He saw the remains of a broken diety and hated. He, the Ethos, (Or so he believed often enough) Began to run, to sweat in the heat Of fashioning something different. In the strength of his hands he sang; Jealously, the painful passion , How others could go on… The violence found, the full …
A Bird of Prey
Sad and disheartened, taking notes On the approaching secret darkness. The owl watches. Retaining a gravely impressive manner Singular in wisdom and isolation, He excites admiration. His loss of spirit, his loss of hope Occurs in the night, Active only in the concealment of the gloom-dreary Remoteness of himself. Dejected from being alone, Wise because …
The Attic
In the attic along with the dirt and darkness Are the bones of children. Skeletons. A thousand individual sets Hiding from light. At night, while watchers and wishers assume Their death-like states, The children play with street signs And various stuffed animals. They laugh when one willfully falls apart; They build dreams made of wooden …
Benedict Emeritus or Benedict Arnold?
I didn’t even know Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI wrote a letter. I thought he retired. I called my friend to wish him a Happy Easter and he wanted to talk about two things: the letter of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, and the Mueller Report. I told him, “What letter?” and he sent me this link. …
DIALOGUE WITH THE POPE
In the Encyclical Letter “LAUDATO SI’” on “Care for our Common Home,” Holy Father Francis invites us to enter into a dialogue early on in this 40,597-word document — “In this Encyclical, I would like to enter into dialogue with all people about our common home.” (p. 3[1]). In fact, “dialogue” is an important concept …
THE UNJUST STEWARD WAS A CROOK, JUST LIKE HIS BOSS
So I have always had a problem with the Luke 16 1:13 about the UNJUST steward. First, those debts were the debts to his boss – not his. I understand the concept of “steward,” but he also had his master’s business as his core responsibility; he was doing that forgiving of debt to make sure …
Disobedience, Repentance and Forgiveness. An Interpretation of the Book of Jonah
The Book of Jonah is remarkable in many ways, one of which how short it is (just over 1300 words). Some may in fact argue that there are missing chapters. It is essentially a story of disobedience, repentance, and forgiveness. Jonah disobeys God and becomes the root cause for a subsequent storm at sea. God …
THE NARROW DOOR IS REALLY A STRAIT GATE
LUKE 13:22-30 is an interesting passage, with many interpretations. For example, some people struggle because they think Jesus is saying there is going to be a limit on people going into heaven. But after reading this passage, I’m immediately reminded of Robert Frost’s poem, The Road Not Taken: “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I …
ALL MEN (AND WOMEN) THINK LIKE ROQUENTIN, ONLY THEY TEND TO FORGET IT
Throwing the book NAUSEA by a man named Jean-Paul Sartre against the wall, the reader screams: “What is he talking about?” Picking up the book from the floor, he finds himself beginning to think like Antoine Roquentin, its main character. “I am holding this book. This book exists. I have an ‘odd’ feeling holding this book.” Again, …
Short Stories Coming Soon
The collection of short stories will be coming here soon. Thank you for your patience.