Michael Sansone has written a contemplative collection of poetry that journeys through suffering, faith, temptation, and redemption. Drawing on Christian imagery, liturgical rhythms, and personal reflection, the poems explore the tension between worldly illusion and divine truth. From moments of spiritual struggle to glimpses of grace, Sansone invites readers into a deeply introspective path toward surrender, healing, and ultimate acceptance of God’s will.
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Rhymes of Acceptance is a rare gift — poetry that does not merely describe the spiritual life but enacts it. This compact, powerful collection gives voice to the realization that existence itself is grace, and that Acceptance is not resignation but the creature’s joyous consent to its own eternal grounding in God. The Trinitarian structure that undergirds all authentic contemplative life breathes through every page. The Father’s silent abyss, the Logos as “interior meaning” pulsing through Eucharist and Resurrection, and the Espíritus who draws the poet into the “creative zone” and assures us all that one is ‘never alone.’ With freshness, honesty and grace, Rhymes of Acceptance bears witness to what the mystical tradition has always insisted: that the Spirit transfigures opacity into luminosity, not by removing the darkness, but by revealing the Light that is always already there.” – Fr Philip Krill, Spiritual author promoting a Trinitarian vision of deification and contemplative prayer
“Sansone’s Rhymes of Acceptance is a deeply reflective and spiritually grounded collection, weaving poetic insight with theological resonance, inviting readers into a contemplative encounter with suffering, grace, and the quiet transformation of the soul.” – Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, author of The Narrative Spirituality of Dante’s Divine Comedy
Michael “Mick” Sansone rose from the “School of Hard Knocks” in midtown St. Louis to become the CEO of a thriving family business. His faith journey began in 1975, when a powerful encounter with the Holy Spirit transformed his life and called him to a renewed walk with Christ. Believing deeply that all people are children of God, Michael has spent decades mentoring and supporting individuals from every background. A devoted husband, father, and grandfather, he continues to witness the quiet miracles of daily life—affirming his conviction that Jesus Christ is as present today as He was in the New Testament.
Rhymes of Acceptance by Michael Sansone Michael Sansone has written a contemplative collection of poetry that journeys through suffering, faith, temptation, and redemption. Drawing on Christian imagery, liturgical rhythms, and personal reflection, the poems explore...
The Cape and the Urn: Musings in verse on the challenge of life by Teresa Arthur The Cape and the Urn is a deeply personal collection of reflective verse that traces the contours of a life shaped by memory, illness, faith, and ongoing self-discovery. Written in...
St. Francis Bar and Grill by David Craig ST. FRANCIS BAR AND GRILL is a time capsule: the best poems David Craig has published in book form over his first 33 years. Each one is meant to evangelize in its way, to give God glory; each one embodies a growing sense of...
Glimpses of Light by Theresa Hickey Glimpses of Light gathers faith-filled poems and reflections that trace the quiet movements of grace in ordinary life—moments of healing, gratitude, struggle, and renewal. Drawing deeply on Scripture, prayer, and lived experience,...
My Journey's End by Dennis Billy, C.Ss.R. This volume offers a contemplative collection of spiritual reflections and poetic meditations, tracing the human journey toward meaning, surrender, and hope. Written with simplicity and depth, these brief pieces invite readers...
Rhymes of Repentance by Michael Sansone Michael Sansone, through this collection of his verse, invites readers into a poetic journey of faith, struggle, and grace. Through vivid reflections on sin, sorrow, forgiveness, and divine mercy, these heartfelt verses...
Why Can't We Write as well as the Devil? Incensed Pieces on the Contradictory Expressions of our Faith by Ivan Arthur In Why Can’t We Write as Well as the Devil?, Ivan Arthur crafts a collection of “incensed pieces” that probe the contradictions of faith with wit,...
Time! Ladies and Gentlemen: A Few Thoughts on Last Things--In response to James Sale’s Trilogy: HellWard, StairWell, and DoorWay by Francis Etheredge Where to begin? Emerging as we do into consciousness, our life is yet a dialogue although, not thinking it through, we...
Ultimate Hope in a Fallen World: Poems, Psalms, and Aphorisms by Kenneth Francis This unusual book by Kenneth Francis is a first of its kind. Juxtaposing poems, Psalms, and aphorisms, Mr Francis's visceral poems on a seemingly pessimistic fallen world, is succeeded...
Talking to Myself: Spiritual Musings and Inspirations in Verse and Reflections by Teresa Arthur Talking to Myself is a deeply personal collection of spiritual poetry and reflective prose by Teresa Arthur. Written in the wake of a cancer diagnosis, this book is a...
But O heart! heart! heart!O the bleeding drops of red,Where on the deck my Captain lies,Fallen cold and dead. - from "O Captain! My Captain!"by Walt WhitmanA Dear Friend, Volume 2: Anger by Daniel Mahoney with a foreword by Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP This second volume...
Hearing Voices by Barbara Ruth Saunders Barbara Ruth Saunders’ debut poetry collection, Hearing Voices, summons personal encounters with people and places, in memory and imagination. Paperback: $9.99 | Kindle: $9.99 REVIEW Patricia Vaccarino (February 10, 2025), "Book...
A Look at Life: Poetry for Reflection, Vol. 1 by Belinda Terro Mooney This first installment of poems called A Look at Life is for individuals, couples, and families who want to ponder life and virtue and how we can cooperate with God's grace to become more virtuous...
A Look at Life: Poetry for Reflection, Vol. 2 by Belinda Terro Mooney This second installment of poems called A Look at Life is for individuals, couples, and families who want to ponder life and virtue and how we can cooperate with God's grace to become more virtuous...
A Time Will Come by Dennis Billy, C.Ss.R. This collection of poems covers a wide variety of themes: light and darkness, life and death, faith and doubt, courage and fear, time and eternity, true self and false self—to name but a few. It is rooted in the Catholic faith...
Exult O shores, and ring O bells!But I with mournful tread,Walk the deck my Captain lies,Fallen cold and dead. - from "O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt WhitmanA Dear Friend, Volume 1: Denial by Daniel Mahoney This first volume of poems is the poetic expression of the...
Published on the Feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin MaryWomen of Grace with Johnette Benkovic (September 11 & 12, 2023) - When God Offers Us the Cross: Steps to Mining the Treasure, Part 1 and Part 2Cloud of Witnesses by Joni J. Seith This 25th...
Yonder in the Sun by Daniel Fitzpatrick Yonder in the Sun serves as a poetic rendering of the soul’s encounter with the world. Through three cycles of verses wrought in a blend of traditional forms, the poems draw the reader into encounters with love and death, the...
Flow Gently Days by Rachel Heise The author endeavors in this book of poetry to demonstrate an alertness to the divine glorious moments in time that often pass by underappreciated. She encourages all readers to be on the lookout for a trail of lights that leads back...
“It is so sweet to serve the good God in the dark night of trial; we have this life only in which to live by faith.” - St Thérèse of Lisieux. “The birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus means that one day everything sad will come untrue.” - J.R.R. Tolkien.Light of...
Mark on the Line: On the sinking of the Marques, June 3, 1984 by Lawrence Hopperton Mark on the Line is centred on the grief author Larry Hopperton endured – endures – in the aftermath of the devastating 1984 loss of the sailing ship Marques, a vessel whose doomed...
His Divine Presence by Dennis Billy, C.Ss.R. Poetry of praise for the grace that God freely provides at every moment of our lives. Paperback: $9.99 | Kindle: $9.99 TESTIMONIALS "A dancer took off her makeup and costume and asked, "What more is there to life?" A woman...
Such Common Stories by Lawrence Hopperton There is one story only. It’s woven out of personal experiences and memories, the worlds that we have actually known and loved. The poems in Such Common Stories connect to our individual stories, so that the experiences they...
Pavement Prayers Kalia confessed to murder last night amid a hushed silence that lasted only a short while before he went into detailed account of the events that led to it . . . Thus begins one of the prayers in this book. This is a book of prayers that tell a story....
