Dec 21, 2011
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Advent Reflections 4: Awe – John Donne’s “Holy Sonnet 15”
The Greek word used in the Gospel for “Word” is Logos. It also means...
Dec 14, 2011
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Advent Reflections 3: Conversion – T.S. Eliot’s “Journey of the Magi”
We all know the story of the Three Kings, even if only from the chorus of...
Dec 7, 2011
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Advent Reflections 2: Penitence and Patience – Gerard Manley Hopkins’ “Patience, Hard Thing!”
Christmas is a joyous season, for love, fellowship, giving, and relaxation –...
Dec 2, 2011
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Advent Reflections 1: Tension – Christina Rossetti’s “Sunday Before Advent”
During Advent we experience the tension between Right Now and Not Yet. We look...
Oct 7, 2010
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Guides through the Shadow (2) – Christina Rossetti’s “A Better Resurrection”
Pain has different textures: the acute suffering of being torn apart by grief...
Oct 5, 2010
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Guides through the Shadow (1): Gerard Manley Hopkins’ “Patience, Hard Thing!”
At one time or another, everyone suffers pain, loss, grief, and anxiety. In...
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