Blog
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King Charles Invited the Wrong People
BY LAWRENCE HALL What is the point of a coronation, and who should come?
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He Descended into the Darkness and Freed the Captives
A poem combining Harrowing of Hell imagery with meditations on anxiety and intrusive thoughts.
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The Refreshing Song at Easter
The Gospels are clear that Jesus saw his death on the Cross like a new Passover, the Jewish festival of deliverance from oppression
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What a Waste!
BY LEAH FISHER “Do you betray me with a kiss?” Jesus watched him. “Do what you came to do, friend.”
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Mother of Her Father
BY ADEEL AHMED “Pray for a miracle, my father,” Fatima pleaded. “You are Allah’s final messenger. Surely, He will cure Mother if you make supplication.”
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3am-ses: A Hobbit’s Ramadan
True the fasting month was, generally speaking, perhaps one of the most difficult times of year for Shire-folk, but Bilbo had come to enjoy it increasingly in his ripening age.
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Inklings and Shapeshifters: Charles Williams’ Theology and Paul Schrader’s Cat People
BY G. CONNOR SALTER Like Charles Williams, filmmaker Paul Schrader has a passion for Dante and theology which informs his creative works. This is no more true in his uneven but intriguing film Cat People.
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An Hour That Passes
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI A little flower and a warrior sage, both counting life as an hour, a rose dropping its petals, sand slipping through glass.
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The Green Knight and the Deconstruction of Virtue
BY KAT CLEMENTS A culmination of smaller failures that we learn lessons from doesn’t mean that we will fail at the last, when it really matters.
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The Observant One
Why oh why Mummy, oh wise one, please tell me this…
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Composers and Coronations
By Theodore Harvey, As we pass the one-year anniversary of King Charles III’s coronation, a reflection on the music historically used for royal coronations.
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Tolkien’s Easter Joke: Good Tricking Evil in Lord of the Rings
BY G. CONNOR SALTER We may not think of Easter as a funny season. However, it has its humorous side, and it’s a humorous side that J.R.R. Tolkien understood.
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My Lord, Have Mercy
While justice is important, mercy is also.
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An Empty Cross
An empty cross?
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King Charles III: The Enterprise of the Carolean Era
By Charlie Keeble As we approach the anniversary of King Charles III’s coronation, a piece reflecting on what a new king means.
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The Coronation
By Justin Newland As we pass the first-year anniversary of the coronation of King Charles III, we provide this reflection on the meaning of coronation.
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The Ultra-Royalist
By Jojo de Lenborough A reflection on monarchy and being a royalist in the wake of Queen Elizabeth II’s death.
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Countries, Nations and Peoples – The English Monarchy: A Revolution
By Stephen Fry A reflection on the House of Windsor and English identity.
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“A Savior of the Savior”: A Josephite Reflection
BY SEAN EARNER One title stands out from the centuries accumulated list of titles: Savior of the Savior. To say it almost seems blasphemous in its audacity.
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Coronation Emblem: Symbol of Challenges and Opportunities for a New Era
By Wesley Hutchins Reflections on Queen Elizabeth II’s reign and the new monarchy.