Blog
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For Those Who Know: A Thanksgiving Day Poem
BY MARY-FAUSTINA Well and ill, we all partake of Your heart’s fires; a billion hungers, yet Your peace fills all desires.
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Book Review: Divergent by Veronica Roth
BY UNA VAN DER STROOM Divergent, released in 2011, is the first book in a YA dystopian/science-fiction trilogy by author Veronica Roth.
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Election Trivia
BY MEGAN DOMINICK Which president would occasionally press all the buttons on the desk, then hide and watch the staff run into the room?
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The Flame of Autumn
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI Be the flame of autumn in this changing, chilling world and in my trembling heart.
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Even: Aragorn’s Promise to Arwen at the Black Gate
BY MARY-FAUSTINA My love, that star has shattered and the sky sours black. The wind whips upon me as I ride on towards hell.
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The Only One: A Poem Dedicated to Homeless Veterans
BY CLARE-THERESE Am I the only one who notices your hands, chilled with the homeless nights, blistered from the trigger?
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Ever Vigilant
BY ELIZABETH TROUP Her feet crunched against the autumn leaves, the “crunch” the only sound for miles. The fog…she knew the fog was coming.
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More than Memory
BY CLARE-THERESE And do survivors ever learn to feel the joy their fight should earn, to view the world again as a child, when alone from darkness they return?
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An Inspiration for My Life: The Story of St. Gianna Molla
BY ELLEN VIRGINIA I chose St. Gianna for my Confirmation name simply because she was a mother, as I hope to be someday.
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The Anointing of David: A Villanelle
BY MARY-FAUSTINA The prophet’s words hurl flames upon my mind. Beneath the gaze of God, king’s crown I bear.
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Recusants of Middle-Earth: A Lord of the Rings Poem
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI Evenstar of an Elvish maid (Relics torn from Catholic breasts); Secrets in a broken blade (Swords that severed martyrs’ necks)
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I Will Be a Hero
BY RAE-RAE FRANCHI “I’ve heard talk that we’ll reach England soon and I must prepare, for I will probably have my lieutenant’s examination soon.”
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Catherine Stewart Interview
BY CATHERINE STEWART The book is called How to Become a Heroic Catholic, and it is a guide to the beliefs, teachings of, and defenses for Catholicism.
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Estel: A Lord of the Rings Story
BY CLARE-THERESE “Dark is the Shadow,” she murmured, “and yet my heart rejoices, for you, Estel, shall be among the great whose valor will destroy it.”
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The Crossroads: A Lord of the Rings Poem
BY ELLEN VIRGINIA An ancient king of carven stone that guards this bitter path alone, now ravaged by the Enemy, beheaded, stripped of dignity.
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The Summoned Book: A Hobbit Poem
BY CAROLYN MANION In the middle of the bookshelf, squeezed by heavy tomes galore, sits a ragged little volume recounting tales of elven lore.
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Ladies and Gents: An Encounter with the Inklings
BY EULALIA HOGERS “Goodman,” he said, “Do you happen to have a rather spacious back-room in here?”
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Top of All Tables: A Fan’s Review of the Television series “Jane and the Dragon”
BY MARY-FAUSTINA Fans of the medieval era, fantasy buffs, and people with overlarge funny bones can all find something to like about this television series.
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A Not So Horrible Beginning – Part 3
BY EMILY RADEMACHER “Maybe it’s time you give up your reign of power and let someone else take over.”
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Real, Solid, and Unbending: The Life and Legacy of Sir John Moore
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI Sir John earned his men’s undying admiration for his personal courage, always leading from the front and often being wounded as a result.