Blog
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The Philosopher of the Opera: A Phantom of the Opera Story
BY DOMINIC DE SOUZA “I’ve been blind my whole life. Until I saw you singing, Christine. Your incredible voice tore the scales from my eyes.”
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St. John's Bonfire
BY AMANDA PIZZOLATTO “Filomena, Filomena! Mama says make it quick. Mama, Papa, Francisco and I are already ready!” blurted the ten-year-old.
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Go to St. Joseph, the Chosen Father: Model of Patience and Perseverance
BY THE TRAVELING TROUBADOUR Although he was of the royal lineage of King David, he wore no crown and was not a senator, scholar, or world traveler.
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Tragedy and Divine Love: A Reflection in the Aftermath of the Orlando Shooting
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI My religion is love; if your religion is love, then we are one with each other and with eternity.
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Gambling for Eternity: An Analysis of the Apologetics Argument of "Pascal's Wager"
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI It’s best described as “parliament humor”, a witty jab with a purpose to make the opponent get red in the face.
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Landscapes of Truth
BY CLARE DAKIN Mountains – thrust me to the sky fearless and joyfully alive – finally breathing the depth, breath and scale of myself
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He Is Who He Is: A Review of Bernie Sanders’ Visit to Gettysburg College
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI My first brush with Bernie came early on in the election cycle, when I heard his voice emanating from the radio in our kitchen.
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Love and Love Again
BY CHRISTINA CULVERHOUSE Do you really Love? Are you Love? Are you more than ideas and concepts? Is Love your true reality?
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Castle on the Hill
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.”
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The Sound of Roses: A Lord of the Rings Story
BY VANESSA PARRY “Celebrian and I planted this together,” he inhaled deeply, “Before your beloved Shire was birthed.”
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The Fisher of Men: Simon Peter’s Wake Up Call
BY JOSEPH CUNNINGHAM I’ve cursed these waters all night long, and now the morning star has given rise to the blazing dawn.
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Those Souls for Whom the Bell Tolls: A Memorial Day Reflection
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.
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The Ultimate Life-Giver
BY NAOMI F. STONE Before the beginning of time, before we emerged into being, God existed in the deep Silence, a pulsing truth.
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I’ve Got No Strings: Pinocchio, C.S. Lewis, and the Meaning of Conscience
BY WES STARR By what standard of Good can anyone use to demonstrate that their child, neighbor, or enemy has committed any offense?
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Gazing Soulfully: How Eye Contact Can Heal the World
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI I have always been particularly fascinated by the spiritual quality of human eyes.
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Evil and Omnipotence: Is the Problem of Evil Fatal to Traditional Theism?
BY JONATHAN PLATT Any genuine freedom includes the freedom to do evil, and therefore, in practice, good cannot exist without evil.
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Waiting Room
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI A little child comes into this Waiting Room, pudgy-faced, pink-cheeked. She coughs a little.
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The Sneak Thief of Meyer’s Greenhouse
BY PHOENIX “Carlisle was being suspicious around one of the planting carts yesterday, and I thought he slipped something in his pocket.”
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Rehabilitating the Romantic Roundhead
BY ML LOGUE Gataker, and his contemporaries, promoted love and marriage as a responsibility, not a thing to be taken lightly.