“‘WE MISSED YOU AT DINNER,’ Said the first message. It made him snort and stomp his foot in amusement. His sudden change in behaviour caused Baby to try to move upward, but he swiftly caught her hind leg and pulled her back down to safety.” Read more

BY ELIZABETH TROUP Everyone had such joyful attitudes and we prayed rosaries and morning and evening prayer. Read more

“I do not know what I’m capable of. I wanted to protect everyone. I wanted to protect Tony… I wanted to protect you.” Read more

Ikons are windows to another World Of Theos and Theotokos, of our saints Some as merry as yet are others stern While forming from the prayerful writer’s hand… Read more

BY SARAH LEVESQUE The conjugal view of marriage is the union of a man and a woman, who give themselves to each other completely. Read more

The (beep) painting (beep) dates (beep, beep) from (beep) Holbein’s (beep) first (beep) visit (beep) to (beep) England (beep) Read more

BY KASHIF QAIMI While observing my area of responsibility, I start to think about my family, especially my 3-month-old son, Hassan. Read more

But the most important by far Isn’t a shiny phone or a new car It’s the scene of the Nativity That’s what Christmas means to me Read more

BY AVELLINA BALESTRI There is a Jesuit maxim which all true Christians would do well to take to heart: ‘God in all things.’ Read more

From Leah and Rachel, mothers of the twelve tribes of Israel, to a modern mother; from Jewish culture to Christian culture to Muslim culture, it’s all here! Read more

Keith watched as the girl slept soundly. He had to wonder why she’d been sleeping on a bench near the edge of a bridge, anyhow? She nearly rolled off the bench onto his feet, she was so drunk. Read more

My God is the God of small things. Seeds. Newborn babies. Nutshells that contain multiple truths in humble small containers. My God is the God of small beginnings. Read more

BY JANAYA R Mary was a young woman – some say early teens, based on culture. She was visited by an angel. And it is in this visitation, I see myself. Read more

Join us Spring 2019 for Tolkien, Man of Masterpieces – From his life, to his philosophy, to his works and beyond, we want it all! Read more

Twas the week before Christmas and inside the house, All was quite decorated by me and my spouse. The tree sparkled brightly and there on the shelf, Sat grinning back at us, the know-it-all Elf! He often seemed active, first here and then there, He stuck nosy nose into, oh, everywhere! Read more

BY M.C. PEHRSON I remember little Santas, so old that they were cracked in places, with cotton stuffing that peeked out. Read more

“He looked up and saw Hagrid interacting with Hermione. She was gesturing as she talked, and he felt more than a little bit homesick at the sight. He put his head on his front paws and grumbled, emitting some more black smoke as he did.” Read more

BY E. KAISER WRITES “The light was almost disappearing and the street shadows were so dark they blended into themselves like treetops in a forest.” Read more

BY DAVID JACK I have always considered Robert Falconer to be as much a “double story” as MacDonald’s classic fairy-tale The Wise Woman. Read more