Patrick Purnell, SJ, The Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, Son of God

PATRICK PURNELL SJ writes poetry inspired by the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius Loyola, having spent many years in the ministry of giving the Exercises. He also draws on his background as a teacher and a catechist—he worked for some time as Adviser on Religious Education to the bishops of England and Wales. In this, his third collection to be published by Way Books, he focuses on the Paschal Mystery: the suffering, death and resur¬rection of Jesus. The poems invite readers to recognise the ways in which they themselves are caught up in this story. Yet the tone is not a gloomy one, but rather that of a journey leading to the joy of the risen Christ. New images and fresh ideas here enable this familiar narrative to be seen in a new light. The poems are accompanied by colour reproductions of works of art inspired by the Paschal Mystery.

Patrick’s first collection, Imagine, was published in 2003, and its sequel, The Book of Furrows, in 2009. Both are available from Way Books.

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