"A considerable part of Scripture and spiritual tradition is written in poetry. Poetry is often the most concise and accurate way we know to penetrate to the truths that lie at the root of reality. Moreover, Christians have long become used to praying and praising at special times, during the Liturgy, during retreats, regular prayer. Oftentimes too, occasions and events of life lead us to wonder about the heart of things. Mother Mary Francis' book of spiritual poetry is organized around themes of life and Liturgy that occasion her beautiful and touching poems. For many, these poems will lead us to the core of the reality she sees in her life as reflected in the word and world of God."
Fr. James V. Schall, S.J.
Georgetown University

"The poems of Mother Mary Francis, arise--blossom would be a better word--in that region where our human experience finds itself challenged by faith--by the Faith, really. A sharp consciousness of the Liturgy, the psalter, the religious life, and of the great mysteries of the Faith suffuses these utterances. One is awakened by the demanding syntax, the fresh vocabulary, and the curious focus (on everything from a turtle's eye to a Ph.D. examination to the Stations of the Cross). A book to be kept near one's breviary, one's missal, and one's Bible."
Thomas Howard
Author, Evangelical Is Not Enough

"Mother Mary Francis is a poet in her own right. Her life has been centered on love, sacrifice, silence and prayer. This alone explains why the harmonious music of her words has the unmistakable ring of joy, the joy that can spring only from a heart brimming over with the blissful peace granted to those who have given everything to God--to God whom they love. Tolle, lege."
Alice Von Hildebrand
Author, By Love Refined
Mother Mary Francis, P.C.C., is the abbess of the Poor Clare Monastery in Roswell, New Mexico. She is an accomplished author and writer of thirteen books, plays, and numerous poems and magazine articles.