Friday, August 17, 2007

Fr. Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J. On The Blessed Virgin Mary

Orthodox Priest Fr. Stephan on Fr. Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J.

The Meaning of Words The Blessed Virgin Mary Compared to the Air We Breathe - Gerard Manley Hopkins

Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889) was a Jesuit priest (a convert from Anglicanism) and perhaps the greatest modern (?) poet of the English Language (ok, he’s my favorite). My second daughter, Khouria Kathryn, made me aware of this poem. Hopkins is wonderfully sacramental in his poetry - God permeates his words and the world his words come from.



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