This Far Kids Christmas and the Mass makes Christians

and the Mass makes Christians

a majestic conclusion to this disc originally recorded by Gloriæ Dei Cantores in 1993 in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of Palestrina's death

and each of us has something special to learn from the process

He now lives in a crowded slum in Haiti where he operates a home of hope and healing for 69 abandoned kids

Its meditations and reflections connect readers to their deepest needs to be with the Beloved

This Far Kids Christmas and the Mass makes ChristiansThis collection offers a rich harvest taken from one season in the poets creative life. Like movements in a musical composition, these poems share leitmotifs grief and the desire to honor those saints who have passed on; the sacramental power of nature; and, how works of art illuminate and console as they do. They point to the tension between the practice of monastic silence and the urge to bear witness, interrogating faith in the light of crises