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A Reflection on “God’s World” by Edna St. Vincent Millay

Explore the poem that inspired Mary Holdsworth Butt's architectural wonder at Laity Lodge.

March 2025
Canyon

What Do We Mean by Faith?

Our highest hopes are not for ourselves.

November 2024
Poetry

A Few Thoughts on “Primer Lesson” by Carl Sandburg

"When you let proud words go, it is not easy to call them back."

August 2024
Poetry

A Few Thoughts on the “Prayer of St. Francis”

St. Francis did not write the "Prayer of St. Francis."

June 2024
Poetry
Words That Inspire US
Words That Inspire US

What Words Do You Live By?

What resonates with you—a particular scripture or poem or quote—when you need strength or inspiration?

June 2024
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Words That Inspire US
Words That Inspire US

Thoughts on “February Twilight”

Sara Teasdale was the first person ever to win a Pulitzer Prize for poetry.

February 2024
Canyon
Words That Inspire US
Words That Inspire US

An Excerpt from “The Kingdom of God Is Within You”

November 2023
Canyon
Words That Inspire US
Words That Inspire US

The Universal Prayer

September 2023
Poetry
Words That Inspire US
Words That Inspire US

Reflection on “Epistle the Second”

June 2023
Canyon
Words That Inspire US
Words That Inspire US

Reflection on “Linnet’s Wings”

Read this commentary on the stanza from "The Lake Isle of Innisfree" carved on the entrance sign to Linnet’s Wings on the H. E. Butt Foundation Camp property.

February 2023
Canyon
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