Remembering George Herbert, priest and poet
Born in 1593, George Herbert, a cousin of the Earl of Pembroke, grew up amongst gifted and creative people.
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The Powerful and Practical Witness of Evelyn Underhill
Evelyn Underhill lived a sort of double life.
A Priest, A Poet, a Lover of Christ
Today we celebrate the Feast of George Herbert, Anglican priest and poet, who died in 1633.
Your teeth are like a flock of ewes
It only took 40 years, but I finally realized that Valentine’s Day offers the opportunity to reflect on my love for the people nearest and dearest to me.
Sarah Josepha Buell Hale’s Unprecedented Gratitude
Our family likes to celebrate and decorate for just about every holiday.
Poems, Prophecy, and Pockets
A few weeks ago it was “Poem in Your Pocket Day” at my kindergartener’s school. This is a day when each student is asked to bring a poem to school to share with her classmates.
Re-Imagining Mary
Mary was a distant figure for me before having children. As a child she was the part in the nativity I never got to play (my short brown hair meant that I always lost out to my long blond-haired friends). As an adult, to me she was the venerated saint of Catholics, whose hailing brought a comfort I did not understand. I knew she was important, but I could not relate to her.
