James F. O’Callaghan

Christ Himself taught us in prayerCall God our Father, and so I dareClaim kinship I’d not else presume,Sin-soiled from my mother’s womb.But then He urged us further prayWords that I’m afraid to say.When I ask Thy will be doneI think of Abraham and his sonAnd Jesus in His agony.Might God will . . . . Continue Reading »

Sir, I had thought the terms of our agreement Were quite clear. You were to provide me length of days, Model children by a docile wife, support for same; Keep far away all disaster man-made Or act of your own. And a death if not quite painless At least sudden, without humiliation. I in turn would . . . . Continue Reading »