HeyJaredWritings in the Roots
Poems, reflections, and interviews inspired by the Word of God and his cross
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The Swimmer (opens the original)
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The SwimmerBy Sister Madeleva WolffAfraid? Of you, strong proxy lover, you, God’s sea? I give you my small self ecstatically,To be caught, held, or buffeted; to restHeart to your heart, and breast to breathing breast;To know on arms and cheeks, on brow and lips the bliss, The stinging madness of one infinite kiss;Daring your most exquisite, sweet alarmsIn the safe compass of the everlasting arms.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Id8E!,f_au
Anne Porter (opens the original)
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The other day I opened a book that I have opened many times: a collection of poems by renowned Catholic poet, Anne Porter. I have read and felt moved by the poems over and over again, but I did something different this time. As I rested before bed, I opened the foreword that I’d never read before. I kicked myself for having never bothered to read it, because it inspired me almost as much as the poems themselves did. I’ve taken many of the lines from the foreword and patched them together in a po
Poetry in Catholicism (opens the original)
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In this episode, Sally and I dive into how poetry presents itself in the Catholic faith. We also talk about prayer in relation to poetry, and does poetry have a place within the Church nowadays?Writings in the Roots is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.<input class="button primary" type="submit" v
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