In his Lenten reflection, "Poetry of the Paschal Mystery: Death, Resurrection, and the Lenten Journey," Fr. Richard Fragomeni invites us to enter the Paschal Mystery through the lens of poetry—where language becomes a doorway into the deepest movements of the human heart. Together, we will explore how poetic imagination illuminates the realities of death, loss, hope, and rising to new life. Through selected poems, theological insight, and shared reflection, Fr. Richard will guide us in contemplating the mystery at the center of our faith: that in Christ, death is transformed and resurrection is already breaking into our world. This 90-minute session offers a gentle, contemplative space to accompany one another through Lent, listening for the ways God speaks in beauty, symbol, emotion, and story as we journey from ashes toward Easter dawn.
Fr. Richard is a presbyter of the Diocese of Albany, New York. His teaching involves him in Roman Catholic theology, interpretation theory, and poetry. His current work is in the field of word and sacrament: the intersection of symbolic activity and language as it creates insights into the Christian proclamation of grace. Central to this work is a fascination with the power of liturgy and preaching in the transformation of the human heart.
Richard is Professor of Liturgy and Preaching, Chair of the Department of Word and Worship at CTU, and an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Religious Studies at DePaul University. He also serves as the Rector of The Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii, an Italian-American spiritual center in Chicago’s historic Little Italy. In addition to his teaching duties, he is a preacher of parish missions and gives presentations nationally and internationally on liturgical, sacramental, and catechetical topics.
Fee: $10 members, $15 non-members. To register, visit relforcon.org/webinars-and-workshops.
