Commonweal. March 14, 2008 Saliva Even the birds have tongues.I’ve seen hummingbirds’, fine as a hair,slip out to catch the nectar from the fuschia,have seen fledgling woodpeckers’ tentatively...
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Sister Anne Robb Writes a Letter Having turned in my stamps, signed on to silence, I dream the old friends open their empty mailboxes. In dreams, they come to visit, dressed oddly, staring...
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is a fine book--and Lawler must be a terrific lecturer. (The biographical note says he has taught at various middle western universities, published many books on religious matters, and...
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ANNE HIGGINS RECIPE Yeast rises like praise clings to the cloth, leaves its thready face there. Dough rolls smooth springs back seamless in hand as thought. The oven opens and doses its...
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ANNE HIGGINS ELIZABETH SETON Proud straight woman with the snapping eyes, you had to look up to your benefactors. You had to sail oceans to make up your mind, and lose all your lace to be...
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FESTIVAL FLASHBACK THE SCREEN As film festivals go, the Eighth New York Film Festival came and went. Although announcements promised works by outstanding directors whose wares were typical and...
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