Poem: Rise up in splendor, Chicago!
Rise up in splendor, Chicago! Patrick T. Reardon Rise up in splendor, Chicago! Your light has come, the glory of the Lord. See, darkness in the alleys, under viaducts, [...]
Book review: “The Temple of Jerusalem” by Simon Goldhill
For a building that has been gone for nearly 2,000 years, the Temple of Jerusalem remains a surprisingly vibrant presence and a resonant symbol in world culture today. And also, [...]
Book review: “This Gun for Hire” by Graham Greene
The Chief Constable and Sir Marcus are minor stars of Graham Greene’s 1936 novel This Gun for Hire in the way of bit players in Shakespeare’s plays, such as the [...]
Poem: Outside the news cycle
Outside the news cycle Patrick T. Reardon Army Bob went in search of Army Bob in the alley behind the brothel, in the McDonald’s corner booth, in the dark [...]
Book review: “Elizabeth I: A Feminist Perspective” by Susan Bassnett
It was, perhaps, the high point of Elizabeth I’s forty-four-year reign as Queen of England and Ireland. It was certainly a moment of great victory. Just a few days earlier, [...]
Book review: “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” by Agatha Christie
This month marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of Agatha Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, one of her best novels and one of the all-time best mysteries. Christie [...]
Poem: As it is in heaven
As it is in heaven Patrick T. Reardon John of Lent with the sewer crew of four men as distant as his father. Lord of Bricks. [...]
Book review: “Many Waters” by Madeleine L’Engle
Sandy and Dennys know they aren’t in Kansas anymore — well, Connecticut. The tall, fifteen-year-old twins had just come in from playing hockey in the New England winter, chilled to [...]
Poem: Revelation
Revelation Patrick T. Reardon In the darkness, Long John Oremus heard behind a loud voice of the sun and moon, and the stars of light, and waters above the [...]
Essay: Not left behind locked doors
A year ago, Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore noted in his Pentecost homily that, at this moment in history, it can feel like we’re hunkered down in the upper room, [...]