Responses

May, 1st, 2025 Praise God from whom all blessings flow Praise Him all creatures here below Praise Him above ye heavenly hosts Praise Father, Son,… Read more: Prayer [lead] for International Day of Prayer – The Arts

Mitchell Irby 01/14/2025 Turning, turning from that good light which blessed our day, now cedes to night. Turning, turning toward ancient gods, briefly hidden by… Read more: Turning, Turning

For the people of Olney Seven hundred years young  is a tradition that lives– beating in the heart of Olney’s kin; a tradition, not in… Read more: A Brief word for the Celebration of the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul 

This essay is a brief description of a strange phenomenon; its strangeness, not caused by the events, but by the fact that inversion seems to… Read more: Inversion Festivals: The Cure for Completion

A score and ten years ago, a marriage was formed and as the rest of them go: They lived happily ever after. Though, this story… Read more: It’s Always Something: A Celebration of Thirty Years Married

When I initially read this prayer request, I felt led to refute these doubts in defense of the church and my own behaviors, but I… Read more: Doubts and Hope

These American eyes, which only see opportunity, deceive me. That imaginative light which illuminates the artist’s soul blinds us of what is. If only I… Read more: These American Eyes

I Fencelines I drove three hundred and fifty miles across the land I love. Fencelines flashing by, and I’m reminded of stories of the early… Read more: Prompt 25 Response: Travelling Through Poetry

Gathering seeds of basil sweet. The kitchen filled with the pleasant scent of a remembered life–short lived. But a gift it was, and still is… Read more: Basil Seeds

I rose early today and went for a run. My friend hadn’t come, so I began by myself. It was only by this grace I… Read more: Glory Day

Pain, upon men, is like water on this Earth. The chaos from which God spoke first and we first cried in response to our birth.… Read more: Water and Pain

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A Poem by Mitchell Irby A few thoughts on gifts; some given as courtesy, others for sport, for a memorable day, a celebration of sort,… Read more: Gifts

Mitchell Irby Thrown into the world,  woman aside, no companion around. But spark a spark, how Hope she glows! Bright enticement and comfort; a friend… Read more: Oedipal 

A silly story from Mitchell Irby  Old created by his Word. The day of rest marked something to come. Old is known in his work,… Read more: The Tale of Old, New, Knew, and Word

What is there to say of the man holding fast to something he declares right? A stubbornness celebrated by story or by song, but rarely… Read more: A Man On His Own

In response to Prompt 3: Mitchell Irby March 31st, 2021 Upon reading Kevin’s recommendation, Technology, Culture, and Virtue by Patrick J. Deneen, I was deeply… Read more: Let Them Know Their Birthright!

Mitchell Irby In Response to OTC Prompt 1  1-31-2021 This topic does not need much clarification.  Everyone is uncomfortably familiar with the growing contempt between… Read more: Forms and Functions of Divisive Behaviors