Honest Rust and Gold: A Second Collection of Prose and Poetry by Francis Etheredge Honest Rust and Gold: A Second Collection of Prose and Poetry. Rust is the breaking down of metal, owing to water, air and other factors, whereas gold does not deteriorate; and,...
It is My Soul that Sings: Selected Poems of Charles Gordon Rex Ed. by Charles Gordon Rex, Jr. Poet and composer Charles Gordon Rex’s style of writing, finally being published in the 21st Century, is that of a bygone era. He was the product of the first half of the...
Help Dante Help Italy A new translation by Daniel Fitzpatrick accompanied by the new sculptures of Timothy Schmalz Donate today!Canto 100 Revealed!The Inferno is now available in Paperback and Kindle! Click a link below to order your copy today! And, as you're...
Annabelle Moseley interviews Malachy Fallon, the Executive Director of the Xavier Society for the Blind concerning his apostolate to the blind and the work he did transcribing Annabelle's book into Braille. For more on Malachy, visit his interview on CatholicTV's Our...
The Prayerful Kiss (A Collection of Poetry and Prose) by Francis Etheredge Are a “Prayer” and a “Kiss” irreconcilable? This is the question Francis Etheredge examines through this medley of “moments," both painful and beautiful, which are laid out as a kind of...
The Cape and the Urn is a deeply personal collection of reflective verse that traces the contours of a life shaped by memory, illness, faith, and ongoing self-discovery. Written in moments of raw immediacy, the poems invite readers into intimate encounters with suffering, resilience, and grace. Moving across places and seasons of life, Arthur’s voice remains honest and searching, offering meditative insights that illuminate the human condition and the quiet transformation found in enduring hope.
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“What do you do when one day you are told that you have fourth stage ovarian cancer? Why? You just pick up your recipe book and cook up a storm for friends and family. Teresa Arthur has been doing it for the past eight years. ‘It is healing,’ she says. But in between the cooking and feeding, she sits down at her laptop and asks the Spirit to dictate. And the words come to her in a metre ordered by a luminescent faith; rhyme and rhythm of joyous hope; a poetry of healing. This collection is it. A prosody of the spirit; a sparkling distillate of pain made redemptive, which Teresa pours out in these poems. You will find in them the sprung rhythm of Faith that drowns the vocabulary of fear and despair. Having bravely fought the Big C for eight years, Teresa in this collection gives Hope a voice and a beautiful song to sing come what may.” – Ivan Arthur, author of Pavement Prayers, Saynt Lachmi, and The Guilty
“A profoundly human and spiritually resonant collection, Arthur’s verse invites readers into the crucible of suffering and grace, where honest reflection becomes a pathway to meaning, resilience, and a deeper encounter with the mystery of life.” – Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, author of The Narrative Spirituality of Dante’s Divine Comedy
Teresa Arthur, abandoned a career as a doctor, not wanting to risk a burning flame of love in Bombay melt away while studying medicine in a city 600 kms away. A science graduate at the time, she, instead, taught science and chemistry, first in India, later in the United Arab Emirates and lastly in Canada. An ardent reader of history and fiction and a culinary wizard in multi -ethnic cuisine, she had never made known her secret passion for poetry, her soul’s freedom and her heart’s mouthpiece. So, in time, verses poured out on the pages of her journals every time beauty and truth would awaken her. But when in July 2018, a cancer diagnosis came down on her like a ton of bricks, she sharpened her pencils and her verses shifted focus to thoughts on faith, the mystical, creation, human suffering and above all, the gospels of Jesus Christ. She and her husband Robin live in Halifax. They have three children and seven grandchildren.
Rhymes of Acceptance by Michael Sansone Michael Sansone has written a contemplative collection of poetry that journeys through suffering, faith, temptation, and redemption. Drawing on Christian imagery, liturgical rhythms, and personal reflection, the poems explore...
The Cape and the Urn: Musings in verse on the challenge of life by Teresa Arthur The Cape and the Urn is a deeply personal collection of reflective verse that traces the contours of a life shaped by memory, illness, faith, and ongoing self-discovery. Written in...
St. Francis Bar and Grill by David Craig ST. FRANCIS BAR AND GRILL is a time capsule: the best poems David Craig has published in book form over his first 33 years. Each one is meant to evangelize in its way, to give God glory; each one embodies a growing sense of...
Glimpses of Light by Theresa Hickey Glimpses of Light gathers faith-filled poems and reflections that trace the quiet movements of grace in ordinary life—moments of healing, gratitude, struggle, and renewal. Drawing deeply on Scripture, prayer, and lived experience,...
My Journey's End by Dennis Billy, C.Ss.R. This volume offers a contemplative collection of spiritual reflections and poetic meditations, tracing the human journey toward meaning, surrender, and hope. Written with simplicity and depth, these brief pieces invite readers...
Rhymes of Repentance by Michael Sansone Michael Sansone, through this collection of his verse, invites readers into a poetic journey of faith, struggle, and grace. Through vivid reflections on sin, sorrow, forgiveness, and divine mercy, these heartfelt verses...
Why Can't We Write as well as the Devil? Incensed Pieces on the Contradictory Expressions of our Faith by Ivan Arthur In Why Can’t We Write as Well as the Devil?, Ivan Arthur crafts a collection of “incensed pieces” that probe the contradictions of faith with wit,...
Time! Ladies and Gentlemen: A Few Thoughts on Last Things--In response to James Sale’s Trilogy: HellWard, StairWell, and DoorWay by Francis Etheredge Where to begin? Emerging as we do into consciousness, our life is yet a dialogue although, not thinking it through, we...
Ultimate Hope in a Fallen World: Poems, Psalms, and Aphorisms by Kenneth Francis This unusual book by Kenneth Francis is a first of its kind. Juxtaposing poems, Psalms, and aphorisms, Mr Francis's visceral poems on a seemingly pessimistic fallen world, is succeeded...
Talking to Myself: Spiritual Musings and Inspirations in Verse and Reflections by Teresa Arthur Talking to Myself is a deeply personal collection of spiritual poetry and reflective prose by Teresa Arthur. Written in the wake of a cancer diagnosis, this book is a...
But O heart! heart! heart!O the bleeding drops of red,Where on the deck my Captain lies,Fallen cold and dead. - from "O Captain! My Captain!"by Walt WhitmanA Dear Friend, Volume 2: Anger by Daniel Mahoney with a foreword by Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP This second volume...
Hearing Voices by Barbara Ruth Saunders Barbara Ruth Saunders’ debut poetry collection, Hearing Voices, summons personal encounters with people and places, in memory and imagination. Paperback: $9.99 | Kindle: $9.99 REVIEW Patricia Vaccarino (February 10, 2025), "Book...
A Look at Life: Poetry for Reflection, Vol. 1 by Belinda Terro Mooney This first installment of poems called A Look at Life is for individuals, couples, and families who want to ponder life and virtue and how we can cooperate with God's grace to become more virtuous...
A Look at Life: Poetry for Reflection, Vol. 2 by Belinda Terro Mooney This second installment of poems called A Look at Life is for individuals, couples, and families who want to ponder life and virtue and how we can cooperate with God's grace to become more virtuous...
A Time Will Come by Dennis Billy, C.Ss.R. This collection of poems covers a wide variety of themes: light and darkness, life and death, faith and doubt, courage and fear, time and eternity, true self and false self—to name but a few. It is rooted in the Catholic faith...
Exult O shores, and ring O bells!But I with mournful tread,Walk the deck my Captain lies,Fallen cold and dead. - from "O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt WhitmanA Dear Friend, Volume 1: Denial by Daniel Mahoney This first volume of poems is the poetic expression of the...
Published on the Feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin MaryWomen of Grace with Johnette Benkovic (September 11 & 12, 2023) - When God Offers Us the Cross: Steps to Mining the Treasure, Part 1 and Part 2Cloud of Witnesses by Joni J. Seith This 25th...
Yonder in the Sun by Daniel Fitzpatrick Yonder in the Sun serves as a poetic rendering of the soul’s encounter with the world. Through three cycles of verses wrought in a blend of traditional forms, the poems draw the reader into encounters with love and death, the...
