In this special Advent 2020 podcast episode, Fr. Steve Lantry, SJ joins us to explore how poetry can serve as an aid to deepen one’s prayer life.
Fr. Steve shares a few of his favorite poems that have aided him in his own prayer, and offers up some commentary on the nature of our interior lives and the journey of being more fully human.
G.K. Chesterton once wrote, “The reason we fly from the
Can you see a playground amidst the countless smells, sights,
Can you imagine a city that is just? A city
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What book, movie, quote, or tv show has most shaped your understanding of leadership or the city?
A quote that has shaped my understanding of leadership and the city is, “Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly now, love mercy now, walk humbly now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.”
While the amount of work there is to do to transform cities is great, this quote reminds me that we are freed from having to complete it all, though our obligation to continue remains. We may never see a huge transformation in our lifetime. The work stretches far beyond us. However, this does not make our acts of faithfulness in the day to day less significant, no matter how small they may seem.
