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Journey to the Morning Light

Poems

9781640607705
96 pages
Franciscan Media
Overview
A posthumous collection of poems on the beauty of the seasons, creation, life and death, from beloved poet and theologian Catherine de Vinck.

From the foreword:
"Catherine de Vinck’s poetry arises from the radiance of the world. Her spiritual journey is distilled here into penetrating insights that speak from heart to heart. These poems will inspire many and endure well beyond her passing. For they are an antidote to the sorrows of our time, illustrating again and again that the creative resilience of life endures. . . . Catherine celebrates our participation in the continuity of being - from the smallest atom to the largest star. This is what gives her work vitality in the face of loss and decay. She has steeped herself in the sensuous beauty of Earth and drawn in the vibrant powers of the cosmos so that we, too, can abide in reverence and embrace renewal." —Mary Evelyn Tucker

Author Bio
Catherine de Vinck was born and raised in Brussels, Belgium. She moved to the US with her husband, Baron Jose de Vinck, in her mid-twenties, and raised six children. Her first language was French. She has been awarded three honorary doctorates and published fourteen books of poetry. Her enthusiastic readers have included Thomas Merton and Denise Levertov. De Vinck passed away at the age of 99 in December 2021.