Seven Stanzas at Easter
Make no mistake: if He rose at allit was as His body;if the cells’ dissolution did not reverse, the moleculesreknit, the amino acids rekindle,the Church
April 7, 2026
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E Don Rise!
(A Resurrection Poem in Pidgin English)by Funmilola Awogbade Dem put am for tomb, lock am wella,Dem tink say na di end be dat. But early
April 6, 2026
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April 4, 2026
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From “The Dream of the Rood”
Anglo-Saxon, 8th century, trans. Richard Hammer (1970)The earliest Christian poem in English The Rood (cross of Christ) speaks: “It was long past – I still remember
April 3, 2026
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The Work of Mercy: Pray for the Living and the Dead, Part 2
One can always get all navel-gazey about this sort of thing, and sometimes motives are worth a look. After prayer for Hitchens went out, it
April 2, 2026
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The Work of Mercy: Pray for the Living and the Dead, Part 1
One of the sillier jokes told about Catholics is the one about the guy who gets ushered inside the pearly gates by St. Peter. As
April 1, 2026
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