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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.'”
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Pen Ink and Mascara
BY ELIZABETH TROUP Pen ink and mascara smear, The tear-stained pages of, Her little lined journal, With the lavender cover.
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Middle-Earth Factoids
BY EMERALD Some of them may be known to you already, but others might cause your eyebrows to shoot up your forehead.
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Enchantment: The Spell of Secondary Worlds
BY EMILY GEERLING For God’s Enchantment is just like ours, excepting this one amazing truth: God can make His Fantasy world actually exist.
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Shalott Revisited: A King Arthur Poem
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI If I should die while he is away, fighting for the honor of his own chosen lady, send him my heart in a casket of silver.
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Am I My Brother’s Keeper?: The Tragedy of Depersonalization
BY MARY FRANCES JOHNSON Ultimately, the culture of death is caused by a loss of the realization that man has dignity because he is made in God’s image.
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Winter Will Not Last Forever: An Acrostic
BY MARY-FAUSTINA Loveliness will soon burst out of this winter: from the Death comes the Beginning Again.
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12:15 Thoughts on Faramir: A Book and Movie Character Comparison
BY MARY-FAUSTINA In the books, Faramir is, indeed, very much like a saint. A hero. He is strong and wise and wholly unaffected by the Ring’s lure.
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Every Life is Wonderful: Review of the Classic Christmas Season Film “It’s a Wonderful Life”
BY ELLEN VIRGINIA More than just a warm, fuzzy Christmas story, It’s a Wonderful Life contains a great depth of substance and emotional power.