Backward Mutters

  • Thanksgiving’s Gift

    Thanksgiving’s Gift

    This is an Italian sonnet for Thanksgiving Day which in America was formed and established midst a backdrop of hardship. As a discipline during hard times, it may be more important to take time for the practice of gratitude which can form in us a virtue of enduring resilience. https://audioboom.com/posts/5320166-thanksgiving-s-gift…

  • Returned

    Returned

    This is a sonnet for Thanksgiving and it is based on the account of Jesus’ healing of the ten lepers from Luke 17:11-19. The passage reads, On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers,…

  • A Bond Greater

    A Bond Greater

    This is a reposting and edit of a sonnet which I posted in memory of Lucy Higgs Nichols. You may read about the details of the sonnet below. In light of the week’s events, it’s apparent that we live in a divided country. Regarding Lucy Nichols, I cannot fully comprehend…

  • The Night is O’er

    My book, The Night is O’er: A Collection of Christmas Eve Stories is available on Amazon. The Night is O’er contains many of the Christmas Eve stories delivered at Grace Presbyterian Church‘s Candlelight Services.The Night is O’er was originally published on Grace Presbyterian ChurchThe Night is O’er was originally published…

  • An Antiphon for Election Day

    An Antiphon for Election Day

    Though it is too early to be talking about Advent, the hopes and desires acknowledged in Advent remain present. In particular, I’ve been thinking about the Advent antiphon, “O King of Nations”, and I’ve been thinking about the antiphon even more so in light of this election season. I sense that we…