WOF 392: Poetry, Beauty, and the Shock of Grace w/ Fr. Paul Murray, OP
The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture
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The Poetry of Lope De Vega Carpio
Spanish Catholic poet Lope de Vega Carpio describes God's love for the least of us. The poem begins with de Vega registering astonishment at the fact that he, a poor sinner, can be the object of such an amazing love. Although the night is cold and all around is dark, the knocking persists,. What will the Spanish poet do? Will he respond at once to the pressure of divine love? And how many times, oh, supreme beauty, did I reply, I will open tomorrow only to make the same reply on the moral?
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