Comments on: From My Dream of A Common Language http://jessicacoblentz.wordpress.com/2009/08/07/from-my-dream-of-a-common-language/ This young, American, Catholic female and aspiring theologian/feminist activist/writer wants to think/write/dream/pray with you... Tue, 17 May 2011 20:21:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Terry http://jessicacoblentz.wordpress.com/2009/08/07/from-my-dream-of-a-common-language/#comment-117 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:59:57 +0000 http://jessicacoblentz.com/2009/08/07/from-my-dream-of-a-common-language/#comment-117 I think this explains why monstrances and other items in Catholic devotion are often quite elaborate. Sometimes, you have to talk about God without words.

]]> By: Megan http://jessicacoblentz.wordpress.com/2009/08/07/from-my-dream-of-a-common-language/#comment-116 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:28:59 +0000 http://jessicacoblentz.com/2009/08/07/from-my-dream-of-a-common-language/#comment-116 Oh Jess. that line "The drive to connect./ The dream of a common language" As soon as I read that a flow of emotion came back to me from a class I took where we read a lot of poetry. It amazed me that I could read a poem and understand so much more, than if the concepts were discussed. Somehow poetry can capture emotions that normally words cannot. It is so beautiful.

An individual's relationship with God for example can not be discussed very easily, but it is amazing to me that somehow when you put those words into a form of art, something new can be created, discovered, and understood.

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