Hymn: Cathedral of Light
Upon this rock Our cross and spire, built in a land of quake and fire. Fragile as glass, bright as the air, the angled walls
Upon this rock Our cross and spire, built in a land of quake and fire. Fragile as glass, bright as the air, the angled walls
Here, from my box of precious things: a handful of rose petals dry and wither-burnt; a smooth stick in the shape of a perfect “y;”
Flannery O’Connor; Walker Percy; J.F. Powers: young Catholic novelists may dream of joining the pantheon of 20th century greats, openly Catholic, yet acknowledged by the
In a recent essay Joseph Bottum pins the novel’s decline less on screens and social media than on metaphysical flatness. Much contemporary fiction either inhabits
But Jesus said to them: “Suffer the little children, and forbid them not to come to me: for the kingdom of heaven is for such.”
“Hasten to Aid Thy Fallen People” How does one make a song of holiness? Or speak of music without spoiling it? They both seem
[Editors note: This is the second poem in the song cycle by James Matthew Wilson inspired by the Mass of the Americas, called “The River
Editors note: This is the first poem from James Matthew Wilson’s song cycle, The River of the Immaculate Conception (WisebloodBooks.com, 2019), commemorating the Mass of
From the editors: Our present to you this Lent is to publish a series of poems by James Matthew Wilson. They commemorate The Mass of