Flow Gently Days by Rachel Heise The author endeavors in this book of poetry to demonstrate an alertness to the divine glorious moments in time that often pass by underappreciated. She encourages all readers to be on the lookout for a trail of lights that leads back...
“It is so sweet to serve the good God in the dark night of trial; we have this life only in which to live by faith.” - St Thérèse of Lisieux. “The birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus means that one day everything sad will come untrue.” - J.R.R. Tolkien.Light of...
Mark on the Line: On the sinking of the Marques, June 3, 1984 by Lawrence Hopperton Mark on the Line is centred on the grief author Larry Hopperton endured – endures – in the aftermath of the devastating 1984 loss of the sailing ship Marques, a vessel whose doomed...
His Divine Presence by Dennis Billy, C.Ss.R. Poetry of praise for the grace that God freely provides at every moment of our lives. Paperback: $9.99 | Kindle: $9.99 TESTIMONIALS "A dancer took off her makeup and costume and asked, "What more is there to life?" A woman...
Such Common Stories by Lawrence Hopperton There is one story only. It’s woven out of personal experiences and memories, the worlds that we have actually known and loved. The poems in Such Common Stories connect to our individual stories, so that the experiences they...
Pavement Prayers Kalia confessed to murder last night amid a hushed silence that lasted only a short while before he went into detailed account of the events that led to it . . . Thus begins one of the prayers in this book. This is a book of prayers that tell a story....
Honest Rust and Gold: A Second Collection of Prose and Poetry by Francis Etheredge Honest Rust and Gold: A Second Collection of Prose and Poetry. Rust is the breaking down of metal, owing to water, air and other factors, whereas gold does not deteriorate; and,...
It is My Soul that Sings: Selected Poems of Charles Gordon Rex Ed. by Charles Gordon Rex, Jr. Poet and composer Charles Gordon Rex’s style of writing, finally being published in the 21st Century, is that of a bygone era. He was the product of the first half of the...
Help Dante Help Italy A new translation by Daniel Fitzpatrick accompanied by the new sculptures of Timothy Schmalz Donate today!Canto 100 Revealed!The Inferno is now available in Paperback and Kindle! Click a link below to order your copy today! And, as you're...
Annabelle Moseley interviews Malachy Fallon, the Executive Director of the Xavier Society for the Blind concerning his apostolate to the blind and the work he did transcribing Annabelle's book into Braille. For more on Malachy, visit his interview on CatholicTV's Our...
The Prayerful Kiss (A Collection of Poetry and Prose) by Francis Etheredge Are a “Prayer” and a “Kiss” irreconcilable? This is the question Francis Etheredge examines through this medley of “moments," both painful and beautiful, which are laid out as a kind of...
ST. FRANCIS BAR AND GRILL is a time capsule: the best poems David Craig has published in book form over his first 33 years. Each one is meant to evangelize in its way, to give God glory; each one embodies a growing sense of what that can mean in language play. Surrealism becomes the gift of tongues; meditation offers us life in strange places. Joy is always lurking in the quiet, childlike wonder in its startling array.
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“David Craig’s poems are small perfections that deserve to be cupped, like birds, in the palms of one’s hands, their hearts beating steadily, their wings set for flight. Thirty-three years’ worth of homage to saints and holy sinners, psalms and celebrations, prayers and prophecies all gather to a greatness in these pages, a worthy testament to the faithful life and work of this modern day devotional poet, his fierce love of the word, the world, the men and women who inhabit it, and the God who made it all. St. Francis Bar & Grill will buoy you up, break your heart, and make you glad to be alive. And isn’t that what poems are supposed to do?” – Angela Alaimo O’Donnell, author of Holy Land, Dear Dante, and The View from Childhood: New and Selected Poems
“‘If a thing is dull / It is not Christian,’ writes St. Philip Neri, a statement David Craig uses as one of his epigraphs. These poems are not dull! They crackle with telling detail, imaginative leaps, playful wit, and profound insights—the hallmarks of Craig’s poetry. More they are imbued with a sensibility attuned to the presence of God. Inhabiting that sensibility as a reader can refresh the imagination and make you more attuned to the ways God is at work in the world and in your own life.” – Eric Potter, author of Things Not Seen
“In one of David Craig’s poems from St. Francis Bar and Grill (a poem about Brother Giles), the poet avers ‘they lamented / the world they’d missed. // So, Giles met them, too, halfway.’ In this open-hearted, wise and embracing collection, as he has throughout his long and fruitful poetic journey, Craig goes out of his way to meet saints and would-be saints, at least halfway, wherever he (or they) happen to be. And if he does not go all the way—that is to say, move in with them—it is because he wants to hear what they have to say aloud, and thus bring their voice to the reader. With close to 250 pages, spanning 33 years of poems, there is far more in this collection than can be brought to light here: decades of daily living where heaven and earth engage in constant conversation. In one of my favorite poems, and what must be a magisterial celebration of the Communion of Saints, we read: “Who of us has gathered flowers / enough for heaven?” And then the answer… ‘Our consolation is always / that many have! And so, though / slowly, we get that change, both here / and in our going.’ At the heart of this poetic tour-de-force is the convicted embrace of that saintly communion, its grandeur and its quirkiness, its queries and its wise returns. Leaning on St. Francis and St. Therese, St. Clair and St Alphonse, Mary, the Mother of God—may the heavens and earth praise her!—and his own spiritual discovery, Craig, whose poetry ever captures the pulse of the human heart, points us time and again to the immersive presence of God in His fallen but beloved world. ‘God travelling, as He always has / on as many roads as necessary, / never clueing us in, using / each stump and stirrup, giving us / what we need… never asking permission.’ Oh, to be reminded of that with such beautiful poetry! What a gift this is to the reader!” – Sofia M. Starnes, author of The Consequence of Moonlight and other works, Poet Laureate of Virginia, Emerita
“One of David Craig’s gifts from the beginning of his work is his ability to use the temporal and spiritual in a transformative manner, so that daily life accounts acquire purpose and direction and things we do almost without thinking are charged with meaning. The poems awaken in the reader a desire to reach in and out, to identify the milestones in his or her own spiritual journey. These are powerful poems which belong on the shelf with Merton, Hopkins and Eliot.” – Dr. Janet McCann, an American poet, scholar, and professor emerita (after 46 years of teaching English and creative writing) at Texas A&M University
“A striking and contemplative collection, Craig’s poems embody a lived Franciscan imagination—where humility, poverty, and grace converge—inviting readers into a world where the ordinary is transfigured by divine presence and poetic vision.” – Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, author of The Narrative Spirituality of Dante’s Divine Comedy
“Taken singly, each poem is wonderfully crafted and deeply wise. Taken together, they stand as an achievement that is nothing less than monumental. They confirm what I have long suspected, that David Craig is among the finest poets writing today.” – William Bedford Clark, editor of The Selected Letters of Robert Penn Warren
“Craig’s verses ring with his characteristic turning to Christ in all situations amid a recounting of every-telling–and just-often-enough-outlandish–details of everyday life. His regular nod to suffering and bodily death grounds these poems in extra heft, but a heft balanced by a poet’s gratitude for life’s greatest gifts: the sacraments, devoted relationships, leaves and breezes, the chance to glimpse the Trinity’s glory in the smallness of it all.” – Jacob Riyell, Associate Professor of English, Marquette University
“For David Craig, God is in the details. His world is beautifully sacramental, and so is his poetry. In his poems, frost-covered blades of grass convey grace, as do metal casings, pinecones in the snow, other people (especially those close to him), and every carefully-chosen word. Expecting the wondrous is what Advent is all about. . . . David Craig has a gift for seeing the infinite ways in which matter and spirit are intertwined, and how expectations of redemption fill every moment. A wonderful and poignant celebration of the Word made flesh, perfectly laced with humor.” – Carlos Eire, winner of the National Book Award for WAITING FOR SNOW IN HAVANA
