by Peter James | Dec 9, 2024 | Gerald Manley Hopkins
We need to talk about depression during Advent. December brings diminishing daylight and colder temperatures to drive us indoors. Add to it unrealistic expectations about Christmas or nostalgia about holidays from long ago. Despite the traditional song,...
by Peter James | Jun 7, 2023 | Gerald Manley Hopkins
Prayers are sometimes answered in unimaginable ways. Take the story of Gerald Manley Hopkins (1844-1889). He wasn’t particularly successful as a poet. He published only a few poems during his lifetime. Nor was he effective as a priest. People in his church...
