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“I should be glad of another death”: T.S. Eliot’s timeless poem for Epiphany

January 2, 2021 Dr. Kelly Scott Franklin 4

With its natural imagery suggesting a spiritual coming-to-life, Eliot’s 1935 poem moves symbolically from the barrenness of winter into the verdant fertility of Christ’s arrival. […]

Detail from 'Crucifixion' (c.1315) by Giotto di Bondone [WikiArt.org]
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Seven Last Words from the Cross: “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

March 26, 2018 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 1

Why evil? Why suffering? Why death? Why do bad things happen to good people? Why does God seem so far removed from it all? […]

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Seven Last Words from the Cross: “Woman, Behold Your Son”

March 25, 2018 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 3

The Lord’s earthly ministry ended on Calvary with the Beloved Disciple and the “woman” brought into a unique relationship with each other by the dying […]

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