“This is a book of joy, an Easter of jubilation. Holiness infuses these poems: holy flights of imagination, holy laughter, hold living in the everyday, and holy resurrection hope. Even the punishing season of winter is ‘a glass of chilled champagne.’ And angels everywhere–materializing to sing a Bach mass in the middle of the night on an empty street, or maybe dropping in for a summer swim. The energy, the down-to-earth reverence–is all of a piece, creating an abundance of blessings for any reader fortunate enough to step inside the world David Craig writes and lives.” – Jill Paleaz Baumgaertner, Poetry Editor, CHRISTIAN CENTURY
“With his immediately recognizable voice–wry but reverent–and uncommonly deft prosodic skill, David Craig’s new poems serve to resurrect the beauty of formal structures bearing uncontainable and exultant spirit into view.” – Scott Cairns, author of SLOW PILGRIM and ANAPHORA
“It’s possible that what David Craig has fashioned here is a new Book of Common Prayer. Within the universe of devotions, Craig is able to bring about observations and observances that shine with wit and existential piety which succeeds in erasing the distance between perceiving subject and perceived objects, between the quasi-fictional speaker and the chair he sits in. The fluidity of subject, predicate, object in the lived understanding of universal Oneness in the being of God becomes, as in Wallace Stevens, ‘the motive for metaphor,’ and the reader can dissolve in the poems’ momentary transformations.” – Bill Tremblay, author of WALKER ALONG THE DITCH: POEMS
“David Craig is a psalmist who praises the complexity of the way, as St. John of the Cross once deliberated its darkness, as Gerard Manley Hopkins celebrated the strangeness and depth of the visions which bust one through illusion. I believe David Craig to be the foremost religious poet of the day whose special gift is to reveal the presence and care of God in all things–especially the most unlikely things. He gives us poems as rich in humanity as they are in the mystery of God . . . . This is a major work in the mystical tradition.” – Howard McCord, author of COLLECTED POEMS
“David Craig’s poetry takes you on a journey from the deepest, most solemn experiences of Christian spirituality to the precious, everyday moments of life whose vitality and poignancy we so often miss. There is the presence of the mystic in Craig’s voice. His poetry stirs the mind to awaken to the sacredness of the present moment while not downplaying the rawness of the human experience. The power of language and its sublime ability to elevate our souls to an intimate awareness of personal struggle, spiritual understanding, and aesthetical appreciation, pervade this rich and beautiful collection.” – Daniel Maria Klimek, TOR, Assistant Professor, Theology Dept, FUS
“David Craig’s poems read like something written by a hip Franciscan, filled with a surprising sense of self-effacement and humility, mixed with a continual note of celebration for the things of this world: sunsets, sunrises, the chirp of birds, his beautiful family, the happy howl of his two dogs. Somehow, he makes you feel, as he says, as if Jesus were, in fact, ‘to walk down the middle of our street happy to sit with us on our back porch,’ to ‘talk about wherever we need to belong to/at the moment.” – Paul Mariani, author of EPITAPHS FOR THE JOURNEY
“David Craig is one of the best poets working today. HIs poetic vision might be best described as ‘mystical realism,’ and to serve that vision, Craig has evolved a demotic yet lyric style that resembles Emily Dickinson’s in its nerve-end economy, William Carlos Williams’s in its plain-spoken diction and disarmingly unpretentious tropes, and CK Williams’s in its candor of address.” – David Impastato, editor of UPHOLDING MYSTERY
“These poems are brilliant, such a delight to read. . . . David Craig’s EVERY TONGUE CONFESS is a poetic exploration of the human condition that manages to be at once playful and profound, whimsical and wise, earthy and other-worldly. . . . Jesus appears in these poems as infinitely patient, willing to bow low to meet us poor, sinful pilgrims where we are. Read these poems–they will give your soul rare sustenance.” – Christine Schintgen, former President of OLSWA
“The name Craig will be mentioned with the likes of Donne, Blake, Whitman, Dickinson, Frost, Eliot and Merton. Couldn’t stop reading. Had 2 send this text 2 give myself a break. Incredible . . . congratulations.” – Duane Drotar, Catholic Activist
“A compelling pleasure . . . David Craig longs for the eternal amid the pleasure and trials of the quotidian. He catches glimpses of the Everlasting that reveal the large coherence, his mortal place in the immortal plan. These lovely lyrical meditations are self-effacing but also self-assured . . . : “Oh great God of the universe/hear us as we move our losses aside/Let that be our voice, our answer.” – Andrew Hudgins, author of A CLOWN AT MIGNIGHT: POEMS
“In poem after poem, Craig helps us see his and our foolishness; still, the self-deprecating voice here is also the voice of wonder: how mysteriously and gracefully we get though our lives even when we are ‘still everything we aren’t.’ Craig can be devilishly funny, heartbreaking, and profoundly searching as he examines all those human failures and frailties that make us all one another.” – Robert Cording, author of ONLY SO FAR
“I love the rollicking piety in this new collection from David Craig. As he says: ‘The sun is so bright/it leaves teeth marks on his soul.’ Here the timeless and the temporal collide as the apprentice tries on his varied opportunities like costumes. This is kaleidoscopic reading–turn the page and fresh colors and images flash. Brilliant poetry!” – Luci Shaw, author of SCAPE
“As French film director Francois Triffaut mused, ‘When humor can be made to alternate with melancholy, one has a success, but when the same things are funny and melancholy . . . it’s just wonderful’–as is David Craig’s newest book, TROUBLE IN THE DIOCESE.” – Marjorie Maddox, author of LOCAL NEWS FROM SOMEPLACE ELSE
David Craig, raised in a blue-collar Catholic home, brought that sensibility to his teaching and in his own poetry at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, where he served (with some success) for 32 years. He still lives a long stone’s throw from the campus with his amazing wife, Linda, and their three children: David, Jude, and Bridget.
Rhymes of Acceptance by Michael Sansone Michael Sansone has written a contemplative collection of poetry that journeys through suffering, faith, temptation, and redemption. Drawing on Christian imagery, liturgical rhythms, and personal reflection, the poems explore...
The Cape and the Urn: Musings in verse on the challenge of life by Teresa Arthur The Cape and the Urn is a deeply personal collection of reflective verse that traces the contours of a life shaped by memory, illness, faith, and ongoing self-discovery. Written in...
St. Francis Bar and Grill by David Craig ST. FRANCIS BAR AND GRILL is a time capsule: the best poems David Craig has published in book form over his first 33 years. Each one is meant to evangelize in its way, to give God glory; each one embodies a growing sense of...
Glimpses of Light by Theresa Hickey Glimpses of Light gathers faith-filled poems and reflections that trace the quiet movements of grace in ordinary life—moments of healing, gratitude, struggle, and renewal. Drawing deeply on Scripture, prayer, and lived experience,...
My Journey's End by Dennis Billy, C.Ss.R. This volume offers a contemplative collection of spiritual reflections and poetic meditations, tracing the human journey toward meaning, surrender, and hope. Written with simplicity and depth, these brief pieces invite readers...
Rhymes of Repentance by Michael Sansone Michael Sansone, through this collection of his verse, invites readers into a poetic journey of faith, struggle, and grace. Through vivid reflections on sin, sorrow, forgiveness, and divine mercy, these heartfelt verses...
Why Can't We Write as well as the Devil? Incensed Pieces on the Contradictory Expressions of our Faith by Ivan Arthur In Why Can’t We Write as Well as the Devil?, Ivan Arthur crafts a collection of “incensed pieces” that probe the contradictions of faith with wit,...
Time! Ladies and Gentlemen: A Few Thoughts on Last Things--In response to James Sale’s Trilogy: HellWard, StairWell, and DoorWay by Francis Etheredge Where to begin? Emerging as we do into consciousness, our life is yet a dialogue although, not thinking it through, we...
Ultimate Hope in a Fallen World: Poems, Psalms, and Aphorisms by Kenneth Francis This unusual book by Kenneth Francis is a first of its kind. Juxtaposing poems, Psalms, and aphorisms, Mr Francis's visceral poems on a seemingly pessimistic fallen world, is succeeded...
