Blackbirds and Whippoorwills

Like the blackbird singing before the dawn, Like the whippoorwill waiting to romance the moon, Like the newborn longing for breath as it crowns, Like the writer trusting the word to arrive, Like the waves rising to the wind’s caress, Like the fig trees casting...

Christmas Eve

Give your reverence. Give your awe. Give your silence, your humility, your rapturous tears. Give all in honor of theĀ Child who is God’s glory, And let there be peace. Let there be glad penance. Let there be no room in your heart for aught but love. on Luke...

Theotokos

Bless you, Mary, mother of God, for your courage and effort to give life to God in impossible circumstances: in full knowledge of the glory, in complete certainty of the pain. Bless you, Mary, for bearing God into the world and bless us to follow your...

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