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…
Year: 2016
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…
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…
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…