Talking to Myself: Spiritual Musings and Inspirations in Verse and Reflections by Teresa Arthur Talking to Myself is a deeply personal collection of spiritual poetry and reflective prose by Teresa Arthur. Written in the wake of a cancer diagnosis, this book is a...
But O heart! heart! heart!O the bleeding drops of red,Where on the deck my Captain lies,Fallen cold and dead. - from "O Captain! My Captain!"by Walt WhitmanA Dear Friend, Volume 2: Anger by Daniel Mahoney with a foreword by Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP This second volume...
Hearing Voices by Barbara Ruth Saunders Barbara Ruth Saunders’ debut poetry collection, Hearing Voices, summons personal encounters with people and places, in memory and imagination. Paperback: $9.99 | Kindle: $9.99 REVIEW Patricia Vaccarino (February 10, 2025), "Book...
A Look at Life: Poetry for Reflection, Vol. 1 by Belinda Terro Mooney This first installment of poems called A Look at Life is for individuals, couples, and families who want to ponder life and virtue and how we can cooperate with God's grace to become more virtuous...
A Look at Life: Poetry for Reflection, Vol. 2 by Belinda Terro Mooney This second installment of poems called A Look at Life is for individuals, couples, and families who want to ponder life and virtue and how we can cooperate with God's grace to become more virtuous...
A Time Will Come by Dennis Billy, C.Ss.R. This collection of poems covers a wide variety of themes: light and darkness, life and death, faith and doubt, courage and fear, time and eternity, true self and false self—to name but a few. It is rooted in the Catholic faith...
Exult O shores, and ring O bells!But I with mournful tread,Walk the deck my Captain lies,Fallen cold and dead. - from "O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt WhitmanA Dear Friend, Volume 1: Denial by Daniel Mahoney This first volume of poems is the poetic expression of the...
Published on the Feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin MaryWomen of Grace with Johnette Benkovic (September 11 & 12, 2023) - When God Offers Us the Cross: Steps to Mining the Treasure, Part 1 and Part 2Cloud of Witnesses by Joni J. Seith This 25th...
Yonder in the Sun by Daniel Fitzpatrick Yonder in the Sun serves as a poetic rendering of the soul’s encounter with the world. Through three cycles of verses wrought in a blend of traditional forms, the poems draw the reader into encounters with love and death, the...
Flow Gently Days by Rachel Heise The author endeavors in this book of poetry to demonstrate an alertness to the divine glorious moments in time that often pass by underappreciated. She encourages all readers to be on the lookout for a trail of lights that leads back...
“It is so sweet to serve the good God in the dark night of trial; we have this life only in which to live by faith.” - St Thérèse of Lisieux. “The birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus means that one day everything sad will come untrue.” - J.R.R. Tolkien.Light of...
Mark on the Line: On the sinking of the Marques, June 3, 1984 by Lawrence Hopperton Mark on the Line is centred on the grief author Larry Hopperton endured – endures – in the aftermath of the devastating 1984 loss of the sailing ship Marques, a vessel whose doomed...
His Divine Presence by Dennis Billy, C.Ss.R. Poetry of praise for the grace that God freely provides at every moment of our lives. Paperback: $9.99 | Kindle: $9.99 TESTIMONIALS "A dancer took off her makeup and costume and asked, "What more is there to life?" A woman...
Such Common Stories by Lawrence Hopperton There is one story only. It’s woven out of personal experiences and memories, the worlds that we have actually known and loved. The poems in Such Common Stories connect to our individual stories, so that the experiences they...
Pavement Prayers Kalia confessed to murder last night amid a hushed silence that lasted only a short while before he went into detailed account of the events that led to it . . . Thus begins one of the prayers in this book. This is a book of prayers that tell a story....
Honest Rust and Gold: A Second Collection of Prose and Poetry by Francis Etheredge Honest Rust and Gold: A Second Collection of Prose and Poetry. Rust is the breaking down of metal, owing to water, air and other factors, whereas gold does not deteriorate; and,...
It is My Soul that Sings: Selected Poems of Charles Gordon Rex Ed. by Charles Gordon Rex, Jr. Poet and composer Charles Gordon Rex’s style of writing, finally being published in the 21st Century, is that of a bygone era. He was the product of the first half of the...
Help Dante Help Italy A new translation by Daniel Fitzpatrick accompanied by the new sculptures of Timothy Schmalz Donate today!Canto 100 Revealed!The Inferno is now available in Paperback and Kindle! Click a link below to order your copy today! And, as you're...
Annabelle Moseley interviews Malachy Fallon, the Executive Director of the Xavier Society for the Blind concerning his apostolate to the blind and the work he did transcribing Annabelle's book into Braille. For more on Malachy, visit his interview on CatholicTV's Our...
The Prayerful Kiss (A Collection of Poetry and Prose) by Francis Etheredge Are a “Prayer” and a “Kiss” irreconcilable? This is the question Francis Etheredge examines through this medley of “moments," both painful and beautiful, which are laid out as a kind of...
Glimpses of Light gathers faith-filled poems and reflections that trace the quiet movements of grace in ordinary life—moments of healing, gratitude, struggle, and renewal. Drawing deeply on Scripture, prayer, and lived experience, these meditations invite readers to rediscover hope, compassion, and the sustaining light of Christ. Written in a clear, contemplative voice, this collection offers spiritual encouragement for anyone seeking peace, meaning, and deeper trust in God’s presence.
Paperback: $9.99 | Kindle: $9.99
“This luminous collection reminds us that grace often appears in quiet, overlooked moments. With theological depth and pastoral sensitivity, these reflections invite the reader to pause, pray, and rediscover the gentle nearness of God anew.” – Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, author of The Narrative Spirituality of Dante’s Divine Comedy
Theresa Hickey is an award-winning poet, free-lance writer and lifelong learner. Resting Place, her fourth collection of poems was recently published by Finishing Line Press. Prior books include Raising the Child, Sighs of a Gracious Nature and Shy, awarded a Poetry Book Award by the Catholic Media Association of the U.S. and Canada. Boston Globe Book Reviewer, Nina MacLaughlin, has praised her work and compared it to Mary Oliver’s: “The author focuses on life devoted to an ongoing search and questions of spirituality and faith . . . . ‘life lived in union with Spirit.’” Her poems appear in numerous anthologies and journals. Hickey and her husband, Michael, also an author, have been married 60 years; they have four children and seven grandchildren. A co-leader of the Pelican Bay Women’s League Writers (FL), Theresa is a retiree of Salem State University (MA). She participates in a meditation/Bible study group where members express their faith and are committed to social justice projects.
Rhymes of Acceptance by Michael Sansone Michael Sansone has written a contemplative collection of poetry that journeys through suffering, faith, temptation, and redemption. Drawing on Christian imagery, liturgical rhythms, and personal reflection, the poems explore...
The Cape and the Urn: Musings in verse on the challenge of life by Teresa Arthur The Cape and the Urn is a deeply personal collection of reflective verse that traces the contours of a life shaped by memory, illness, faith, and ongoing self-discovery. Written in...
St. Francis Bar and Grill by David Craig ST. FRANCIS BAR AND GRILL is a time capsule: the best poems David Craig has published in book form over his first 33 years. Each one is meant to evangelize in its way, to give God glory; each one embodies a growing sense of...
Glimpses of Light by Theresa Hickey Glimpses of Light gathers faith-filled poems and reflections that trace the quiet movements of grace in ordinary life—moments of healing, gratitude, struggle, and renewal. Drawing deeply on Scripture, prayer, and lived experience,...
My Journey's End by Dennis Billy, C.Ss.R. This volume offers a contemplative collection of spiritual reflections and poetic meditations, tracing the human journey toward meaning, surrender, and hope. Written with simplicity and depth, these brief pieces invite readers...
Rhymes of Repentance by Michael Sansone Michael Sansone, through this collection of his verse, invites readers into a poetic journey of faith, struggle, and grace. Through vivid reflections on sin, sorrow, forgiveness, and divine mercy, these heartfelt verses...
Why Can't We Write as well as the Devil? Incensed Pieces on the Contradictory Expressions of our Faith by Ivan Arthur In Why Can’t We Write as Well as the Devil?, Ivan Arthur crafts a collection of “incensed pieces” that probe the contradictions of faith with wit,...
