A Promise Lives: The Musical Moods of Middle-Earth
The musical score behind Sir Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings film trilogy is intricately crafted to match the proportions of the epic tale. The plot, based on the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien,…
Year: 2014
Papal Factoids
The great deal of discussion surrounding the resignation of His Holiness[1] Benedict XVI has led to observations of clerical dress, most notably the vestments worn during Mass. What some may not know is that…
It Begins with Light: A Londoner’s Conversion to Catholicism
I’m not a Cradle Catholic. I’m a convert. Actually, a fairly recent convert: I was received into the Church on Easter Vigil, 2013. I’m sure I wouldn’t have made it to this point without the…
Victoria Crucis (The Victory of the Cross)
Nonne, Satane, nos esse tuus putavisti? Sed Christus venit. Nos tuis catenis liberavit, Et in Caelo in aeternum regnat. Vade! Christus est Victor. Semper vincit; tu numquam eris. Hic victoria Crucis est. - (For those…
A Glimpse of Reality: An Analysis of Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “The Lady of Shalott”
“On either side the river lie, long fields of barley and of rye…” These are the opening lines in Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s famous poem, “The Lady of Shalott”. The poem, loosely based on the tale…
Springtime Floral Photos
Spring is my favorite season. It is when the frost melts, the grass turns green, and flowers burst into bloom. The beautiful colors and shapes of flowers make them excellent photo subjects, so each spring…
The Tenth of April
I. A carpet of grass enrobed with glass A pine sports shining spears, and tears do Drop from the edges of all the world. Each twig is gilded on trees growing silver --Who said that…
God’s Humble Instrument
She was tiny and pale, with thin blond hair, an angelic face, and enormous blue eyes. She was six years old. And she had leukemia. I felt the familiar tightness in my throat when another…