February 2020

Yesterday, birds found their way under the netting, / beaked off most of the strawberries.

Above the lapping sea, the turning tide, below advancing clouds, hung my reverie.

And farther back whiter / than memory's blanc—orb in the royal infant's hand

The fit between phenomenology and Catholic philosophy was never perfect. Thus it could appeal to both Catholic and secular philosophers.

When Jean Vanier died in May 2019, he left behind 153 L’Arche communities in 38 countries on five continents, comprising 10,000 members.

Readers respond to the Pachamama affair, LGBTQ+ acceptance, Democrats on impeachment, and historic days in Irish history.

Problems have solutions, while mysteries like suffering, love, and death do not. They must be instead lived out with attention to human richness and interconnection.

Jerry Ryan had a profound sense of the Body of Christ, and his own obscure place in it. After decades of writing in these pages, may he rest in peace.