Time! Ladies and Gentlemen: A Few Thoughts on Last Things--In response to James Sale’s Trilogy: HellWard, StairWell, and DoorWay by Francis Etheredge Where to begin? Emerging as we do into consciousness, our life is yet a dialogue although, not thinking it through, we...
Ultimate Hope in a Fallen World: Poems, Psalms, and Aphorisms by Kenneth Francis This unusual book by Kenneth Francis is a first of its kind. Juxtaposing poems, Psalms, and aphorisms, Mr Francis's visceral poems on a seemingly pessimistic fallen world, is succeeded...
Talking to Myself: Spiritual Musings and Inspirations in Verse and Reflections by Teresa Arthur Talking to Myself is a deeply personal collection of spiritual poetry and reflective prose by Teresa Arthur. Written in the wake of a cancer diagnosis, this book is a...
But O heart! heart! heart!O the bleeding drops of red,Where on the deck my Captain lies,Fallen cold and dead. - from "O Captain! My Captain!"by Walt WhitmanA Dear Friend, Volume 2: Anger by Daniel Mahoney with a foreword by Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP This second volume...
Hearing Voices by Barbara Ruth Saunders Barbara Ruth Saunders’ debut poetry collection, Hearing Voices, summons personal encounters with people and places, in memory and imagination. Paperback: $9.99 | Kindle: $9.99 REVIEW Patricia Vaccarino (February 10, 2025), "Book...
A Look at Life: Poetry for Reflection, Vol. 1 by Belinda Terro Mooney This first installment of poems called A Look at Life is for individuals, couples, and families who want to ponder life and virtue and how we can cooperate with God's grace to become more virtuous...
A Look at Life: Poetry for Reflection, Vol. 2 by Belinda Terro Mooney This second installment of poems called A Look at Life is for individuals, couples, and families who want to ponder life and virtue and how we can cooperate with God's grace to become more virtuous...
A Time Will Come by Dennis Billy, C.Ss.R. This collection of poems covers a wide variety of themes: light and darkness, life and death, faith and doubt, courage and fear, time and eternity, true self and false self—to name but a few. It is rooted in the Catholic faith...
Exult O shores, and ring O bells!But I with mournful tread,Walk the deck my Captain lies,Fallen cold and dead. - from "O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt WhitmanA Dear Friend, Volume 1: Denial by Daniel Mahoney This first volume of poems is the poetic expression of the...
Published on the Feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin MaryWomen of Grace with Johnette Benkovic (September 11 & 12, 2023) - When God Offers Us the Cross: Steps to Mining the Treasure, Part 1 and Part 2Cloud of Witnesses by Joni J. Seith This 25th...
Yonder in the Sun by Daniel Fitzpatrick Yonder in the Sun serves as a poetic rendering of the soul’s encounter with the world. Through three cycles of verses wrought in a blend of traditional forms, the poems draw the reader into encounters with love and death, the...
Flow Gently Days by Rachel Heise The author endeavors in this book of poetry to demonstrate an alertness to the divine glorious moments in time that often pass by underappreciated. She encourages all readers to be on the lookout for a trail of lights that leads back...
“It is so sweet to serve the good God in the dark night of trial; we have this life only in which to live by faith.” - St Thérèse of Lisieux. “The birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus means that one day everything sad will come untrue.” - J.R.R. Tolkien.Light of...
Mark on the Line: On the sinking of the Marques, June 3, 1984 by Lawrence Hopperton Mark on the Line is centred on the grief author Larry Hopperton endured – endures – in the aftermath of the devastating 1984 loss of the sailing ship Marques, a vessel whose doomed...
His Divine Presence by Dennis Billy, C.Ss.R. Poetry of praise for the grace that God freely provides at every moment of our lives. Paperback: $9.99 | Kindle: $9.99 TESTIMONIALS "A dancer took off her makeup and costume and asked, "What more is there to life?" A woman...
Such Common Stories by Lawrence Hopperton There is one story only. It’s woven out of personal experiences and memories, the worlds that we have actually known and loved. The poems in Such Common Stories connect to our individual stories, so that the experiences they...
Pavement Prayers Kalia confessed to murder last night amid a hushed silence that lasted only a short while before he went into detailed account of the events that led to it . . . Thus begins one of the prayers in this book. This is a book of prayers that tell a story....
Honest Rust and Gold: A Second Collection of Prose and Poetry by Francis Etheredge Honest Rust and Gold: A Second Collection of Prose and Poetry. Rust is the breaking down of metal, owing to water, air and other factors, whereas gold does not deteriorate; and,...
It is My Soul that Sings: Selected Poems of Charles Gordon Rex Ed. by Charles Gordon Rex, Jr. Poet and composer Charles Gordon Rex’s style of writing, finally being published in the 21st Century, is that of a bygone era. He was the product of the first half of the...
Help Dante Help Italy A new translation by Daniel Fitzpatrick accompanied by the new sculptures of Timothy Schmalz Donate today!Canto 100 Revealed!The Inferno is now available in Paperback and Kindle! Click a link below to order your copy today! And, as you're...
Annabelle Moseley interviews Malachy Fallon, the Executive Director of the Xavier Society for the Blind concerning his apostolate to the blind and the work he did transcribing Annabelle's book into Braille. For more on Malachy, visit his interview on CatholicTV's Our...
The Prayerful Kiss (A Collection of Poetry and Prose) by Francis Etheredge Are a “Prayer” and a “Kiss” irreconcilable? This is the question Francis Etheredge examines through this medley of “moments," both painful and beautiful, which are laid out as a kind of...
This volume offers a contemplative collection of spiritual reflections and poetic meditations, tracing the human journey toward meaning, surrender, and hope. Written with simplicity and depth, these brief pieces invite readers to pause, listen, and walk honestly through longing, doubt, faith, and grace. Rooted in Christian spirituality yet universally human, this book accompanies readers as they take life one step at a time toward rest in God.
Paperback: $12.95 | Kindle: $9.99
“This work unfolds with quiet reverence, inviting the reader to linger at life’s thresholds, where memory, hope, and surrender meet, and where the end of one journey becomes the beginning of deeper trust in God.” – Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, author of The Narrative Spirituality of Dante’s Divine Comedy
Fr. Dennis J. Billy, C.Ss.R., is Professor Emeritus of the history of moral theology and Christian spirituality at the Alphonsian Academy of the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome and served as The Robert F. Leavitt Distinguished Service Chair in Theology at St. Mary’s Seminary & University in Baltimore. An American Redemptorist of the Baltimore Province, Fr. Billy has advanced degrees from Harvard University, the Pontifical University of St. Thomas (Angelicum), and the Graduate Theological Foundation. The author of numerous books and articles on a variety of religious topics, he is also active in his order’s retreat apostolate and in the ministry of spiritual direction.
Rhymes of Acceptance by Michael Sansone Michael Sansone has written a contemplative collection of poetry that journeys through suffering, faith, temptation, and redemption. Drawing on Christian imagery, liturgical rhythms, and personal reflection, the poems explore...
The Cape and the Urn: Musings in verse on the challenge of life by Teresa Arthur The Cape and the Urn is a deeply personal collection of reflective verse that traces the contours of a life shaped by memory, illness, faith, and ongoing self-discovery. Written in...
St. Francis Bar and Grill by David Craig ST. FRANCIS BAR AND GRILL is a time capsule: the best poems David Craig has published in book form over his first 33 years. Each one is meant to evangelize in its way, to give God glory; each one embodies a growing sense of...
Glimpses of Light by Theresa Hickey Glimpses of Light gathers faith-filled poems and reflections that trace the quiet movements of grace in ordinary life—moments of healing, gratitude, struggle, and renewal. Drawing deeply on Scripture, prayer, and lived experience,...
My Journey's End by Dennis Billy, C.Ss.R. This volume offers a contemplative collection of spiritual reflections and poetic meditations, tracing the human journey toward meaning, surrender, and hope. Written with simplicity and depth, these brief pieces invite readers...
