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	e-mail: jameshkurt@earthlink.net THE WORKS OF JAMES KURT BIBLIOGRAPHY Published Works 1) *silence in the city* 2) *Songs for Children of Light: Ten Albums of Lyrics* 3) *Turn of the Jubilee Year :* *A) Christmas in Medugorje 2000! B) Five Days in the Desert C) Morning* 4) *Our Daily Bread: Exposition of the Readings of Catholic Mass* 5) Prayers to the Saints 6) YHWH: Order of the Divine NAME 7) The Most Holy Trinity and The Four Corners of the Universe 8) Chapters of the Gospels daily podcasts of Our Daily Bread and Prayers to the Saints entries available at www.writingsofjameskurt.org ---- All available from www.AuthorHouse.com , 1-888-280-7715, or through the usual channels --- 1. Songs for Children of Light. A. Ten Albums of Lyrics, Music, Dance, and Drama. Magnum opus. All parts correlated. Dance for video; Drama for stage. A spiritual process - moves from birth of The Innocent Heart to death of Bearing the Birth Pangs. 1983-1990. 540 pp. B. Ten Albums of Lyrics and Illustrations. Only lyrics with accompanying illustrations. Most recent version, 1995 - done white on black. 150 pp. C. Ten Albums of Drawings. Abstract drawings expressing spirit of each song. 1988. 133 pp. Also, D. The Four Corners of the Universe. Originally conceived as introduction for Children of Light project. A philosophy, based on the greatest commandment, that all parts of the universe (inc. Nature, Man, Art, Life) balance to form a whole in God. Various versions. Most recent, 1992. 21 pp. (Includes revelations about meaning of the tetragrammaton: YHWH) * 2. Wordspeak. (3 parts: 1, 2, & 3) 119 poems allowing the soul of the poet and prophet to speak in the Spirit. (Written without revision - as are all of the following.) Some abstract drawings included. 119 pp. 1993. * 3. Crosswords. Powerful piece. Snippets of verse and Biblical quotes on the death and resurrection of Christ. 3 per page, 33 pp. 1993. * 4. On Saturday Morning A Child Stays In Bed. Short fiction. The imagination and inspiration of a Christian child, and his call as a writer. (Drawings pending.) 27 pp. 1993. 5. Kneeling In Silence. Long work of prose. Prophetic writing in the Spirit on the words found in silence, at the still point of the turning world. 196 pp. 1994. 6. Only Son. Prose writing. Jesus is the only Son of God; none other is as He, and His time is at hand. 37 pp. 1995. 7. Asleep in the Garden. Poetry on the disciples (and our own) slumbering as Jesus suffers... and so He must die. 23 pp. 1995. 8. New Life (A Letter of Love to the Body). Letter, in the spirit of St. Paul's epistles, to the Church on Earth, considering the glory of being together with the Lord one day in heaven. 16 pp. 1995. 9. I Am... Poetry on the humble and glorious call of the poet, the monk, the mystical writer, and his place at the center of the turning world. 25 pp. 1995. 10. YHWH: On the Name of God. Poetry about the Word of words and Tongue of tongues - the silent Word that is the Name of God. 25 pp. 1995. http://home.earthlink.net/~yhwhdivinename for more on the Divine NAME: YHWH 11. The Gift of the Cross. Poetry on the absolute gift of love from the Father that is sharing in the cross of His Son. (Oh to be as He is!) 55 pp. 1995. 12. Eternal Life. Prose on the life eternal and the immortal soul in each of us. (Particularly inspired by the Blessed Sacrament.) 11 pp. 1995. 13. "Still Greater Progress...". An autobiography. The purity of the child is despoiled by the sins of the world, and redeemed by the blood of the Lord. 150 pp. 1995/1996. 14. Bless You! Children's book (a la Dr. Seuss). A child blesses all before sleep. (With sketched illustrations.) 23 pp. 1996. 15. YHWH. Exposition of tetragrammaton in essay form. 5 pp. 1996. http://home.earthlink.net/~yhwhdivinename_for_more_on_the_Divine_NAME:_YHWH 16. Letters and other short writings. 1+ pages each. 1996. On abortion: Cry, America! (a poem); Declaration of War; Ghost Town (poem, 2002). On Church: Manna (re Eucharist); Our history needs a mending (to Protestants). "666" (The Mark of the Beast) (short essay); Call To Arms (to Christian Artists). Also, Love and Wisdom in the Computer Age. 17. In Preparation for Departure. Poetry and prose on readiness for the death of this world and Christ's second coming. 