Poetry and Prayer - A Presentation for our Jubilee Year

with Fr. Peter Murray, SJ

Tue, Jun 17

Fr. Peter Murray, SJ

Fr. Peter Murray, SJ


Fr. Peter J. Murray, SJ entered the Jesuits at Bellarmine College in Plattsburgh, NY in August 1959. He has embraced several apostolic missions since his ordination, including hospital chaplaincy, a ministry which he currently provides at St. Joseph Hospital in Syracuse. Fr. Peter finds great riches in offering the Spiritual Exercises, spiritual direction, and in using the art of poetry for retreats.




Poetry & Prayer


Poetry like prayer demands receptivity, surrender, awareness – thus, an opening of our deepest selves to silence and mystery. Through the poems of Mary Oliver, Jessica Powers, Gerard M. Hopkins, SJ and others, we will seek to learn how the language of poetry can open a doorway to the divine – and invite us to envision new pathways for our ardent and on-going faith-journey.