam, meeting, Pope, Sistani5 Comments
GK Chesterton
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G.K. Chesterton – The Convert

February 10, 2021February 10, 2021 Vanessa Able

G.K. Chesterton's 'The Convert' describes the aftermath of a transition that has taken the poet from an upside-down world onto a shining white road of peace and clarity.

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Thomas Merton
Book Bits

Thomas Merton on Solitude, Authenticity and Being

March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 Vanessa Able

How can we stay connected through solitude and how can doing nothing enrich us? Thomas Merton explores the notion that 'all men are solitary' and what this really means.

Tagged being, Catholicism, Doing, Identity, Solitude, Thomas Merton1 Comment
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