Hearth of My Heart
Home is calling Tugging at the heart Piercing it through Like a fisherman’s hook Like a net cast breaking The skin of the sea I’m being called home To the place of belonging Where the…
Month: July 2016
An Ordeal of Honour: The 13th King's and the Somme Offensive
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Somme Offensive, the costliest and bloodiest offensive in British military history. This was the first major military action in which the so-called 'New Armies' played a…
Passing the Mantle: The Story of General Edward Braddock and Colonel George Washington
The British General Edward Braddock and his young colonial aide George Washington are often portrayed as symbols of the antagonism brewing between Britain and her American Colonies during the French and Indian War, which would…
"Family Don't End in Blood": How the TV Show "Supernatural" Strengthened My Faith
Some of you might have heard the name of a show called Supernatural going around. It’s quite well known – it’s been running for ten years and is still going. The main actors…
Less Than Human
Screams sound from their lungs But few hear them. They reach out for rescue They plead for mercy But few reach back It is easier to do nothing When those crying for help are faceless…
Winter of the Soul: A Spiritual Analysis of the Game of Thrones Pop Culture Phenomena
Game of Thrones, the wildly popular HBO series based off of George R.R. Martin’s high fantasy book series A Song of Ice and Fire, is a presently unavoidable part of popular culture. Praised for its high…
Country of the Soul
I celebrate my country… my country ’tis of Thee. A Place without chart, or map, or globe, which eye alone can’t see. A Place too small to fathom, and yet too great to miss. A…
The Price of a Soul: Musings on the Moral Beauty of "Les Miserables"
I have fond memories of seeing Les Miserables in its San Francisco stage production many years ago. It was therefore with great disappointment—and with some questioning of my judgment in earlier years—that several months ago I…
The Oak’s Hymn
I stand in strength and verdant wonder for I am planted sure and deep My prayers like roots seek out their Mother nourished in earth my heart they keep I stand in sun and rain…
A Common Celtic Thread: A Book Review of "Brighid's Mantle"
Can a Pagan and Christian ever find common ground? I am very happy to say that it appears so! In this book two friends from different traditions, but connected by a common Celtic…