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Two Poems to Welcome in the Spring

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

“For see, the winter is past, the rains are over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth, the time of pruning the vines has come, and the song of the turtledove is heard in our land.” (Song of Songs … Continue reading →

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The Blessed Virgin compared to the Air we Breathe

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

A poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins, SJ. Wild air, world-mothering air, Nestling me everywhere, That each eyelash or hair Girdles; goes home betwixt The fleeciest, frailest-flixed Snowflake; that’s fairly mixed With, riddles, and is rife In every least thing’s life; … Continue reading →

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