I recently taught a short six-class course for Homeschool Connections on “Poems Every Catholic Should Know.” The text for the course was my book of the same title, which is an anthology of Christian ...

For some, storytelling has long been one of humanity's tools for understanding the past and its truth. Whether spanning cultures and centuries, stories may help readers process complex ideas and ...

Christian Poetry in America Since 1940: An Anthology, edited by Micah Mattix and Sally Thomas, calls to mind the old quote attributed to Mark Twain, "Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." As ...

This encyclopedia provides a surprisingly complete collection of entries on American poetry and poets from the early colonial to the contemporary era. Included are both major and lesser-known poets ...

We fell asleep reciting modest prayers.No one would ask for our deliveranceOutright, to have the age-old mortal plotUpended ...

Malcolm Guite has found himself a sort of tribal elder for younger generations of Christians. On a cool, drizzly summer day in Vancouver, a few Regent College students trailed after their visiting ...

In Spencer Reece’s poem “Ayer,” from his new collection, Acts, the priest-poet talks about his bishop, who “had spent the day visiting churches/ and a gypsy that was begging for the host.” The worth ...

Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from Marcia Pally’s From This Broken Hill I Sing To You: God, Sex, and Politics in the Work of Leonard Cohen. It has been edited for length and style. “If ...

Scotus Central Catholic graduate Cassie Kouma said her faith was strengthened during her freshman year of college, leading her to question how she's living her faith. The University of Nebraska at ...