By force of her imagination and skill, Emily Dickinson could take the measure of solitude, opprobrium and even damnation.

I was delighted recently to discover that three of my favorite authors, all from extremely different backgrounds and ...

William Cowper’s The Task, written in 1785, echoes today’s anxieties with eerie precision — war, oppression, the weight of the world. Can poetry offer solace in chaotic times? A journey through memory ...

Homer and Odysseus live in a world where there is no one morality common to all people. Odysseus is never condemned for being ...

Father Michael said Saint Valentine was one, very real person– or at least the man that the church honored with a feast was no legend. He said he did not know of the secret marriage ceremonies, but ...

Petrarch (1304-1374), one of the founding fathers of humanism in Italian language and renaissance, could perhaps be described as the originator of the poetic genre 'sonnet' signified as a composition ...

Guava is my most favourite fruit, favourite enough to evoke a poem titled 'I want a friend who brings me guavas'. To my delight, guava season had just begun. My love for the guava fruit, and tree has ...

Writing this month from the Office of the Holy See, the Jesuit Francis acknowledges the right of countries to establish law ...

A WWII veteran, devoted Catholic, and family man — my father embodied the balance of strength and kindness that today’s world ...

This article offers 20 carefully curated romantic poems that can elevate your celebration, making your partner feel cherished and special. From works by Shakespeare to Rupi Kaur, these verses are ...

Since last week’s newsletter offered a favorite argument for the existence of God, it’s only fair to balance the scales by considering a strong argument against religious faith, against the ...