Blog
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Hope: The Battle of Helm’s Deep through the Eyes of Haleth, Son of Háma
BY CLARE-THERESE “They say that he is one of the Dúnedain, a long-lived race of wisdom and might. He is a great friend of the Elves.”
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Christ Our Light
BY ELLEN VIRGINIA We turn to see the flame that burns so steadily, the Easter candle, soaring high, a light that will not ever die.
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Stabbed by Joy: Ode to the Return of the Prodigal Color, Come Springtime
BY MARIE JEANETTE Longed, pined, Wept, died – ‘Waited’ is too Weak a word. Wouldn’t come. (Couldn’t come?) Never mind…
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The Golden Destiny
BY CAROLYN MANION “Our king Mantius’ daughter, Tragasia, is dying for lack of a certain piece of gold which kept her beautiful.”
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How Middle Earth Launched the Fantasy Genre
BY KAT CLEMENTS As a lover of fantasy, I am forever in Tolkien’s debt for bringing the genre out of the childish realm of fairy tales.
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An Island’s Daughter
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI The old stories have a rhythm like the waves of the sea, washing up on the dark sands of time.
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A Desert with Roses: Ten Simple Resolutions to Enrich My Lent
BY MARY-FAUSTINA Pray with joy…and pray more. Everything can be a prayer if offered to God with joy.
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Please Write Back
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI Forgive me; I’m a sentimental fool, but I love the way you wrote and the way you spoke.
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A Light that Darkness Cannot Kill: Sam’s Song to Frodo
BY ELLEN VIRGINIA It doesn’t matter anymore what fate lies for us in store. We came to do what good we may; what comes will come on this grim day.
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Knowledge and Conversion: A Philosophical Comparison
BY SARAH AGNES BAUGHER To experience a conversion to its fullest, after experiencing a conversion of the intellect and the will, a person must convert his heart.
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Hard to Find: A Tribute to the Cop Show “Adam-12”
BY MARY-FAUSTINA Honor’s hard to find. You won’t get it, When you’re on foot pursuit and you trip and fall over garbage cans.
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Dewi Sant: A Poem for St. David’s Day
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI St. David used his power when his mother was in labor, and soldiers came to slay her, but hailstorms drove them back.
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Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand: A Whimsical Literary Review
BY LAWRENCE “MACK” HALL The protagonist is Major Pettigrew, retired from the British Army, and his friend, Ms. Ali, owner of a local shop.
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Sword and Sandal: A Bible Movie Montage
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI I love classic Bible movies, especially the really epic ones with spectacular venues and pseudo-Shakespearean acting styles.
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Thunderstorm
BY ELLEN VIRGINIA I marvel at the stirring sight of our Creator’s unleashed might. Who could claim that God is just a lie when tribute to Him floods the sky?
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Chrysalis: A Free-Verse Poem for Lent
BY MARY-FAUSTINA I am a breathless finger of water, pearled, dangling from this twig. That is my gibbet.
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For the Glory of the Marines: The Life and Legacy of Major John Pitcairn
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI The third British charge saw Major John Pitcairn leading his marines up hill, brandishing his sword.
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An Ocean of Memories: An Overview of Titanic in Film
BY WESLEY HUTCHINS The RMS Titanic has been portrayed on film several times and in different ways over the course of the last 100 years.
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The Proof of Love
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI You’re driving yourself too hard, taut like a violin string about to snap. Let yourself laugh without an afterthought.
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How We Begin: The Story of Felix and Adauctus, Martyrs
BY CLARE-THERESE “And the Master of the house said to the servant, ‘You have done well, my good and faithful servant.'”