Prince of Peace

by | Dec 25, 2020 | Christmas

Octavian Augustus, first emperor of Rome, was known by many titles, including Divi Filius (Son of God), and Princeps Pacis (Prince of Peace). An inscription in Asia Minor states that Augustus’s birth “… has been for the whole world the beginning of...

A World Transfigured

by | Aug 6, 2020 | Uncategorized

A fragment of an unpublished poem on the Solemnity of the Transfiguration: Wholly Mystery, whom I dare approach,and in nearing nearly apprehendnot you so much as the gulf between,suffer these, my poor petitions,my tepid desires, as a motherabides her child’s tedious...

Science, Poetry, and the Imagination

by | May 23, 2020 | Uncategorized

In light of necessary COVID restrictions, the Glen Workshop, an annual gathering of writers, visual artists, musicians, and anyone interested in what happens at the intersection of art, faith, and mystery, will be held online this year (July 27-31) rather than on the...

Reflections on the Pandemic

by | Apr 13, 2020 | limits, Wendell Berry

I have two thematically-related, Wendell Berry-inflected essays on living through the COVID-19 pandemic that were posted today. Fill out your reading list here or ponder what limits mean for health in community here. Image of Wendell Berry from Center for Interfaith...