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Medieval Wednesday
Not doing German homework results in most of my posts nowadays. Every time I need to sit down and do it, I find something else to do. It’s been a while since I’ve shared a medieval poem with you all,...
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Julian of Norwich and God’s Love
I am sorry, I have been on a massive kick of medieval posts lately. So let’s dive right in! Julian of Norwich was a mystic who lived in fourteenth century England. She was one of the first women to...
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Happy First Year!
A year ago this month, I started this blog experiment. It does not feel like a year, to use a cliched phrase. My first post was about T.S. Eliot, so I thought I would cap the year by again posting...
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“Pearl” and Understanding
One of my favorite poems of all time is a short work by an anonymous author in the 15th century. He was a contemporary of Chaucer, a court-poet who spoke and wrote in a different dialect than the...
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Eliot and Faith
I have posted many a post on T.S. Eliot. And yet, I will again. I have to write a paper on “Ash Wednesday,” a poem sometimes called his “conversion poem.” It is an interesting poem–the intersection...
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Rossetti on Need for Christ
There are some big decisions coming up in our house these days. I feel my need and inadequacy deeply as my husband and I begin to consider potential life changes we might make. Somehow, it feels...
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Happy Two Year Birthday!
Today, my blog officially enters into the terrible twos. Thank you to all who have gently read and watched it toddle along, and to all the friends, family, writers, and saints who have influenced the...
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Story-Telling, the Humanities, and Faith
I’m back, after a long hiatus. I hope this post finds everyone enjoying their summer and reading lots of good, delightful books! Something on my mind lately: the role of the humanities (or to put it...
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