All sin, in a sense, “wounds” God, causes rifts in our relationship with Him. We pierce Him through the heart, and each other through our hearts, constantly. It has real consequences, and real restitution must be made before reconciliation can take place. Continue reading Paschal Mystery: The Death of God and the Paradox of Salvation
The salmon that swam around his legs spoke to him in their ancient tongue, “Thou bear upon thy shoulders the weight of the universe.” Continue reading The Crossing of Christopher
O paradox divine, of sweetest flesh and strongest blood, we are chasing thee, o stag, and running from thee, o hound, for all the world has spun and spurned the way that things should be. Continue reading St. Hubert’s Hunt
Oxford – it’s a posh and poised microcosm of old and new, students and tourists everywhere, the bright up side, and then the glint of a darker hue underneath, like puddles along the pavement. Continue reading Pilgrimage to a Small Island: A Britophile’s Memoir
I have borne the brunt of battles which were never my own, I have taken leadership when no true heroes were left to be found, I have stood up through the longest night of winter and survived. I am the last lord of the direwolves, the last kin of ghosts. Continue reading You Know Nothing: A Game of Thrones Fanfic
Let the small birds give chase to the hawks, let the acorns sprout into oaks, let the wood make bows for arrows, and the feathers straight-shot shafts. Continue reading The Song That Never Sleeps
Sometimes we see Abraham’s hand pressed over the boy’s face, as if to cover it, lest they make eye contact, and he lose his nerve to go through with the sacrifice. Some have the boy lying on his belly, his mouth agape, waiting in horror to have his throat slit. Continue reading Abraham’s Sacrifice: Reflections from Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Oh, Allah, who makes us patient in adversity, make me now endure the test! To be your slave is my crown, to drink your wine will slake my thirst, and I will put my forehead to the ground. Continue reading Hussain at Karbala
Is this the way of you mortals? Is this the thing you most fear? We have tasted it now, though we are unused to it…I am unused to it…you see? it is a terror to face it alone…oh, Estel, teach me how…stay with me… Continue reading For Wrath, For Ruin: A Lord of the Rings Fanfic
While no single religion may be able to claim Loreena for their own, I think there is no doubt that she is a deeply spiritually aware person, and has led others to search for God and the meaning of existence through her music. Continue reading Our Love Must Make Us Strong: The Music and Mysticism of Loreena McKennitt
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