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My personal invisible rabbit
There is an old British superstition that on the first day of the month, if you wake up and say, first thing, "Rabbit, Rabbit" you will be granted...
National Catholic Reporter, 03/21/08 by Christopher de Vinck · More from publication -
Autumn has its seeds
I woke up this morning with a vague notion of regret, recognizing that I am limited in my choices, annoyed that the carpenter bees are still...
National Catholic Reporter, 10/12/07 by Christopher de Vinck · More from publication -
A road map for contemplation
A BOOK OF HOURS By Thomas Merton; edited by Kathleen Deignan; illustrated by John Giuliani A BOOK OF HOURS By Thomas Merton; edited by Kathleen...
National Catholic Reporter, 07/06/07 by Christopher de Vinck · More from publication -
Duck eggs, bison and plum blossoms
Over 40,000 years ago, respected elders crawled deep inside dark caves found in what is today southern France, and drew bison and antelope on the...
National Catholic Reporter, 05/25/07 by Christopher de Vinck · More from publication -
Between the upland and the under-land
I have been giving much thought recently to the idea of the upland and the under-land. For me, the upland was the meadow in Canada where the wild...
National Catholic Reporter, 08/25/06 by Christopher de Vinck · More from publication -
Ghosts in a forgotten land
There is, in a forgotten land, a place where a boy and a girl smeared their faces with charcoal and ran out the front door with white pillowcases...
National Catholic Reporter, 10/28/05 by Christopher de Vinck · More from publication -
Saving ourselves in summer
Summer is the season to save ourselves. If we are lucky enough, we have a week or two of vacation where time stops, the loons or ocean waves lull...
National Catholic Reporter, 08/12/05 by Christopher de Vinck · More from publication -
Fred goes gently into that good night
During the final illness of D.J. Thomas, his son, Dylan, wrote the famous poem, "Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night." It is this poem that I...
National Catholic Reporter, 03/21/03 by Christopher de Vinck · More from publication -
Goodness leaves us a heritage of joy and stillness: we make an investment for the future when we choose the good - Spirituality
Many years ago when I was a lonely man I met a woman, Rosemary. Everyone called her Roe. I invited her to my home to meet my brothers and sisters,...
National Catholic Reporter, 12/13/02 by Christopher de Vinck · More from publication -
A time for the dead to slip back - Starting Point - memories of Halloween - Column
Once upon a time there was a pirate, a witch and a boy who called himself Davy Crockett. They roamed the neighborhood holding pillowcases, knocked...
National Catholic Reporter, 10/25/02 by Christopher de Vinck · More from publication
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