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Ellyn Sanna reflects on the Sunday Mass gospel reading for January 1, 2023 (Year A), the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God: May Jesus be born through us today.
Because I am a person of faith, I seek to understand who God is. However, theology can say only so much, as it is rational — and reason has its limits. We also need the intuition of poets to express what reason cannot.
<p>"I don't understand poetry. That's why I don't read it."</p> <p>As a religious sister who is also a poet, I hear this from many people. And to be honest, sometimes I don't understand poetry either. Sometimes I don't even understand my own poetry. That is, until a year later I happen to find a poem in my slush pile, and I say to myself, "Wow, I wrote that?"</p>
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The thin body of evidence on the true health risks of bringing the chalice back to Mass should lead to humility rather than overconfidence. We must be open to changing behaviors based on new knowledge.