The Poetry Patch

As Jesus was carrying his cross on the road to Calvary, he met a woman named Veronica.  This is typically known as the sixth station of the cross.  Listen to this poem written by Julianne Leonard that expresses her heartfelt compassion for Jesus.  Read by Leigh Anne Jerz.  A Production of We Are One Body® Audio Theatre.

Nicodemus was an older Pharisee and member of the Sanhedrin that believed in Jesus, but didn't have the courage to show it publicly. Listen to this compelling poem by Julianne Leonard written from his perspective in the days leading up to Jesus' death and burial. Read by Dennis Jerz. A Production of We Are One Body® Audio Theatre.

Where can you find peace and happiness?  Perhaps listen and pray this poem, “A Prayer in Spring” by Robert Frost.  Read by Renee Stockberger.  A Production of We Are One Body® Audio Theatre.

Each leaf of the clover has a meaning behind it according to Ella Higginson's poem, “Four-Leaf Clover.” Listen to hear what she suggests and where the clover grows. Read by Dana Flowers. Our Audio Engineer was Jacob Gorsich. A Production of We Are One Body® Audio Theatre.

As seasons change, so do the sounds within nature. Listen as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow describes what he hears in his poem, “Woods in Winter.” Read by Paul Fox. Audio Technician Jacob Gorsich. A Production of We Are One Body® Audio Theatre.

Listen to the 's poem, “The Three Kings” that describes the visitors from afar who came to see Jesus at the time of his birth. Read by Pat Conroy. Audio technician was Jacob Gorsich. A Production of We Are One Body® Audio Theatre.

Reflect on how you view change in your life as you listen to Theresa Arnette read Robert Frost's poem The Lockless Door.

Listen to one of William Shakespeare's most famous and romantic works as Theresa Arnette reads Sonnet 18.

Listen to this lively reading of the traditional children's poem, A Visit from St. Nicholas, written by Clement Clark Moore and read by David Seremet.

A poem written by Thomas Moore that describes the Angel of Charity dwelling above in heaven with a smile of love. Read by Dana Flowers.

This poem describes how Little Orphant Annie teaches children how to be on their best behavior so the "goblins" don't get them. Written by James Whitcomb Riley and read by Paul Fox.

Listen to Shakespeare's St Crispin's Day Speech from "The Life of King Henry V." Act 4 Scene 3 King Henry V. inspires and rallies his army through his description of glory and honor. Read by Dennis Jerz

J.R.R. Tolkien writes of one using their imagination as they gaze upon the beauty of nature around them. Read by Paul Fox.

Listen to Bob and Maria Kocisko recite one of the most beloved patriotic poems of the United States that was written by Katharine Lee Bates in 1893.

A poem by Francis Scott Key that was inspired by the flag that survived the battle of 1812 at Fort McHenry. Read by Paul Fox.

A simple request to the Lord, to lead on a journey from the darkness to the light. Fr. Stephen West reads this poem by St. John Henry Newman.

Take some time to enjoy the snow. Listen to this Robert Frost poem read by Tony Chiappetta.

This beautiful Christmas poem, tells of all of those who came to visit the newborn Jesus. Written by Sara Teasdale and read by Hyery Hwang.

A request for a peaceful death, not surrounded by friends, but surrounded by the Lord and the Blessed Mother. Jason Leikam reads this John Henry Newman poem.

The great archangel, St. Michael, is captured in this poem by John Henry Newman and read by Chris Paluzzi.

We Are One Body® Audio Theatre is excited to announce their new upcoming fantasy series, MisSpelled, which will premiere this October!

Love the Lord by loving all of God's children. Edward Roberts reads this Henry Wadsorth Longfellow poem.

Dana Rizzo reads this poem about the Blessed Mother and her assumption to heaven. Written by St. Alphonsus de Liguori.

Cate Stuart reads this beautiful poem by John Henry Newman.

Two brothers. Two apostles. Two saints. Listen as Tony Chiappetta reads this poem by John Henry Newman.

Matthew Wojtechko reads this encapsulating poem about sunshine, written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

A telling poem about a search for freedom. Written by Vivekananda and read by Jason Leikam.

Paul Fox reads this original poem by Margaret Delle.

Dana Rizzo reads this encouraging poem by John Henry Newman.

Scott Walton reads this poignant poem about Memorial Day by Alfred Joyce Kilmer.

May is Mary's month. Listen as Tony Chiappetta reads this lovely poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins.

The fire of the Holy Spirit is powerful. Listen to this William Blake poem read by Michael Steele.

Reflect on the Lord Jesus Christ ascending to heaven in this beautiful poem by John Donne and read by Paul Fox.

This short poem offers a beautiful and succinct glimpse into the life of the Virgin Mary. Tony Chiappetta reads this poem by Charles Leo O'Donnell.

Parent's worry about their children. Mary and Joseph were no different. Listen to their thoughts captured in this poem by Frances Chesterton and read by Elizabeth and Albert Saenz.

Shana M. Buck reads Easter Wings by George Herbert.

How is the resurrection of Christ viewed from the perspective of the angel's in heaven? Find out in this beautiful Robert Fletcher poem that is read by Elizabeth Saenz.

The life of Mary Magdalene is traced by this Charles Wesley hymn and read by Dana Rizzo.

A beautiful retreat will not outdo the beautiful sacrifice of one man for the whole world. Listen as Edward Roberts reads this poem by Oscar Wilde.

Elizabeth Saenz reads Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh by Frances Chesterton

The message of an angel declared to Lord's handmaid. And from her yes, came the savior of the world. Dana Rizzo, John Walker and Carolyn Jerz lend their voices to David Michael Belczyk's adaptation of this great moment in salvation history.

Edward Roberts reads To St. Joseph by Charles Leo O'Donnell.

Shana M. Buck reads Christ's Bloody Sweat by Robert Southwell.

Michael Thimons reads Jonah, by John Henry Newman.