He developed the theme until the end of his life, marveling at the origins of the universe and the mysteries of DNA — sources of awe that in his vision brought people closer to God. “In this monumental vision, everything merges and condenses,” the Nicaraguan writer Sergio Ramírez wrote in the introduction to Father Cardenal’s anthology “Ninety at Ninety,” which was published in Spanish in 2014. Closing the volume was the poem “Stardust,” Father Cardenal’s meditation on death. It concludes:And the galaxy was taking the shape of a flowerthe way it looks now on a starry night. Our flesh and our bones come from other starsand perhaps even from other galaxies,we are universal,and after death we will help to form other stars

Source: New York Times March 01, 2020 22:41 UTC