Rehabilitating the Romantic Roundhead
I have an axe to grind - or more specifically, I have a 36" munitions quality Birmingham steel cavalry backsword. This "Poldark " thing is starting to really irritate me. The scarred, brooding,…
Year: 2016
Home Reclaimed: A Selkie’s Return
The little child walked through the woods and found a tiny pool And wondered what there could be found beneath its waters cool. She was a very special child and soon enough could see That it…
Simple Homespun: A Movie Review of "The Robe"
Year: 1953 Filming: Color Length: 135 minutes Genre: Biblical/Drama/ Inspirational/Religious Maturity: PG (for intense thematic elements) Cast: Richard Burton (Marcellus Gallio), Jean Simmons (Diana), Victor Mature (Demetrius), Michael Rennie (Peter), Jay Robinson (Caligula), Torin Thatcher…
Was Tolkien a Heretic?: Defending Tolkien’s Catholic Orthodoxy from a "Cloak and Dagger" Priest
I have never trusted those who hide behind a cloak of anonymity. It seems to me that they do not have the courage of their convictions, or else that they have something to hide.…
Eve of May
Now that summer’s coming nearer, My blood does quicken in its pace And never has life, to me, seemed dearer. Ne’er have I felt my heart race – The way it does for hawthorn blooms…
A Thread in the Tangle: A Fantasy Author Crafts Legends
SUMMARY In a shattered realm where gods breathe and battle, sixteen-year-old Isiilde must find her feet among people who both despise and crave her kind. She trembles on a precipice, caught between the lust…
Hidden in the Winds of Loving
There is great joy in the hiddenness of loving and to feel the winds in the breathing of the soul - We do not fly through the power of wings but from the winds of…
My Mother’s Soul
Mother's library was sacrosanct. We were allowed inside, but with restrictions. The first and lowest shelf held our books, kid books with tall, narrow spines and lots of pictures. The second held toys, knickknacks, and…
Our Lady of the World
To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. ~ The Epistle of Saint Paul to Titus 1:15 (NABRE) The gem of Christ illumined…