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"Men will take up arms and even sacrifice their lives for the sake of this love….when harmony prevails, the children are raised well, the household is kept in order, and neighbors, friends, and relatives praise the result. Great benefits, both of families and states, are thus produced. When it is otherwise, however, everything is thrown into confusion and turned upside-down.” --St. John Chrysostom

Showing posts with label poetry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poetry. Show all posts
Saturday, January 1, 2022

The Only Thing I Have Learned This Year Is That I Know Nothing At All

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My Lord God, My hope is in you.  I hope with a hope that is beyond hope And beyond desperation. For I have sought you with all my heart; I h...
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Sunday, April 11, 2021

The Poppy

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The Poppy 'To Monica' Francis Thompson Summer set lip to earth's bosom bare, And left the flushed print in a poppy there: Like a...
Tuesday, February 18, 2020

"Big Cooked Wieners": Why Tone Matters in Evangelization

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I have a number of favorite poems that I have memorized, that have stayed with me over the years. One is William Carlos Williams' ...
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Saturday, July 28, 2018

"Wherever The Catholic Sun Doth Shine, There's Always Laughter And Good Red Wine"

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I know there are a lot of great poets out there, both dead and alive, who have written great sonnets and painted works of art with their wor...
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I am a happily married 46 year old Catholic father of three. I am not a professional Catholic. I am a reluctant author. I am just an ordinary guy trying to get his family to Heaven, and leaving some breadcrumbs along the way. "I have been all things unholy. If God can work through me, He can work through anyone." --St. Francis of Assisi
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