I don’t remember who shared this gorgeous gem of a poem on Facebook and I’m too tired to go hunt it down. Whoever it was, I’m grateful. Prayer For a New Mother by Dorothy Parker The things she knew, let her forget again- The voices...
Another poem for Epiphany via Sally Thomas: THREE GIPSIES by Charles Causley Three gipsies stood at my drifted door, One was rich and one was poor And one had the face of a blackamoor. Out of the dark and the moor they came, One was leaping and two...
It’s hard to believe so much of the country is so cold today when we were enjoying a warm snap. 57 degrees! I forced the children to take a walk and none of us wore coats, just light jackets! The snow was melting and the street was awash with...
While yesterday we celebrated the Feast of the Epiphany at Mass, today is the traditional date for the feast. Twelfth Night, the original end of the twelve days of Christmas. In celebration, I thought I’d offer two more poems about the Magi...
Sophie is suddenly keenly interested in antiphons. One morning shortly before Christmas she came to me to ask a question about why the antiphon for the invitatory psalm changes. (Even if we don’t make it through Morning Prayer, I often at...
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany and so I give you one of my favorite poems by one of my favorite poets. The Journey of the Magi by T. S. Eliot “A cold coming we had of it, Just the worst time of the year For a journey, and such a long...
We had a pretty quiet day at home as the snow fell and fell and fell. Lucy got lots of hugs and well wishes from everyone and relished the extra attention. (Not much extra, everyone always fawns over her from the moment she wakes in the morning.) I...
In the Bleak Midwinter by Christina Rossetti In the bleak mid-winter Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, Snow on snow, In the bleak mid-winter Long ago. Our God, Heaven cannot hold Him...
CREDO: Professing the Creed beyond the Year of Faith TO JUDGE THE LIVING AND THE DEAD by Jamie Gladly When I drafted this post on December 23, I had just dropped my 16yo off at court. My husband was meeting him there; my job was to...
Lucia turns one today. She was born at exactly 1300 on 1/3/2013. I can hardly believe she’s been here a whole year. And yet holding my newborn niece, Bridget, yesterday, I was shocked at how tiny she was and at the realization that my little...
