BY PHOENIX “The first place we shall go to,” Darotus told him, “is the Diamond City of the High Dwarves, where there are caves of pure diamond.” Read more

BY VANESSA PARRY “Celebrian and I planted this together,” he inhaled deeply, “Before your beloved Shire was birthed.”  Read more

BY JOSEPH CUNNINGHAM I’ve cursed these waters all night long, and now the morning star has given rise to the blazing dawn. Read more

BY THE TRAVELING TROUBADOUR There, in sweet eternity, there is no earthly reason to fight for one’s rights with weapons of man’s design. Read more

BY NAOMI F. STONE Before the beginning of time, before we emerged into being, God existed in the deep Silence, a pulsing truth. Read more

BY JONATHAN PLATT Any genuine freedom includes the freedom to do evil, and therefore, in practice, good cannot exist without evil. Read more

BY AVELLINA BALESTRI A little child comes into this Waiting Room, pudgy-faced, pink-cheeked. She coughs a little. Read more

BY ML LOGUE Gataker, and his contemporaries, promoted love and marriage as a responsibility, not a thing to be taken lightly. Read more

BY AVELLINA BALESTRI Out of all the classic Biblical films I’ve watched and enjoyed, The Robe continues to rank at the top of my list. Read more

BY AMANDA PIZZOLATTO Come my dears, you must learn of our God for whom we all yearn. He is displeased with the world at this time. Read more

BY JOSEPH PEARCE I must say that his arguments against the deep Catholicism of The Lord of the Rings are so poor as to be pathetic. Read more

BY RACHEL SCHMIDT The way it does for hawthorn blooms, A tender breeze beneath warm sun. Such joy abundant. Read more

BY SABRINA FLYNN A barbarian, a madman, and a timid nymph are all who stand between light and oblivion. Read more

BY NAOMI F. STONE We do not fly through the power of wings, but from the winds of loving that sustain our flight. Read more

BY KAT CLEMENTS We will bring our children to see Mother’s library, and we will tell them stories about her and her books and encourage them to read. Read more

BY ELIZA LINDSAY Before we go “Oh, he’s the bad guy. I don’t like him,” we need to understand where’s he’s coming from – what his past was like. Read more

“As they drew closer to the strange tableau unfolding before them, their breath began to mist before their eyes, and tiny frost crystals coated the silver of their weapons, which shone in the reflected light of the daemon before them.” Read more

BY TIMOTHY MATHER I am the fertility of the earth, I am the warmth of the sun, I am love’s first kiss, I am the May king and queen. Read more

BY J.J. FRANCESCO Room has been a legitimate phenomenon. The book, the film, the entire idea are all so unique and defining. Read more

BY ALINA LYN Somehow, Tolkien’s women get to juggle all responsibilities: love/relationship/marriage, battle, travel, high status and more. Read more