The Song of White Swan Flying
~ by Patrick W. Kavanagh (For Standing Rock) It is a good day to die, I shall proudly hold my head up high, beneath my father in the sky. and I shall stand and fight…
Year: 2016
Beloved, You Are My Everything
O Beloved! You are the flowering of All Beauty the depth of every sea and the crest of every wave.. You are the Light of the sun and moon and every star.. the Breath of…
Keep Your Eyes Fixed on Jesus: The Importance of Focusing on God during an Election Year
It’s a good thing the Presidential Election year only comes every four years. For many it is only too easy to get caught up in the insults, allegations and sensational news stories. Others drive…
For the Poor Souls Today: Praying with the Communion of Saints for the Holy Souls
There are numerous canonized saints of the Church and countless others among the faithful who have gone before and now number among the blessed communion of saints. They intercede in union with our prayers…
Holiness Through Humility: A Lifetime Journey with the Saints
Saints and sinners are far from occupying opposite ends of the moral spectrum. The greatest saints saw themselves as the greatest sinners, and that paradox is what made them the greatest saints. Humility is…
The Black Knight and the Night of the Ancestors: Part 2
After all the guests were safely abed for the night, Ceridwen’s Champions met at the stable to dress their horses and depart the villa, heading for Londinium. The walled city was only a short…
That Awful, Thrilling Terror
The tower was on a bare hill that overlooked the trails on the outskirts of town. Why there was a tower there, no one knew, but it had stood there since the town was built,…
The Black Knight and the Night of the Ancestors: Part 1
Steward Osric stood on the edge of the orchard, looking up at the threatening sky with an experienced eye. There was a freeze on the way, he could feel it, and still over a…
Where Your Treasure Lies: A Spiritual Reflection on an Election Year
This election cycle, Catholic Americans are presented with the hair-raising choice between Hillary Clinton, who has a long history of supporting non-negotiables of the Catholic life ethic in addition to other rather shady…