Monthly Archives: July 2010

SWEET BROTHER, IF I DO NOT SLEEP

It is doubtful if anyone short of Pope John XXIII did as much for the image of the Catholic Church in the latter half of the 20th century as did the convert writer Thomas Merton. Looking back on that period, … Continue reading

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THE WORDY HERMIT RETURNS

One of my early verses: When, in the hidden days, The whirlpools silver-swirled within the water, Michael walked and climbed among the creeping ivy Green beside the river deep; He smiled and softly whispered in the shadow-sunny – The water … Continue reading

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