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An Update and A Fresh Poem: "The Hope of Tears"
And for those who would like, a few words about it.
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Paul J. Pastor
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October 2024

A Fresh Poem: "Staying"
And a few words on it, for those who would like them.
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Paul J. Pastor
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The Great Conversus of Beauty
A guest post on Hawks and Hopkins, by Fr. Michael Rennier
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Paul J. Pastor
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The Rev. Michael Rennier
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A Fresh Poem: "A Small Defiance"
And for those who would like, a few words about it.
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Paul J. Pastor
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Five Good Things for October
A snapshot of what is bringing me joy and beauty.
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Paul J. Pastor
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September 2024

Of Greenness
What does it mean to really be alive? St. Hildegard has thoughts.
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Paul J. Pastor
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A Fresh Poem: "Damascus Road"
And, for those who would like, a few words about it.
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Paul J. Pastor
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A Good Word
Notes Toward a Poetry of Blessing
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Paul J. Pastor
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August 2024

A Fresh Poem: "Because I Thought that Hope Was Not for Me"
On the Strange Resilience of Hope.
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Paul J. Pastor
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The Bones Are Good
House, home, and one decade of fixing up.
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Paul J. Pastor
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Of Elders and of Olders (Part 1)
What can we do about the ebb of wisdom?
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Paul J. Pastor
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A Poem: "Nine Kinds of Blindness"
On the various ways we do not see; a poem from Bower Lodge.
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Paul J. Pastor
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