From a letter by Saint Cyprian, bishop and martyr A faith that is ready and unshaken Cyprian sends greetings to his brother Cornelius. My very dear brother, we have heard of the glorious witness given by your courageous faith. On learning of the honor you had won by your witness, we were filled with such … Continue reading
Catholic Apologetics Cheat Sheet
THE CATHOLIC APOLOGIST’S SCRIPTURAL CHEAT SHEET Christopher Wong
Passion of a Warrior
When did his passion begin? Did it commence with the kiss By which he bid his loved ones adieu. Or did the call to battle Bid him count the cost, Shattering vanities and proud hoorahs, With winter ice Though veins, Piercing to the marrow of bone. The Call was always greater Than one man’s valor … Continue reading
A Drop in the Ocean
A drop in the ocean of the Lord, Minuscule, Tear-sized, Hardly felt upon the cheek, Brushed away To fall into the river of Your love. Once alone, Barely a something, Really “a nothing”, A lonely singularity, But felt upon a Heart. The tears of others, Conjoined, Confusion, Profusion, Holy joy in headlong rush, Whisked over … Continue reading
The Breech
How great is the distance between us? Some would say The span from East to West, Or measure in miles the chasm Stretching from Heaven to Hell. Others count the centuries Since Your earthly Presence In hallowed flesh. There is no numbering Eternity or Divinity. You are closer than my breath. Your Heart beats within … Continue reading
Exultation of the Holy Cross
“Have this mind among yourselves, which was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form he humbled himself … Continue reading
