When fishes flew and forests walked And figs grew upon thorn,Some moment when the moon was blood Then surely I was born. With monstrous head and sickening cry And ears like errant wings,The devil’s walking parody On all four-footed things. The tattered outlaw of the earth, Of ancient crooked will;Starve, scourge, deride me: I am dumb, I keep my secret still. … Continue reading The Donkey – By G.K Chesterton
Andrey ShishkinSimeon and Jesus The setting of this the Virgin Mary’s first Sorrow- is probably familiar to us as the fourth Joyful mystery of the Rosary the “Presentation of Jesus in the Temple,” In the calendar of the Church it is celebrated as part of “The Feast of Candlemas” when candles are blessed in the … Continue reading Sorrowing with Our Mother: The First Sorrow – The Prophesy of the Sword.
Hello for another week, coming to you from a very hot Melbourne. We are hunckered down in the air-conditioning trying to keep ourselves from melting! Hope that you, wherever you are in Australia and even New Zealand, are surviving ok and that your electricity hasn't decided to pack it in. Burnout. It seems to be … Continue reading Around the Web – Week 3, 2018
