Author - Philip C. Kolin

Philip C. Kolin, distinguished professor of English (emeritus) at the University of Southern Mississippi, where he also edits the Southern Quarterly. He has published eight collections of poetry, the most recent being Benedict’s Daughter: Poems (Wipf and Stock) about Benedictine oblates and spirituality.

Prayers to St. Therese in WWI

Philip C. Kolin

The Blessings of Water

Philip C. Kolin

We are flesh made for water, bone and soul. Our thirst cries out, gritty voices longing for still waters, the promise of rescue. Delivering the remnant from...

What the Parables Teach Us

Philip C. Kolin

Ears to see, eyes to hear the secrets of the Kingdom. Shine before others. trim your lamps, scatter seeds, but guard against choking thorns, poaching birds...

Holy Thursday Pilgrimages

Philip C. Kolin

We never made it to the seven churches on those freezing Holy Thursday nights. Spring may have sprouted on the calendar but not tonight. This was no pilgrimage...