Francis of Assisi Francis of Assisi is known for giving it all. His father, a wealthy merchant, demanded Francis relax his zeal for Christ or renounce all claims to his inheritance. Francis answered by removing his clothes and returning them to his astonished father. This attitude marked the rest of Francis’s life. I have always…
Category: Poetry
The King’s Chambers
“Oh, that he would kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is more delightful than wine…. Take me with you—let us hurry. Oh, that the king would bring me to his chambers” (SOS 1:2-4). Pieces of clothing, like pretenses, are removed, like explanations, are cast aside, like self-image, collapse into hollow, rumpled piles, and…
Crux
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Graphic by Patrick Murphy: http://inspiredsketch.blogspot.com/ Here— where clouds overhead and crowds at your feet thicken into an untimely darkness— you can’t tell miracle from murder, blessing from curse, God from your enemy. Here— where vultures overhead and priests at your feet circle, waiting for a body— you can’t…
Triptych: A Tree in Three Seasons
Photo by Carrie McKamey I. Atop a hill there is a weathered oak whose listless limbs spread so wide it seems to hang by them and not to stand. It’s bark is scarred by whips of wind, by scratching beasts, by birds that pierce its trunk with beaks. When fall arrives, a crimson stain spreads…
Crux
Graphic by Patrick Murphy: http://inspiredsketch.blogspot.com/ Here— where clouds overhead and crowds at your feet thicken into an untimely darkness— you can’t tell miracle from murder, blessing from curse, God from your enemy. Here— where vultures overhead and priests at your feet circle, waiting for a body— you can’t tell mystery from mockery, life from death,…
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