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Catholic Poetry: “Believe and Take Heart,” by John Lancaster Spalding
BELIEVE AND TAKE HEART By John Lancaster Spalding What can console for a dead world?...
October 2014
October 09, 2014
A Poem by Blessed John Henry Newman, 1857
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A Poem by St. Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897)
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Poem for the Fiftieth Anniversary of Villanova, 1892
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June 21, 2014
St. Aloysius Gonzaga, a Poem by Father William Hart McNichols, S.J., 1989
Aloysius, You have drawn me to you, gentle teacher, loving guide. I am filled with...
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May 31, 2014
Catholic Poetry: “Our Lady of the May” by J. Corson Miller
Our Lady of the May By J. Corson Miller Hail, thou thrice-glorious Queen of...
May 27, 2014
A Poem in Honor of the Feast of St. Philip Neri (1515-1595)
ST. PHILIP IN HIS GOD Philip, on thee the glowing ray Of heaven came down...
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Catholic Poetry: “You Silent Dead,” In Honor of the Civil War Veterans
"YOU SILENT DEAD" By Sister Ignatius Summer, R.S.M. The silent dead! The silent dead! I've...
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November 30, 2013
Catholic Poetry: “A Christmas Song” by Teresa Brayton (1868-1943)
O LORD, as You lay so soft and white, A Babe in a manger stall,...
November 27, 2013
Forgotten 19th Century Catholic Authors: Henrietta Dana Skinner
“Authentic Sketches of Living Catholic Authors: Mrs. Henry Wimple Skinner,” The Catholic World 65 (May...
November 23, 2013
Catholic Poetry: “The Pillar of the Cloud,” by Blessed John Henry Henry Newman (1801-1890)
Lead, kindly light, amid the encircling gloom, Lead Thou me on! The night is dark,...
November 16, 2013
Catholic Poetry: “The Hound of Heaven” by Francis Thompson (1859-1907)
In the early twentieth century, Francis Thompson's poem "The Hound of Heaven" was very popular...
November 09, 2013
Catholic Poetry: “Newman,” by George N. Shuster
NEWMAN BY GEORGE N. SHUSTER Men found you subtle, master, blending skeins Of taut silk...
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May 31, 2013
James Ryder Randall and the Music of the Civil War
Journalist and poet, b. 1 Jan., 1839, at Baltimore, Maryland; d. 15 Jan., 1908 at...
May 29, 2013
The Poet of the Confederacy: Father Abram J. Ryan (1839-1886)
The poet-priest of the South, born at Norfolk, Virginia, 15 August, 1839; died at Louisville,...
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March 21, 2013
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THE SISTER OF MERCY By Author Unknown She shares in the hopes of those who...
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December 30, 2012
“St. Vincent De Paul,” a Poem, 1862
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL A hymn to St. Vincent De Paul, The Apostle of brotherly...
December 22, 2012
“How the Young Colonel Died”
HOW THE YOUNG COLONEL DIED By David Gray You want to hear me tell you...
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October 27, 2012
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FATHER DAMIEN By John Bannister Tabb O God, the cleanest offering Of tainted earth below,...
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The Starry Host By John Lancaster Spalding THE COUNTLESS stars, which to our human eye...
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Eliza Allen Starr (1824-1901), Convert and Poet
Born to a distinguished New England family, Eliza Allen Starr grew up "in an atmosphere...
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I AM THE WAY By Rev. Alfred Young, C.S.P. "Thou hast laid thy body as...
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