Blog
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The Immaculate Conception
BY ELLEN VIRGINIA Queen of Virgins, pray for us! Thy purity gives God great praise; On earth, thou lived for Him alone.
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Love’s Triumph
BY DONNA FERGUSON DUDLEY The Princess rushed into the wood, still hoping that she could outrun the burden of a marriage forced.
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Celtic Advent
BY TIMOTHY MATHER As we light the candle of hospitality in our windows, may we welcome the child of rebirth into our lives.
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The Diamond of England: The Mission and Martyrdom of St. Edmund Campion
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI This was a saint with sparkle; this was a man with know-how; this was the cream of Catholic England.
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Those Eyes
BY PHOENIX A butterfly’s soft breath or fox-step light as death were on a face, so I could not say no.
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Harvest Thanksgiving: A Trans-Atlantic Tradition
BY JOANNA BOGLE “Do you celebrate Thanksgiving in England?” a young American asked me at a suburban High School in Ohio.
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Rosary Mysteries
BY AMANDA PIZZOLATTO Oh glorious Queen robed in white! Go meet your Son wreathed in light! The angels rejoice for He has risen.
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Champion of Liberty and Son of Freedom: The Life of Thaddeus Kosciuszko
BY DAVID HAMBURGER Kosciusko gained renown amongst Americans and those in his homeland as a selfless champion of freedom.
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Every Word So Employed: George MacDonald and the Theological Imagination
BY MATTHEW JAMES ROBERTS This representation of truths through metaphors reveals afresh the bridge between our sensory and rational faculties.
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On Fairy Tales: A Rhapsody of Themes from G.K. Chesterton and J.R.R. Tolkien
JEF MURRAY As a Catholic artist and storyteller, what interests me most are those things that help us all to make sense of the world around us.
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Melting Clock
BY RACHEL LIANNA HOLLAND Tick-Tock. Tick-Tock. The clock is melting off the shelf. Tick. Drop by drop, it forms a muddy black and white pool on the shelf below.
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Light and High Beauty: The Virtue of Hope in “The Lord of the Rings”
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI So, on that dismal day, God gave me the ray of sunlight, shining like a promise in the sky and soothing the myriad fears gnawing at my mind.
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A Movie Fan’s Dream: A Crossover Story
BY EMILY GEERLING “Within that fortress is Mousina the Princess, bride of our ally Reepicheep’s brother Brownacrown.”
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A Hallowed Eve: The Spiritual and Cultural Traditions of Halloween
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI Old traditions from Paganism remained a major part of All Hallows, including the concept of the dead making visits to the living.
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An Encounter with Gene Roddenberry: The Traveling Troubadour Meets the Great Bird of the Galaxy
BY THE TRAVELING TROUBADOUR These Traveling Troubadours are hereby commissioned as Honorary Flight Deck officers on the United Space Ship Enterprise!
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Dreaming Culture
BY FOX OF THE OAKS Fire on the earth. Seeds in the garden. Rain from the sky. I sit. I breathe. I dream. Big trees, dancing over many years.
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The Stag Who Lived Forever
BY BRYANA JOY JOHNSON “I am rare and exceptional. I am going to hang in a king’s castle and be admired by noblemen for a hundred years.”
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The Great Cabin: An Adventure on Board HMS Victory
BY RAE-RAE FRANCHI Victory is always a good attraction, but this experience took it to a whole new level of awesome.
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A Bard’s Prayer
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI Let me catch the flame, golden, glittering, glaring, so my fingers may glow as I hold the pen.