PoetryApril 4-11, 2016 issueCeltic Urn: Manching, BayernDan MacIsaacMarch 23, 2016In dark matter,the hot bolt of deer— brambled rack,coiled haunch,stone spoor. A great stagbridledbarely, its riderlongthrown. This traceof breakingfrom wild, hintof bit.Dan MacIsaacDan MacIsaac lives on Vancouver Island, Canada. His poetry has appeared in the print magazines Poetry Salzburg, Vallum, Poetica and Agenda. His writing can also be viewed at www.this.org. He is the winner of the 2014 Foley Prize.Show Comments ()Comments are automatically closed two weeks after an article's initial publication. See our comments policy for more.Most popular1Latin Mass debate grows after apparent leak of Vatican liturgy reportNicole Winfield - Associated Press2How will Pope Leo change the process for choosing bishops?Colleen Dulle3Mary Karr on being brutally honest with GodJames Martin, S.J.4Pedro Arrupe, Hiroshima and the Sacred HeartDawn Eden Goldstein5With Pope Leo’s support, Vatican to publish document on synod’s final phaseJustin McLellan – Catholic News ServiceYour source for jobs, books, retreats, and much more.IVC is hiring in Baltimore!JobsTeaching Religion to Adolescents – An Online CourseSpiritual ResourcesThe Journey Continues – Online Supervision for Spiritual DirectorsSpiritual DirectionDirector of Worship and MusicJobsTeaching Religion to Children – An Online CourseSpiritual ResourcesThe latest from americaA small town in Honduras stands up to a mining ‘giant’—with Catholic support“We are alive only through the grace of God. At one point, I got messages saying someone had offered 1 million lempiras [$38,000] to have me killed.”Dany Díaz MejíaJuly 02, 2025Trump closing U.S.A.I.D. could cost an estimated 14 million lives by 2030The end of U.S.A.I.D. will result in the loss of a “staggering” 14 million lives by 2030, including the deaths of 4.5 million children under age 5.Kevin ClarkeJuly 02, 2025Prayer, meditation and contemplation: How do they work?Homily for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Father Terrance KleinTerrance KleinJuly 02, 2025Catholics say Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ would hurt immigrant families—and the churchCatholics react to President Trump's "One Big, Beautiful Bill."Kimberley Heatherington - OSV NewsJuly 02, 2025