Monthly Archives: December 2005

O bird that somewhere yonder sings,In the dim hour ‘twixt dreams and dawn,Lone in the hush of sleeping things,In some sky sanctuary withdrawn;Your perfect song is too like pain,And will not let me sleep again. I think you must be … Continue reading →

Not she with traitorous kiss her Saviour stung,Not she denied him with unholy tongue;She, while apostles shrank, could dangers brave,Last at the cross and earliest at the grave. Eaton Stannard Barrett’s poem, Woman, found in Great Poems of the English … Continue reading →

“Her womb did appear as a spiritual paradise wherein is planted the divine plant whereof eating we shall live and not die as Adam.” This hymn honors the Feast, our struggle, our Mother, and God. Fashioned from the side of … Continue reading →

It’s Christmas Eve, and it was on this day in 1914 that the last known Christmas truce occurred, during World War I. German troops fighting in Belgium began decorating their trenches and singing Christmas carols. Their enemy, the British, soon … Continue reading →

“I behold a new and wondrous mystery! My ears resound to the shepherd’s song, piping no soft melody, but loudly chanting a heavenly hymn! The angels sing! The archangels blend their voices in harmony! The cherubim resound their joyful praise! … Continue reading →