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Poetry and theology — sharing new poems, essays, and reflections. Thanks for reading; check back for fresh pieces and occasional musings.

Poems

Read 'Lux' by Ryan Service
Ryan Service: 2 New Poems
Read 'Ostia Lido, Rome' Poem
Poem: San Giovanni Valdarno
Poem: Exit for the Sociological Review
Two poems in "Theology" journal (paywall)

Literature / Theology

Pope Francis' Summer Reading List
Pope Francis' Social Imagination
Catholic View: Lifelong Political Engagement
Mind the Gap: Rethink Church Divide
The poetry of Elizabeth Jennings helped shape me as a Christian - Catholic Herald
Politics as a form of social friendship

Random musings

Re-negotiating space: walking in a time of pandemic (COVID-19 blog no. 9) - Centre for Catholic Social Thought and Practice
A theology of housing?
Watching Netflix with de Certeau - SettimanaNews
A reflection on World Refugee Day

Book Reviews

Towards a Politics of Communion: Catholic Social Teaching in Dark Times by Anna Rowlands, T&T Clark Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021, pp. xvi + 315, £25.99, pbk | New Blackfriars | Cambridge Core
Towards a Politics of Communion: Catholic Social Teaching in Dark Times by Anna Rowlands, T&T Clark Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021, pp. xvi + 315, £25.99, pbk | New Blackfriars | Cambridge Core
Alasdair MacIntyre: An Intellectual Biography by Émile Perreau-Saussine, translated by Nathan J. Pinkoski, University of Notre Dame Press, 2022, pp. 228, $40.00, hbk | New Blackfriars | Cambridge Core
Alasdair MacIntyre: An Intellectual Biography by Émile Perreau-Saussine, translated by Nathan J. Pinkoski, University of Notre Dame Press, 2022, pp. 228, $40.00, hbk | New Blackfriars | Cambridge Core
Theology and Ecology in Dialogue. The Wisdom of Laudato Si’ by Dermot A. Lane, Messenger Publications, Dublin, 2020, p. 176, €19.95, pbk | New Blackfriars | Cambridge Core
Theology and Ecology in Dialogue. The Wisdom of Laudato Si’ by Dermot A. Lane, Messenger Publications, Dublin, 2020, p. 176, €19.95, pbk | New Blackfriars | Cambridge Core
Sister Death. Political Theologies for Living and Dying, By Beatrice Marovich | Literature and Theology | Oxford Academic
Sister Death. Political Theologies for Living and Dying, By Beatrice Marovich | Literature and Theology | Oxford Academic

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