A Three-Years’ Child
Lawrence “Mack” Hall Word Count: 110 Rating: G Summary: A poem of a small child in church She was restless in Mass, a three-years’ child And in her patient father’s loving arms She wriggled She…
Year: 2019
Jailhouse Reunion
By Amanda Pizzolatto, alias Aurora Mandeville Word Count: 1077 Rating: G Summary: A small cast of fantastical characters have their lives turned upside down. Species: Kodama = Kingfisher-winged beings who have power over the elements.…
Tolkien’s Heresy: Catholic Theology and the Origin Story of Middle Earth
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” Thus the Holy Scripture of the Catholic Church begins and the profession of the Catholic faith takes the idea up when it confesses in the…
Gandalf: A Lord of the Rings Story
They sat in companionable silence. Arwen bent over her embroidery frame, her nimble fingers threading the needle up and down through the black fabric, leaving a trail of silver in their wake. Gandalf stared thoughtfully…
With True Prayers
By Mack Hall Word Count: 89 Rated: G Summary: A poem about simple study as worship. “…but with true prayers That shall be up at heaven and enter there” -Measure for Measure II.ii.151-152 A study…
Easter to Me: A Personal Reflection on the Memories and Meanings of Holy Week
My childhood memories of Holy Week, when Christians the world over commemorate the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, are a kaleidoscope of images and impressions, turning from lighter colors to deepening hues. I…
Burnt: A Harry Potter Serial: Chapter 37: Epilogue
By LastCrazyHorn Word Count: 105891 Rating: PG-13 for brief language, violence, and depictions of abuse Summary: A disabled Harry comes to Hogwarts story. Everyone expects him to be like his dad, but how can he be…
Pot O’ Gold
~ by Amanda Pizzolatto Once upon a time, back when the species of Gaeliand were very suspicious of each other, there was a great treasure hidden by the leprechauns. They would only come to the…
“Ecce Homo!”: Pontius Pilate as Every Man
In the Passion Narratives of the Four Gospels, the Roman governor of Judea, Pontius Pilate, is not portrayed as a menacing monster or two-dimensional villain, but as the image of fallen mankind, made of flesh…
The Riddle of Notre Dame
“Hold high the cross, so I may see it through the flames.” – St. Joan Arc, before being burned at the stake. ~ A holocaust of love Burning boldly through the dusk Cruciform, a candle…