Category Archives: Poetry

ASK FATHER: Kissing the priest’s hand in the Latin Mass v. the liturgical spirit of Judas. Wherein Fr. Z rants.

From a reader… QUAERITUR: Finally I got my first Latin Mass and it was wonderful.  I want more more more and I can’t understand why the Pope doesn’t want us to have it.  I know he doesn’t like things he … Read More

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“…yea thou art now Thy Maker’s maker,…”

Annunciation by John Donne (+1631): Salvation to all that will is nigh; That All, which always is all everywhere, Which cannot sin, and yet all sins must bear, Which cannot die, yet cannot choose but die, Lo, faithful virgin, yields … Read More

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“Ash Wednesday” by T.S. Eliot

Back in 2013, with a remnant of a cold, I read T. S. Eliot’s Ash Wednesday. It’s interesting to go back to that post and see the comments.  For example, Supertradmum is no longer with us.  Say a prayer for the repose … Read More

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Grabbed by the neck. Famous poem by Yeats and a vision of heretic Jesuit Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. A talk by Michael Hitchborn at the Coalition for Canceled Priests Conference

Longtime readers here know of my love of poetry. Hence, from the beginning this talk by Michael Hitchborn at the Coalition FOR Canceled Priests grabbed my attention, for he began with William Butler Yeats and his most famous work. He … Read More

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T.S. Eliot – “Ash Wednesday”

Back in 2013, with a remnant of a cold, I read T. S. Eliot’s Ash Wednesday. It’s interesting to go back to that post and see the comments.  For example, Supertradmum is no longer with us.  Say a prayer for the repose … Read More

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Chesterton’s poem “The Donkey” and … donkeys

First, I had a note from a reader/watcher who picked up on my donkey comments in my commentary at 1 Peter 5. She wrote, riffing on my remarks, … I laughed when I read your article on 1P5 because we … Read More

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“Ash Wednesday” by T.S. Eliot

Back in 2013, with a remnant of a cold, I read T. S. Eliot’s Ash Wednesday. It’s interesting to go back to that post and see the comments.  For example, Supertradmum is no longer with us.  Say a prayer for the repose … Read More

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Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On!

Yesterday, Italy beat England in soccer (football) to win the European Championship. When Italy won, the cheer in Rome was apparently so great that it showed up on seismographs that measure earthquakes. Which reminded me of one of the most … Read More

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#ASonnetADay – Sonnet 154. “The little Love-god lying once asleep…”

#ASonnetADay – Sonnet 154. “The little Love-god lying once asleep…” FINIS pic.twitter.com/JOwGAIRhDo — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) April 23, 2021

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Happy Talk Like Shakespeare Day 2021!

In the past, National “Talk Like Shakespeare Day” has like a prefatory defalcator stealthily crept in upon my dawning awareness.  Not so this year. During this last year, under the inspiration of Sir Patrick Stewart and at the admonition of … Read More

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#ASonnetADay – Sonnet 153. “Cupid laid by his brand and fell asleep…”

#ASonnetADay – Sonnet 153. "Cupid laid by his brand and fell asleep…" pic.twitter.com/JrWufdd3j6 — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) April 23, 2021

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#ASonnetADay – Sonnet 152. “In loving thee thou know’st I am forsworn…”

#ASonnetADay – Sonnet 152. “In loving thee thou know’st I am forsworn…” pic.twitter.com/pXLyMDqjqX — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) April 22, 2021

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#ASonnetADay – Sonnet 151. “Love is too young to know what conscience is…”

#ASonnetADay – Sonnet 151. “Love is too young to know what conscience is…” pic.twitter.com/nwpgld0Yoa — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) April 21, 2021

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#ASonnetADay – Sonnet 150. “O! from what power hast thou this powerful might…”

#ASonnetADay – Sonnet 150. “O! from what power hast thou this powerful might…” pic.twitter.com/k55999eQuh — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) April 20, 2021 This was a serious pain to post, tonight.  Zuhlsdorf’s Law kicked in.

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#ASonnetADay – Sonnet 148. “O me! what eyes hath Love put in my head…”

#ASonnetADay – Sonnet 148. “O me! what eyes hath Love put in my head…” pic.twitter.com/iu2UOCbuTI — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) April 17, 2021

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#ASonnetADay – Sonnet 147. “My love is as a fever longing still…”

#ASonnetADay – Sonnet 147. “My love is as a fever longing still…” pic.twitter.com/TLygFu2BXP — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) April 16, 2021

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#ASonnetADay – Sonnet 146. “Poor soul, the centre of my sinful earth…”

#ASonnetADay – Sonnet 146. “Poor soul, the centre of my sinful earth…” pic.twitter.com/osmL5cc6Xs — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) April 15, 2021

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#ASonnetADay – Sonnet 145. “Those lips that Love’s own hand did make…”

#ASonnetADay – Sonnet 145. “Those lips that Love’s own hand did make…” pic.twitter.com/LyxZtuROmi — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) April 14, 2021

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#ASonnetADay – Sonnet 144. “Two loves I have of comfort and despair…”

#ASonnetADay – Sonnet 144. “Two loves I have of comfort and despair…” pic.twitter.com/7u52W5jzFs — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) April 14, 2021

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#ASonnetADay – Sonnet 143. “Lo, as a careful housewife runs to catch…”

#ASonnetADay – Sonnet 143. “Lo, as a careful housewife runs to catch…” (I tossed a coin over “housewife” or “hussif”.) pic.twitter.com/AG2upG4Q9d — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) April 13, 2021

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