God Bless Pope John Paul

The last battle continues. I'm surprised and gratified by the wall-to-wall press coverage the Holy Father is receiving on the cable channels (I've been watching MSNBC). Much of the coverage is even positive; I've witnessed holy priests speaking the truth. Coming on the heels of Terri's death, this is a holy synchronicity, even more so than Mother Teresa's coming so soon after Princess Di's.

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Two Saints

Before their passings we were
already wrung-out, hung-out,
news-shocked at the brevity of life:
the ground was tilled.

Befitting still
that the princess preceded Teresa
and the defenseless John Paul,
mother teaching beauty
      with poverty
father teaching strength
      with weakness.