98pp. 1996. 18. The WORD, The Cross, and The Dove (And the Miracle of Creation). Poetic explication of the Trinity. 11pp. 1996. 19. To Sin No More. The poet seeks freedom from sin by the grace of God. 11 pp. 1996. 20. Composure (a guide to the studying writer). On the trust necessary to write in the Spirit of Christ, without revision. (The soul pierced by the sword of truth bleeds the blood of Christ.) 10 pp. 1996. * 21. Adopted Sons. Poem. Of Christians grafted unto the kingdom's tree by the only Son of God. 8pp. 1997. * 22. Make. Believe. Poem. Believe you are made by God. 8 pp. 1997. 23. The Will To Love. Poetry and Prose. As images of God we have freedom which must be offered to God to be true - we must be of His love. 133pp. 1998. 24.- 28. Days (1996); Days '97; Days '98; Days '99; Days 2000: The Great Jubilee Approximately 365 pages each. Daily reflections on readings of Catholic Mass, applied to personal life. Diary kept for five years, covering preparation years dedicated to Penance, Jesus, The Holy Spirit, The Father, and The Jubilee Year itself. ** 29. Christmas in Medugorje 2000! Through the rain and the suffering to the blessed joy at the Mother's side, an account of pilgrimage during the Octave of Christmas. 104 pp. 2001. ** 30. Five Days in the Desert. Drinking in the darkness and solitude at Bethlehem Hermitage, a soul searches for vocation. 99 pp. 2001. 31. Morning. Third part of autobiographical triptych including Christmas in Medugorje and Five Days in the Desert. A cat dies. A vocation is found in the place the author has ever been. 43 pp. 2001. 32. A Divine Trilogy. 1. Wisdom of the Blessed Mother. Dialogue established with Mary in questions and her insightful answers. 76 pp. 2001. 2. silence in the city. Short poems of moments of silence in the midst of city life. 148 pp. (74 pieces.) 2001. 3. In Conversation with the Lord. Words of personal instruction and inspiration from our Savior. 49 pp. 2001. *** 33. How God Works. Subtitled, A Collection of Instances Revealing the Lord's Providential Hand; including "O Daddy! My Daddy!" on the death of my father. 64 pp. 2002. *** 34. Justice. Ruminations on and exemplifications of the oneness of the justice and love of the Lord, in heaven and on earth. 68 pp. 2002. 35. Divine Mercy Notebook. Paragraph by paragraph reflective condensation of St. Faustina's Diary, written entirely before the Blessed Sacrament. 123 pp. 2002. 36. Our Daily Bread. (750 pp. 2001-2003) Exposition of the readings of Catholic Mass. A mining of the message of Scripture for each daily, Sunday, Seasonal and Feast Mass by discovery of parallel meanings in readings. From the Scriptures themselves I draw water. 37. St. Michael's Notebook. (In Four Parts... 130 pp. 2003) A) St. Michael's Notebook. Poetry and prayers written before the exposed Blessed Sacrament... 68 pages B)Colloquy. Short conversations with the Lord re Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven, Love and Marriage, etc. 11pp. C) Other Pieces. Various poems and other pieces of writing, collected... 24 pages D)_Following_the_Man_with_the_Water_Jar. Passages on seventy days of exile from a parish. 27 pages. (re_Masses at different churches led to each day) 38. In Defense of the Word (8pp., 2003) Essay defending the sacredness of Holy Scripture (the Bible) against those who would water down the glory and significance of both it and its Author. 39. Chanted Verses for Catholic Liturgy. (153pp. 2003/2004) Two four-line rhyming stanzas for each Mass of the Catholic calendar, including all seasons and solemnities and feasts. Verses inspired by and based on the readings for each particular day. A.Advent/Christmas B.Ordinary Time: Weeks 1-9, 10-22, 23-34 C.Lent/Easter D. Solemnities & Feasts 40. Catechesis with Jesus (61 pp., 2003/04) Condensation of sections of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Quotes pulled from and paraphrases of the twelve articles of faith (of the Creed), the seven sacraments, the Ten Commandments, and the seven petitions of the Lord's Prayer. 