Hilaire Belloc: Champion of the Catholic Cultural Revival
Along with G.K. Chesterton, Hilaire Belloc was hugely influential in the growth of the Catholic presence in the wider culture.
Results from Tag: 'poetry'
Real Men Read Poetry
COMMENTARY: Great literature shows us who we are. It is like a mirror that shows us ourselves. It shows us our character, our personality, our personhood.
Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney’s Poetry Formed by Sacraments and the Soil of Ireland
A new scholarly study reveals how the Nobel-winning poet’s verse reflects a profoundly sacramental imagination.
Hope Is an Eternal Spring
The saints, mystics and poets remind us that hope is not naïve optimism but the steady courage to love amid suffering and loss.
Lenten Illuminations: Finding Grace in the Light of the Cross
Siegfried Sassoon’s late-life conversion and poetry offer a moving meditation on faith, suffering and the redemptive light of Christ.
Famous or Forgotten: 12 Poets Everyone Should Know
May the flame of the Famous Five burn ever brighter; may the flame of the Secret Seven be rekindled.
John Donne and the Power of Poetry
Appreciating the unique beauty and power of poetry, one glorious English poem at a time.
Here’s the Latest Proof of the ‘Exciting Rebirth’ of Catholic Poetry in the US
This collection of poems by James Matthew Wilson offers an appreciation for the gift of life in all its sorrows, wonders, mysteries and simple pleasures.
Plethora of Poetry for All Ages
BOOK PICK: ‘Poems Every Child Should Know’ will delight readers and read-aloud listeners alike.
Renowned Catholic Poet (and Former Anti-Catholic Atheist) Sally Read Gathers ‘100 Great Catholic Poems’
Sally Read views her poetic craft as a vocation to take people ‘along the way of beauty’