Rhymes of Repentance by Michael Sansone Michael Sansone, through this collection of his verse, invites readers into a poetic journey of faith, struggle, and grace. Through vivid reflections on sin, sorrow, forgiveness, and divine mercy, these heartfelt verses...
Why Can't We Write as well as the Devil? Incensed Pieces on the Contradictory Expressions of our Faith by Ivan Arthur In Why Can’t We Write as Well as the Devil?, Ivan Arthur crafts a collection of “incensed pieces” that probe the contradictions of faith with wit,...
Time! Ladies and Gentlemen: A Few Thoughts on Last Things--In response to James Sale’s Trilogy: HellWard, StairWell, and DoorWay by Francis Etheredge Where to begin? Emerging as we do into consciousness, our life is yet a dialogue although, not thinking it through, we...
Ultimate Hope in a Fallen World: Poems, Psalms, and Aphorisms by Kenneth Francis This unusual book by Kenneth Francis is a first of its kind. Juxtaposing poems, Psalms, and aphorisms, Mr Francis's visceral poems on a seemingly pessimistic fallen world, is succeeded...
Talking to Myself: Spiritual Musings and Inspirations in Verse and Reflections by Teresa Arthur Talking to Myself is a deeply personal collection of spiritual poetry and reflective prose by Teresa Arthur. Written in the wake of a cancer diagnosis, this book is a...
But O heart! heart! heart!O the bleeding drops of red,Where on the deck my Captain lies,Fallen cold and dead. - from "O Captain! My Captain!"by Walt WhitmanA Dear Friend, Volume 2: Anger by Daniel Mahoney with a foreword by Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP This second volume...
Hearing Voices by Barbara Ruth Saunders Barbara Ruth Saunders’ debut poetry collection, Hearing Voices, summons personal encounters with people and places, in memory and imagination. Paperback: $9.99 | Kindle: $9.99 REVIEW Patricia Vaccarino (February 10, 2025), "Book...
A Look at Life: Poetry for Reflection, Vol. 1 by Belinda Terro Mooney This first installment of poems called A Look at Life is for individuals, couples, and families who want to ponder life and virtue and how we can cooperate with God's grace to become more virtuous...
A Look at Life: Poetry for Reflection, Vol. 2 by Belinda Terro Mooney This second installment of poems called A Look at Life is for individuals, couples, and families who want to ponder life and virtue and how we can cooperate with God's grace to become more virtuous...
A Time Will Come by Dennis Billy, C.Ss.R. This collection of poems covers a wide variety of themes: light and darkness, life and death, faith and doubt, courage and fear, time and eternity, true self and false self—to name but a few. It is rooted in the Catholic faith...
Exult O shores, and ring O bells!But I with mournful tread,Walk the deck my Captain lies,Fallen cold and dead. - from "O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt WhitmanA Dear Friend, Volume 1: Denial by Daniel Mahoney This first volume of poems is the poetic expression of the...
Published on the Feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin MaryWomen of Grace with Johnette Benkovic (September 11 & 12, 2023) - When God Offers Us the Cross: Steps to Mining the Treasure, Part 1 and Part 2Cloud of Witnesses by Joni J. Seith This 25th...
Yonder in the Sun by Daniel Fitzpatrick Yonder in the Sun serves as a poetic rendering of the soul’s encounter with the world. Through three cycles of verses wrought in a blend of traditional forms, the poems draw the reader into encounters with love and death, the...
Flow Gently Days by Rachel Heise The author endeavors in this book of poetry to demonstrate an alertness to the divine glorious moments in time that often pass by underappreciated. She encourages all readers to be on the lookout for a trail of lights that leads back...
“It is so sweet to serve the good God in the dark night of trial; we have this life only in which to live by faith.” - St Thérèse of Lisieux. “The birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus means that one day everything sad will come untrue.” - J.R.R. Tolkien.Light of...
Mark on the Line: On the sinking of the Marques, June 3, 1984 by Lawrence Hopperton Mark on the Line is centred on the grief author Larry Hopperton endured – endures – in the aftermath of the devastating 1984 loss of the sailing ship Marques, a vessel whose doomed...
His Divine Presence by Dennis Billy, C.Ss.R. Poetry of praise for the grace that God freely provides at every moment of our lives. Paperback: $9.99 | Kindle: $9.99 TESTIMONIALS "A dancer took off her makeup and costume and asked, "What more is there to life?" A woman...
Such Common Stories by Lawrence Hopperton There is one story only. It’s woven out of personal experiences and memories, the worlds that we have actually known and loved. The poems in Such Common Stories connect to our individual stories, so that the experiences they...
Pavement Prayers Kalia confessed to murder last night amid a hushed silence that lasted only a short while before he went into detailed account of the events that led to it . . . Thus begins one of the prayers in this book. This is a book of prayers that tell a story....
Honest Rust and Gold: A Second Collection of Prose and Poetry by Francis Etheredge Honest Rust and Gold: A Second Collection of Prose and Poetry. Rust is the breaking down of metal, owing to water, air and other factors, whereas gold does not deteriorate; and,...
It is My Soul that Sings: Selected Poems of Charles Gordon Rex Ed. by Charles Gordon Rex, Jr. Poet and composer Charles Gordon Rex’s style of writing, finally being published in the 21st Century, is that of a bygone era. He was the product of the first half of the...
Help Dante Help Italy A new translation by Daniel Fitzpatrick accompanied by the new sculptures of Timothy Schmalz Donate today!Canto 100 Revealed!The Inferno is now available in Paperback and Kindle! Click a link below to order your copy today! And, as you're...
Annabelle Moseley interviews Malachy Fallon, the Executive Director of the Xavier Society for the Blind concerning his apostolate to the blind and the work he did transcribing Annabelle's book into Braille. For more on Malachy, visit his interview on CatholicTV's Our...
The Prayerful Kiss (A Collection of Poetry and Prose) by Francis Etheredge Are a “Prayer” and a “Kiss” irreconcilable? This is the question Francis Etheredge examines through this medley of “moments," both painful and beautiful, which are laid out as a kind of...
Michael Sansone, through this collection of his verse, invites readers into a poetic journey of faith, struggle, and grace. Through vivid reflections on sin, sorrow, forgiveness, and divine mercy, these heartfelt verses illuminate the soul’s effort to return to God. With honesty and spiritual depth, the poet explores contrition, vocation, suffering, and hope—revealing how repentance becomes a path to healing, humility, and renewed trust in Christ’s presence.
Paperback: $14.95 | Kindle: $9.99
“There comes a time in a person’s life when they look back to see what they have done and perhaps when they could have done differently. Upon review, some choose to do nothing. Some seek professional help risking a therapist who doesn’t share their beliefs. Others, like Michael Sansone, turn to the roots of their faith, relying on God to guide them along the right paths. In this collection of poetry, Michael shares his very personal faith journey. He shows us what he has experienced and how all this has drawn him closer to the one God living and true. No doubt, as others prayerfully read through these poetic meditations, they will find something that will resonate with their own journey of faith.” – Father Dominic Lenk, O.S.B., author of Voices from the Upper Room
“Rhymes of Repentance is a starkly tender pilgrimage through guilt, grace, and hope. With unguarded honesty and devotional courage, Michael Sansone offers luminous verses that feel prayed rather than written – inviting readers to face themselves before God and emerge renewed.” – Phillip Krill, author of a series of books promoting a Trinitarian vision of Deification and Contemplative Prayer
“Michael Sansone has become very close to God through contemplative prayer and faithful reception of the Lord in the Eucharist, as this collection of poetry attests. May his book have the same effect on you.” – Fr. Gerard Garrigan, O.S.B., author of He Tells Stories
“In this penetrating yet soothing collection of streaming, rhyming, and repentant verse, the author maps his conversion from the shallow waters of grace to a life rooted in awe of a merciful and loving God. In it, he shows that what is most intimate and personal often has universal significance. In doing so, he challenges his readers to delve beneath the surface of their own lives, dive into the deep waters of existence, and allow them to penetrate their own hungry and thirsting souls.” – Fr. Dennis J. Billy, C.Ss.R., author of My Journey’s End and other works
“A poetic examen of the soul, Sansone’s verse draws readers into the sacred work of turning heartward toward Christ, where contrition becomes restoration and every honest lament flowers into hope-filled communion with God.” – Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, author of The Narrative Spirituality of Dante’s Divine Comedy
Michael “Mick” Sansone rose from the “School of Hard Knocks” in midtown St. Louis to become the CEO of a thriving family business. His faith journey began in 1975, when a powerful encounter with the Holy Spirit transformed his life and called him to a renewed walk with Christ. Believing deeply that all people are children of God, Michael has spent decades mentoring and supporting individuals from every background. A devoted husband, father, and grandfather, he continues to witness the quiet miracles of daily life—affirming his conviction that Jesus Christ is as present today as He was in the New Testament.
