Theology and Literature

Ichot a Burde on a Bour

This is one of the Harley Lyrics from British Library Harley MS 2253. You can find the text at this wonderful Harley Lyrics site: http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wpwt/harl2253/ichot/ichot.htm.

Sarah Beckwith seminar

Christmas sermon by Fr. Matthew Olver

My good friend Fr. Matthew Olver preached this Christmas sermon at the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation in Dallas, TX, on Christmas day.

Sub Contra

Poem by Louise Bogan, read by Rob Hendricks

This Room and Everything In It

Poem by Li-Young Lee, read by Rob Hendricks

My Father, in Heaven, is Reading Aloud

Poem by Li-Young Lee, read by Rob Hendricks

Arise, Go Down

Poem by Li-Young Lee, read by Rob Hendricks

This Hour and What Is Dead

Poem by Li-Young Lee, read by Rob Hendricks

On a Certain Engagement South of Seoul

Poem by Hayden Carruth, read by Rob Hendricks

Cappadocian Song

Poem by Hayden Carruth, read by Rob Hendricks

The Stray Dog by the Summerhouse

Poem by Donald Justice, read by Rob Hendricks

Tales From a Family Album

Poem by Donald Justice, read by Rob Hendricks

Sonnet - The Wall

Poem by Donald Justice, read by Rob Hendricks

In Bertram's Garden

Poem by Donald Justice, read by Rob Hendricks

The Memory of Elena

Poem by Carolyn Forche, read by Rob Hendricks

On An East Wind From the Wars

Poem by Alan Dugan, read by Rob Hendricks

The Forgotten Ambitions of Alfred J. Kietschup

I read this story last night at the Fellowship of the Leaf. It's one of three stories I've written that I still like (the other two have been published.) I had a great time reading it, sipping some bourbon, and...

Archbishop Rowan Williams on Rule of Benedict

Archbishop and Cardinal Pray in the Sistine Chapel The Anglican and Roman Catholic delegations in Rome for the historic meeting of the Archbishop and the Pope and celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Anglican Centre in Rome, visited the Sistine Chapel today for...

Poetry with Augustine

Hi to Hannah Miller!

Josef Pieper - In Tune with the World - Chapter 9

Final chapter of this little book on festivity.

Rob Hendricks Interview

Joel Gunderson interviews Rob Hendricks during their recent poetry seminar in Portland, Oregon. Both are close friends. Might be more interesting if you've read their poetry.

Josef Pieper - In Tune with the World - Chapter 8

Josef Pieper - In Tune with the World - Chapter 7

Reading from this slim volume on festivity by the German Thomist Josef Pieper.

The Dual Unity of Man and Woman - The Nuptial Mystery - Anthony Cardinal Scola

Reading from this recent book by the archbishop of Venice, including "four essential features of the meaning of the man-woman pair." I'll happily take this down if Eerdmans objects.

Four Theses on Religion and Literature

Larry Bouchard's typology of approaches to the academic study of the intersection of religion and literature. "These four theses are intended mainly to describe, for the sake of comparison and discussion, some rationales for the intentional study of religion and...

Caedmon's Hymn

The story of the first poem in the English language, revealed in a dream to an illiterate shepherd.

Josef Pieper - In Tune with the World - Chapter 6

Reading from this slim volume on festivity by the German Thomist Josef Pieper

Josef Pieper - In Tune with the World - Chapter 5

Josef Pieper - In Tune with the World - Chapter 4

Josef Pieper - In Tune with the World - Chapter 3

Josef Pieper - In Tune with the World - Chapter 2

Reading through this slim volume by German Thomist Josef Pieper.

Josef Pieper - In Tune with the World - Chapter 1, part 2

Josef Pieper - In Tune with the World

Reading a slim volume by the German Thomist Josef Pieper on festivity.