the biblical figure known as both a devoted follower of Jesus, and, according to the Western Christian tradition, a repentant immoral woman, or prostitute. “Magdalene,” a new book of poems ...

I live with my wife, Sandy, in Springfield, where it is my pleasure to host "Poetry from Daily Life." Since starting the column in November 2023, a growing number of wonderfully talented guests ...

Jesus never wrote a poem. The only words he ever wrote were on the sand. And the rain washed those away. His life was poetry. He was the Word made flesh. A poet is a poet because, like Jesus ...

My guest this week on Poetry from Daily Life is Heather Lende ... how do you do it? Jesus said not to pray in public. That we should go into a room and close the door and talk to God in private.

the poems reveal not only the world of the Benedictines but also an extraordinary woman—Midge Parish, an oblate who served the poor and disenfranchised for 40 years, living what might otherwise seem ...

His first stop as a tourist, then, was to learn how to be away from home and the comfort of his previous life. In the poem “Jesus in Nazareth” from this section, he observes, “Nazareth ...