Poetry 
Religious Poetry
What the soul desires
God is love, so the soul desires a return, seeking the union in ways often self defeating, desiring warmth and escape from loneliness as an end in itself, not understanding that love, true love deepens our sense of otherness, knowing that all that we see around us is limited and cannot filll a heart made… Read More ›
Christ is Risen!
O the marvel! the forbearance! the immeasurable meekness! The Untouched is felt; the Master is held by a servant, And He reveals His wounds to one of His inner circle. Seeing these wounds, the whole Creation was shaken at the time. Thomas, when he was considered worthy of such gifts, Lifted up a prayer to… Read More ›
Feast of Divine Mercy
O day of eternity, O day so long desired, With thirst and longing, my eyes search you out. Soon love will tear the veil asunder, And you will be my salvation. O day most beautiful, moment incomparable, When for the first time I shall see my God, The Bridegroom of my soul and Lord of… Read More ›
The Goal is Holiness
It is a turning from darkness to light, from fear to love; it is an expansion of the limitless horizons of the person as he or she lives into God. Newman’s famous poem speaks volumes: Lead, Kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom Lead Thou me on! The night is dark, and I am far from… Read More ›
Secrets
Fear has a way of getting its way, a dictator without mercy or compassion, surrounding the heart with nameless qualms that what felt as shame will one day be seen. Walls high protected by anger, or fear or anxious concern, often nameless but a sentinel nonetheless; assuring a life of withdrawal from intimacy that is… Read More ›
New eyes awaken
New eyes awaken. I send Love’s name into the world with wings And songs grow up around me like a jungle. Choirs of all creatures sing the tunes Your Spirit played in Eden. Zebras and antelopes and birds of paradise Shine on the face of the abyss And I am drunk with the great wilderness… Read More ›
The Touch
In the world are many things, some pleasant, others very repulsive; There is human warmth, and demonic cold heartedness, and some who are indifferent; Empathy and compassion exist along side hearts and minds armored, dead to the pain of others. Those who flee from pain and then others who love to inflict it; Good mothers,… Read More ›
Cameos
The store was busy, it was that time of the day; parking lot full, people with carts rushing to their cars, the day chilly with high winds and dark clouds looming. I did a little shopping for Janet, simple things really, some bread, health nut, or oat nut if they were out, a baked chicken,… Read More ›
Life is …
Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, sing it. Life is… Read More ›
Spur us onward
Within the finite heart O Lord dwells the infinite, often hidden behind walls of fear and mistrust. As we stand, or kneel, or prostrate ourselves, trusting in your benevolence, our hearts expand, slowly becoming true to the image you have made us. We are backed Lord into many corners, trapped by our own cunning, the… Read More ›