by Joe Romeo | Jun 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
For this week’s installment of Monday Morning Poetry, I’d like to share William Shakespeare’s (1564–1616) “When in Disgrace with Fortune and Men’s Eyes”: When in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes I all alone beweep my...
by Joe Romeo | May 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
Introduction In a culture that applauds vulnerability and acclaims sentimentality[1], hearing that God does not need us often engenders a negative visceral reaction that leaves a sour taste in our mouths. Such a reaction, I submit, should be met with a prolonged...
by Joe Romeo | May 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
Since we’re just coming out of the Easter season, for this week’s selection of Monday Morning Poetry, I have chosen “Most Glorious Lord of Life” by Edmund Spenser (1552–1599): Most glorious Lord of Life, that on this day Didst make thy triumph...
by Joe Romeo | May 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
Several years ago on a different blog I began a series of posts titled “Monday Morning Poetry.” Why? Well, 1) because I like poetry, and 2) because it felt right. I’m not sure I need a deeply philosophical reason for doing so. After all, it’s...
by Joe Romeo | May 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
My days are like an evening shadow; I wither away like grass. But you, O LORD, are enthroned forever; you are remembered throughout all generations (Psalm 102:11–12). Some months ago I drove past a sign emblazoned with the words “Estate Sale,” adorned with arrows...
by Joe Romeo | Apr 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
We are shaped and formed by our habits. In a very real sense, we become our habits. In his book You Are What You Love, James K. A. Smith observes that activities are not just things we do, but they are things that do something to us as well. For this reason, we must...
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