by Rainer Maria Rilke
How can I keep my soul in me, so that
it doesn't touch your soul? How can I raise
it high enough, past you, to other things?
I would like to shelter it, among remote
lost objects, in some dark and silent place
that doesn't resonate when your depths resound.
Yet everything that touches us, me and you,
takes us together like a violin's bow,
which draws one voice out of two separate strings.
Upon which instrument are we two spanned?
And what musician holds us in his hand?
Oh sweetest song.
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This could be the single greatest poem that I have ever read.
Thursday, July 05, 2007
Sunday, January 07, 2007
One Book...
...that changed your life:
A Soldier of the Great War, Mark Helprin
...you've read more than once:
Oliver Button is a Sissy, Tomie dePaola
...you'd want on a desert island:
The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery
...that made you laugh:
The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd
...that made you cry:
The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini
...you wish you had written:
The Life You Save May Be Your Own, Paul Elie
...you wish had never been written:
The New Friend, Charlotte Zolotow
...you're currently reading:
Letters to a Young Catholic, George Weigel
...you've been meaning to read:
Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy
You're all welcome to do this survey...just post it in the comments section.
A Soldier of the Great War, Mark Helprin
...you've read more than once:
Oliver Button is a Sissy, Tomie dePaola
...you'd want on a desert island:
The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery
...that made you laugh:
The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd
...that made you cry:
The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini
...you wish you had written:
The Life You Save May Be Your Own, Paul Elie
...you wish had never been written:
The New Friend, Charlotte Zolotow
...you're currently reading:
Letters to a Young Catholic, George Weigel
...you've been meaning to read:
Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy
You're all welcome to do this survey...just post it in the comments section.
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
from Vitus Speaks:
1. Favorite devotion or prayer to Jesus
The Psalms
2. Favorite Marian devotion or prayer
The Rosary
3. Do you wear a scapular or medal?
Yes, a scapular medal actually
4. Do you have holy water in your home?
Yes
5. Do you "offer up" your sufferings?
I try
6. Do you observe First Fridays and First Saturdays?
Fridays yes; not always Saturdays
7. Do you go to Eucharistic Adoration? How Frequently?
Yes; every week (at least at school)
8. Are you a Saturday evening Mass person or a Sunday morning Mass person?
Usually Sunday
9. Do you say prayers at mealtime?
Yes
10. Favorite saints
Lots of Biblical figures (David, Isaac, Rebecca, etc.), Thomas Aquinas, Elizabeth Ann Seton, Cecilia (the last two my patrons)
11. Can you recite the Apostles' Creed by heart?
Yes
12. Do you usually say short prayers (aspirations) during the course of the day?
I try
13. Bonus Question: When you pass by an automobile accident or other serious mishap, do you say a quick prayer for the folks involved?
Yes; my mom taught me to say a 'Hail Mary.'
hmm...I don't know who else is currently reading this blog anymore, but I'll try to tag John Hall...
1. Favorite devotion or prayer to Jesus
The Psalms
2. Favorite Marian devotion or prayer
The Rosary
3. Do you wear a scapular or medal?
Yes, a scapular medal actually
4. Do you have holy water in your home?
Yes
5. Do you "offer up" your sufferings?
I try
6. Do you observe First Fridays and First Saturdays?
Fridays yes; not always Saturdays
7. Do you go to Eucharistic Adoration? How Frequently?
Yes; every week (at least at school)
8. Are you a Saturday evening Mass person or a Sunday morning Mass person?
Usually Sunday
9. Do you say prayers at mealtime?
Yes
10. Favorite saints
Lots of Biblical figures (David, Isaac, Rebecca, etc.), Thomas Aquinas, Elizabeth Ann Seton, Cecilia (the last two my patrons)
11. Can you recite the Apostles' Creed by heart?
Yes
12. Do you usually say short prayers (aspirations) during the course of the day?
I try
13. Bonus Question: When you pass by an automobile accident or other serious mishap, do you say a quick prayer for the folks involved?
Yes; my mom taught me to say a 'Hail Mary.'
hmm...I don't know who else is currently reading this blog anymore, but I'll try to tag John Hall...
U2 at the 2002 Super Bowl
Thanks to YouTube, I can finally watch this again after four years. I still remember the first time I saw it. It is perhaps the most powerful and moving live performance ever:
Monday, January 01, 2007
Well, I was waiting for Rocco Palmo (see link to the side) to post his "Churchman of the Year," but it seems to be delayed. I guess then for the news of the day I'll just say that I can't believe that Rolling Stone chose Crazy by Gnarls Barkley as the best song of 2006. I mean, really. Where's Far Away? Or Waiting on the World to Change?
As for iTunes' opinion, the best songs were: (best seller) Bad Day (ugh) and (staff favorite) again, Crazy. But, the best selling albums were The Fray, How to Save a Life, and John Mayer, Continuum. If anyone cares, the staff favorite in the album department was Eyes Open, by Snow Patrol.
Anyway, I'll be interested to see how the Grammys play out. They got it right last year, giving U2 their proper due, but we'll see what happens this year with John Mayer and his five nominations. No-one deserves recognition more, for his stellar album Continuum.
As always, stay tuned and God Bless.
As for iTunes' opinion, the best songs were: (best seller) Bad Day (ugh) and (staff favorite) again, Crazy. But, the best selling albums were The Fray, How to Save a Life, and John Mayer, Continuum. If anyone cares, the staff favorite in the album department was Eyes Open, by Snow Patrol.
Anyway, I'll be interested to see how the Grammys play out. They got it right last year, giving U2 their proper due, but we'll see what happens this year with John Mayer and his five nominations. No-one deserves recognition more, for his stellar album Continuum.
As always, stay tuned and God Bless.
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