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Poetry as Theology: Reflections on Ephrem the Syrian and Richard Wilbur

  Introduction Blessed is He who has appeared to our human race under so many metaphors![i]   Asked to reflect on the relationship between poetry and theology, I always reach for the above lines of Ephrem the Syrian’s. In some respects, all my thoughts on this matter are circular, starting from and returning to the […]

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Church Architecture in America: A Look at the Sanctuary from a Missionary Perspective

Editor’s Note: This essay is an interesting provocation for church architects and liturgical artists. Fr. John Finley challenges us to rethink some of the normative materials and imagery used in our churches to better conform to the vision of Heaven described in scripture. I think there is much to be said for this approach, controversial […]