41. Window to a Soul (18 pp., 2003/04) Confessional piece exposing especially the pride of the author as he searches his soul. 42. Hermit in the City (21 pp., 2004) An effort to present, principally through the evocation of poetry, the universal call to holiness through the figure of the hermit in the city - perhaps a foundational document for the creation of an order based on the Divine NAME. 43. Essays: A Triptych (18 pp., 2004) Three essays (and two hinges) on the divinity of Jesus and our need to come to Him. 44. The Ecclesial Mysteries (1 p., May 13, 2004) A fifth and final act to the salvation drama the Rosary is for all Christians: 1) the first council of Jerusalem; 2) the cross of Constantine; 3) the call of St. Francis; 4) the vision at Fatima; 5) the descent of the New Jerusalem (at Jesus' second coming). As the Luminous Mysteries may be found latent in the last decade of the previous (Joyful) mysteries - and as it is also so for the Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries (again, each being present in the final decade of the mysteries which precede them) - so these Mysteries of the Church are latent in the Coronation of Mary and complete the glory that is found by us all symbolically in Her. 45. "You Are My Tabernacle" (14 pp., 2005) Concise exposition of the eleven necessities (the Sacrament, Mary, etc.) to founding oneself as a tabernacle of the Lord. 46. Sylvia (35 pp., 2005) A hermit finds love and fulfillment in marriage to a prayerful partner. 47. Chapters (of the Gospels) (106 pp., 2005) Chapter by chapter exploration of the four Gospels, finding the organic unity of each chapter. 48. Sentences I (2004) & II (2005) III (2006)... about 33 pp. ea. A single sentence of reflection on each day's Mass readings. 49. A Third Pilgrimage (10 pp., 2005) Page a day poetic account of married hermit's honeymoon pilgrimage to Medjugorje. 50. The Fifteen Stations of the Cross (44 pp., 2005) Short (two pages per station; one poetry; other prose) dramatic presentation of the most dramatic moment known to man - in five acts; three stations per act. 51. The Most Holy Rosary (64 pp., 2005) Five Mysteries (inc. Ecclesial Mysteries - see above) form five acts of this dramatic meditation on the greatest prayer this side of the Mass. As with Stations, two pages - one poetry, other prose - per decade. 52. Sherlock Holmes' Salvation (11 pp., 2005) Short story of the great detective's finding Christ (and His Church) in the Eucharist. 53. Soulless Nation (30 pp., 2006) Oh the woe of the selfish and the proud of "the poorest nation in the world" (Mother Teresa)! 54. On the Angels (28 pp., 2006) Author's attempt to draw closer to the angels, and so to Heaven, by writing of them and to them. 55. Interior Castle (26 pp., 2006) Paragraphs of summary and paraphrase reaction to each chapter of St. Theresa's classic of spirituality. 56. Prayers to the Saints ( 230 pp., 2006) A page of poetic prayer to each of the Saints on the current Latin Rite calendar for the United States. for more on the Divine NAME: YHWH http://home.earthlink.net/~yhwhdivinename** * Wordspeak, Crosswords, and On Saturday Morning copywritten under title: Three Works. Only Son, Asleep, New Life, I Am..., and YHWH copywritten under title: Five Writings. * Gift of the Cross and Eternal Life copywritten under title: Two Works. ** The WORD…, To Sin No More, and Composure copywritten under title: Three Poems * Adopted Sons and Make. Believe. copywritten under title: Two Pieces. ** Christmas in Medugorje and Five Days copywritten under title: The Turn of the Jubilee Year: A Conversion Song. *** How God Works and Justice copywritten under title: Bookends DISCOGRAPHY 1. Songs for Children of Light: Ten Albums of Music.** Various versions: 16 track; 4 track, 4 instruments; 4 track, acoustic guitar; single track, acoustic guitar and voice alone. Original musical form, inspired by the Holy Spirit. 2. Waiting for You (and other Christian songs). 3. New World (and other Christian songs). 4. Forever and a Day (and other Christian songs). 5. There's Hope (and other Christian Songs) * 2, 3, 4, & 5 are collections of folk-like Christian songs; all acoustic guitar and vocal.