Mother of God, He broke thy heart That it might wider be, That in the vastness of its love There might be room for me. Fr. Frederick William Faber (b. 1814- d. 1863) The month of May would not be complete without a post on Our Lady’s son, Fr. Frederick William Faber. I wrote of this English priest in…
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Angelus ad Virginem
On this seventh day of the month of Our Lady, I am posting a medieval poem in Mary’s honor which is titled, Angelus ad Virginem. This delightful ode to our Queen dates to the thirteenth century; and is notable for the fact that its authorship is unknown. The Angelus ad Virginem is based on the prayer, the Hail Mary; and I…
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Notre-Dame de Paris and Professor de Oliveira
“For the world of science and evolution is far more nameless and elusive and like a dream than the world of poetry and religion; since in the latter images and ideas remain themselves eternally, while it is the whole idea of evolution that identities melt into each other as they do in a nightmare.” ― G.K. Chesterton, The Ball and…
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Belloc on Easter Monday
It is Easter Monday, and we remain in Easter, so a bit of Hilaire Belloc (b. 1870- d. 1953) might be in order; hence, here follows two small celebratory poems by Hilaire Belloc: Sonnet Upon God, The Wine Giver Thought Man made wine, I think God made it, too; God making all things, made Man made good wine. He taught…
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The Love of Christ Which Passeth Knowledge
The Love of Christ Which Passeth Knowledge By Christina Rossetti (b. 1830- d. 1884) I bore with thee long weary days and nights, Through many pangs of heart, through many tears; I bore with thee, thy hardness, coldness, slights, For three and thirty years. Who else had dared for thee what I have dared? I plunged the depth most deep…
