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Litany of the Cross

Save us, O Holy Cross. Signpost of the times,Gnomon of the age,Axes of creation,Save us, O Holy Cross. Mast of a drifting planet,Plumb line of a crooked world,Knife of Caesar sectioning the globe,Downspout of the blood that waters the earth,Save us, O Holy Cross. Caltrop of the four . . . . Continue Reading »

Briefly Noted

Dana Gioia has had an unusual and distinguished career as a poet, an executive with General Foods, and Chairman of the National Endowments for the Arts. In Studying with Miss Bishop: Memoirs from a Young Writer’s Life, he describes mainly his early years as a prospective writer. The emphasis, . . . . Continue Reading »

Poland's Moment

April 2, the eighteenth anniversary of John Paul II’s death, was a cold, rainy day in Poland. Yet upwards of 50,000 Poles descended upon Warsaw in a march defending St. John Paul II against slander.  Continue Reading »

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