VISION SPOTLIGHT
Word as witness to the Word
COUNTLESS brothers, sisters, and priests as well as lay faithful have penned song and verse not only as a creative outlet, but also as a shared prayer, an expression of love for God and Creation, and a celebration of life.
Song and verse are among the oldest ways of praising God, and the impulse to be generative is one of the main components of a call to religious life, so it’s not surprising that poets are part of the vast array of creative religious.
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OME PEOPLE go to priests; others to poetry …” said British novelist Virginia Woolf. Catholics, of course, know that the two aren’t mutually exclusive: Spirituality and art are richly intertwined in our faith tradition. Over the centuries, countless brothers, sisters, and priests as well as lay faithful have penned song and verse not only as a creative outlet, but also as a shared prayer, an expression of love for God and Creation, and a celebration of life. This year’s VISION Spotlight showcases the published work of contemporary women and men religious poets and lyricists who are following their call to serve God with their gifts and continuing our Catholic artistic heritage. = Find more poems by religious in our expanded article online at tinyurl.com/WitnesstoWord.
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