The first one We Are in Love, the Celibates Gravely Say, is in keeping with Ascension Day, which this year is 5 May. Yes, celibates can be in love. Several friends over the years are celibate , and a few of them have shared their struggles with me. That is the main reason why I do not have S.J. after my name.
The second one, A Dark Word, has greater poignancy since "The poem called death" has not been written for Berrigan, as it will be for all of us eventually.
Around this time of year I starting thinking about some summer reading. I am thinking of more Berrigan, and adding in some cases, a re-reading of two other Jesuit poets, G.M. Hopkins and Robert Southwell.
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