You have not danced so badly, my dear, Trying to hold hands with the Beautiful One. You have waltzed with great style, My sweet, crushed angel, To have ever neared God’s Heart at all. Our Partner is notoriously difficult to follow, And even His best musicians are not always easy to hear. So what if [...]
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July 20, 2010
For these Eyes
When the headlines appear, the questions come in. I’m used to this. And in fact, I’m absolutely flattered by it. It means a lot to me that people take the time to ask for my thoughts about whatever Catholic controversy fills the news on any given day. Sometimes, friends ask me to sort out the [...]
July 11, 2010
Go and Do Likewise
Check out my latest post at From the Pews in the Back. It’s a reflection on today’s Sunday readings, entitled, “Go and Do Likewise.”
June 27, 2010
A Sense of Direction
Check out my latest post on From the Pews in the Back, entitled, “A Sense of Direction.” It’s a little reflection on today’s liturgical reading…
June 9, 2010
Just Say the Word
When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help. “Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at home paralyzed and in terrible suffering.” Jesus said to him, “I will go and heal him.” The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the [...]
June 3, 2010
Can the Eucharist Unite Us?
Check out my latest post on Patheos.com, entitled “Can the Eucharist Unite Us?“
June 1, 2010
Ghost Stories
Check out my latest post on From the Pews in the Back entitled, “Ghost Stories.”
May 15, 2010
The Labyrinth
Amid these long days curled over my laptop and yellow-paged library books, I have been stepping out into the fresh air for a walk on the Labyrinth. The white-stoned, circular meditation walk rests on the edge of a grassy lawn across from the entrance of Andover, Harvard’s theology library. The Labyrinth is warm from many [...]
May 6, 2010
Pray for Us
Check out my latest post at From the Pews in the Back, entitled “Pray for Us.”
May 3, 2010
The Springboard, Or A Prayer for Finals
The Springboard by Adrienne Rich Like divers, we ourselves must make the jump That sets the taut board bounding underfoot Clean as an axe blade driven in a stump; But afterward what makes the body shoot Into its pure and irresistible curve Is of a a force beyond all bodily powers. So action takes velocity [...]