Rhymes of Acceptance by Michael Sansone Michael Sansone has written a contemplative collection of poetry that journeys through suffering, faith, temptation, and redemption. Drawing on Christian imagery, liturgical rhythms, and personal reflection, the poems explore...
The Cape and the Urn: Musings in verse on the challenge of life by Teresa Arthur The Cape and the Urn is a deeply personal collection of reflective verse that traces the contours of a life shaped by memory, illness, faith, and ongoing self-discovery. Written in...
St. Francis Bar and Grill by David Craig ST. FRANCIS BAR AND GRILL is a time capsule: the best poems David Craig has published in book form over his first 33 years. Each one is meant to evangelize in its way, to give God glory; each one embodies a growing sense of...
Glimpses of Light by Theresa Hickey Glimpses of Light gathers faith-filled poems and reflections that trace the quiet movements of grace in ordinary life—moments of healing, gratitude, struggle, and renewal. Drawing deeply on Scripture, prayer, and lived experience,...
My Journey's End by Dennis Billy, C.Ss.R. This volume offers a contemplative collection of spiritual reflections and poetic meditations, tracing the human journey toward meaning, surrender, and hope. Written with simplicity and depth, these brief pieces invite readers...
Rhymes of Repentance by Michael Sansone Michael Sansone, through this collection of his verse, invites readers into a poetic journey of faith, struggle, and grace. Through vivid reflections on sin, sorrow, forgiveness, and divine mercy, these heartfelt verses...
Why Can't We Write as well as the Devil? Incensed Pieces on the Contradictory Expressions of our Faith by Ivan Arthur In Why Can’t We Write as Well as the Devil?, Ivan Arthur crafts a collection of “incensed pieces” that probe the contradictions of faith with wit,...
Time! Ladies and Gentlemen: A Few Thoughts on Last Things--In response to James Sale’s Trilogy: HellWard, StairWell, and DoorWay by Francis Etheredge Where to begin? Emerging as we do into consciousness, our life is yet a dialogue although, not thinking it through, we...
Ultimate Hope in a Fallen World: Poems, Psalms, and Aphorisms by Kenneth Francis This unusual book by Kenneth Francis is a first of its kind. Juxtaposing poems, Psalms, and aphorisms, Mr Francis's visceral poems on a seemingly pessimistic fallen world, is succeeded...
Talking to Myself: Spiritual Musings and Inspirations in Verse and Reflections by Teresa Arthur Talking to Myself is a deeply personal collection of spiritual poetry and reflective prose by Teresa Arthur. Written in the wake of a cancer diagnosis, this book is a...
But O heart! heart! heart!O the bleeding drops of red,Where on the deck my Captain lies,Fallen cold and dead. - from "O Captain! My Captain!"by Walt WhitmanA Dear Friend, Volume 2: Anger by Daniel Mahoney with a foreword by Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP This second volume...
Hearing Voices by Barbara Ruth Saunders Barbara Ruth Saunders’ debut poetry collection, Hearing Voices, summons personal encounters with people and places, in memory and imagination. Paperback: $9.99 | Kindle: $9.99 REVIEW Patricia Vaccarino (February 10, 2025), "Book...
A Look at Life: Poetry for Reflection, Vol. 1 by Belinda Terro Mooney This first installment of poems called A Look at Life is for individuals, couples, and families who want to ponder life and virtue and how we can cooperate with God's grace to become more virtuous...
A Look at Life: Poetry for Reflection, Vol. 2 by Belinda Terro Mooney This second installment of poems called A Look at Life is for individuals, couples, and families who want to ponder life and virtue and how we can cooperate with God's grace to become more virtuous...
A Time Will Come by Dennis Billy, C.Ss.R. This collection of poems covers a wide variety of themes: light and darkness, life and death, faith and doubt, courage and fear, time and eternity, true self and false self—to name but a few. It is rooted in the Catholic faith...
Exult O shores, and ring O bells!But I with mournful tread,Walk the deck my Captain lies,Fallen cold and dead. - from "O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt WhitmanA Dear Friend, Volume 1: Denial by Daniel Mahoney This first volume of poems is the poetic expression of the...
Published on the Feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin MaryWomen of Grace with Johnette Benkovic (September 11 & 12, 2023) - When God Offers Us the Cross: Steps to Mining the Treasure, Part 1 and Part 2Cloud of Witnesses by Joni J. Seith This 25th...
Yonder in the Sun by Daniel Fitzpatrick Yonder in the Sun serves as a poetic rendering of the soul’s encounter with the world. Through three cycles of verses wrought in a blend of traditional forms, the poems draw the reader into encounters with love and death, the...
Flow Gently Days by Rachel Heise The author endeavors in this book of poetry to demonstrate an alertness to the divine glorious moments in time that often pass by underappreciated. She encourages all readers to be on the lookout for a trail of lights that leads back...
“It is so sweet to serve the good God in the dark night of trial; we have this life only in which to live by faith.” - St Thérèse of Lisieux. “The birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus means that one day everything sad will come untrue.” - J.R.R. Tolkien.Light of...
Mark on the Line: On the sinking of the Marques, June 3, 1984 by Lawrence Hopperton Mark on the Line is centred on the grief author Larry Hopperton endured – endures – in the aftermath of the devastating 1984 loss of the sailing ship Marques, a vessel whose doomed...
His Divine Presence by Dennis Billy, C.Ss.R. Poetry of praise for the grace that God freely provides at every moment of our lives. Paperback: $9.99 | Kindle: $9.99 TESTIMONIALS "A dancer took off her makeup and costume and asked, "What more is there to life?" A woman...
Such Common Stories by Lawrence Hopperton There is one story only. It’s woven out of personal experiences and memories, the worlds that we have actually known and loved. The poems in Such Common Stories connect to our individual stories, so that the experiences they...
Pavement Prayers Kalia confessed to murder last night amid a hushed silence that lasted only a short while before he went into detailed account of the events that led to it . . . Thus begins one of the prayers in this book. This is a book of prayers that tell a story....
Honest Rust and Gold: A Second Collection of Prose and Poetry by Francis Etheredge Honest Rust and Gold: A Second Collection of Prose and Poetry. Rust is the breaking down of metal, owing to water, air and other factors, whereas gold does not deteriorate; and,...
It is My Soul that Sings: Selected Poems of Charles Gordon Rex Ed. by Charles Gordon Rex, Jr. Poet and composer Charles Gordon Rex’s style of writing, finally being published in the 21st Century, is that of a bygone era. He was the product of the first half of the...
Help Dante Help Italy A new translation by Daniel Fitzpatrick accompanied by the new sculptures of Timothy Schmalz Donate today!Canto 100 Revealed!The Inferno is now available in Paperback and Kindle! Click a link below to order your copy today! And, as you're...
Annabelle Moseley interviews Malachy Fallon, the Executive Director of the Xavier Society for the Blind concerning his apostolate to the blind and the work he did transcribing Annabelle's book into Braille. For more on Malachy, visit his interview on CatholicTV's Our...
The Prayerful Kiss (A Collection of Poetry and Prose) by Francis Etheredge Are a “Prayer” and a “Kiss” irreconcilable? This is the question Francis Etheredge examines through this medley of “moments," both painful and beautiful, which are laid out as a kind of...