Dogma speaks to our intellects and erects the boundaries of understanding expressed in the Nicene Creed and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Poetry, a much more ancient religious language, speaks to us in delight, the experience of beauty and is capable of touching us very deeply. Why should we meditate on the poetry of the great Catholic poets in prayer and adoration? So that we might overcome the inertia that hampers our ascent to the Father. Poems discussed by Dana Gioia are "The Burning Ladder" and "The Seven Sins" by Fr. Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J. " “As kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies draw flame” Readings for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/091822.cfm Music by St. Mark Choir, " \Title: Regina caeli, H 32 - Antienne à la Vierge" Composer: Marc-Antoine Charpentier; Once License # Annual License w/Podcasting, A-726294