Lessons From Purgatory
Lessons From Purgatory By Autumn Kennedy In its own capacity, Dante’s Purgatorio resembles Virgil, shepherding its readers up the sacred mountain in this life as he shepherded its […]
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The Nibelungenlied: A Book Profile
The NibelungenliedA Book Profile By Gabriel Blanchard Romance; treachery; vengeance; many unpronounceable names: here we have the ingredients of high epic. ❧ Full title: Der Nibelungenlied (“The Song
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Student Poem: Show Me the Coin Used for the Tax
Student Poem: Show Me the Coin Used for the Tax By Autumn Kennedy To Cæsar what is Cæsar’s give, . To God give what is His, For
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Student Poem: Photographs
Student Poem: Photographs By Autumn Kennedy A photograph is two degrees From Eternity, an image of An image of Reality. My life is livelier than these, And yet
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Student Poem: Windy Day
Student Poem: Windy Day By Autumn Kennedy Why do the oak-leaves rustle? aaaaBecause the wind is blowing, or aaaaBecause a Spirit presses? Why do their branches bow? aaaaBecause
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Von Goethe: An Author Profile
Von GoetheAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard Goethe inaugurated a fundamental change in the passions that inspire literature in general. ❧ Full name: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, né
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The Great Conversation: Scripture—Part I
The Great Conversation: Scripture—Part I By Gabriel Blanchard Sacred Scripture, a contested idea if ever there was one, is also one of the single most fruitful topics in
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Spending Time With Auden
Spending Time With Auden By Travis Copeland The progress of the year can seem gloomy, especially in winter, but this gives us a unique opportunity to “redeem the
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The “Pearl” Poet: An Author Profile
The Pearl PoetAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard This elusive author, whose writing contains so much of the sacred, the lovely, and the dreadful, is a surprisingly good
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Student Translation: The Æneid I.430-436
Student Translation: The Æneid I.430-436 By Anastasia O’Donnell Virgil’s famous epic The Æneid follows the mythic history of the Trojan prince Æneas and his people, after the destruction
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