Singing in the Night

October 2026

• Whence the willow…

  Whence the Willow Tree a poem Where oh where is the willow tree where Mother hung her Harp When they murdered our last priest Child How can you sing his songs in the house of those who captured us Are you trying to torment me? You sang them first to me Strange as that may seem When the fever came At the moment you thought I’d be lost to thee Now how could it be that the songs of a lost nation of a God of retreat Be mighty to save The one you love above any Why do those same sweet melodies Bring joy to the hearts of thy children Born to slavery Our God is stronger Then you believe That’s what it all means And so i shall go to find him Where the river Meets a willow tree

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May 2026

• Whence is my…

  In the pope's new encyclical Magnificent humanity the holy father places two images from the bible in juxtaposition. The first being the tower of babel story and told in genesis, which is commonly understood as morality tale of the consequences of trying to reach heaven without god's blessing. A hubristic act if ever there was one. The second image the pope uses of the rebuilding of Jerusalem after the fall of babylon, which was an endeavor blessed by god, not only because it's Jerusalem, not only because god himself commanded it, but by the collaborative way in which it was carried out in which all were given a section to rebuild. Pope Leo keeps returning to these images throughout hundred or so pages of his document. He reiterates the historic catholic philosophy about technology, that With a very few exceptions technology is neutral force. However technology can take on the moral character of those who build, finance, and regulate it. In this context the holy father sees reason to…

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