Once Upon an End: A Short Story of Truth and Tale-Telling
The End. He had reached the End of the world… and even come back from it. There he had expected to find monsters with torturous tentacles splayed on cliffs, or perhaps bleak beasts of shadow…
Month: July 2016
Aragorn the Lover: Union with the Beloved and the Call to Greatness
Halbarad, the Ranger of the North, bears a gift for Aragorn. It is a thing of mystery, “close furled in a black cloth bound about with many thongs”. And there is a message with it…
Book Review: A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time is, in itself, a beautifully-written and enchanting book. It tells the story of young Meg Murry, a girl who feels like she does nothing right, and who sometimes believes what all…
Eternal Bond: To My Twin Flame
How I cherish the memory of that day, the day we made a promise to each other there in what was our favorite sanctuary – out in the open space and surrounded by the astounding…
“Stand, Men of the West!”: The Virtue of Chivalry in Middle-Earth
“I bow not yet before the Iron Crown, nor cast my own small golden sceptre down” The Lord of the Rings, and indeed the whole Lengendarium of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien is among the greatest influences on…
Faith Flicks: Sources of Inspiration or Despair?
It seems that there is something stirring in the movie-making business as of late. Namely, religious themes are reappearing on the radar in a more positive light to appease the niche counter-cultural audience that…
Bright Beings
Bright ones you are always with me, Giving me strength to continue, when none is left. I see you every time I see the love in a child’s eyes, Or in the beauty of the…
Legends of the Lost: Catholic Adventure in Mark Adderley's McCracken Series
If Catholic Adventure Has a Name, It Must Be McCracken Meet McCracken, inventor, engineer, big-game hunter and faithful Catholic. tells the stories of his adventures in a series of novels made for everyone…
Rosa and Arjuna: A Love Story
Two lovers separated by the stretch of open ocean endless sky moonlight passing day to night Arjuna’s window pointed west While Rosa’s looked out to the east Of their love they both were sure Only…
The Peace Giving: A Star Trek Story
Since their return from Platonius Spock had largely kept to his cabin, after the obligatory medical checks that the doctor had put them all through. The kironide was out of his system now and any…