Shattered Hearts: An Avengers Story
~ by T.K. Wilson With Lyrics from “Shattered” and “She is the Sunlight” by David Hodges and Trading Yesterday Author’s note: There’s a lot of fics out there that focus on Wanda’s wounds… but what…
Year: 2019
The Ikon Corner
By Lawrence "Mack" Hall Word Count: 167 Rating: G Summary: A short poem of ikons/icons “…and looking at a picture on the opposite wall.” -C. S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader …
An Apology of an Apology: An Overview of the Catholic Stance on Marriage
Apology: A regretful acknowledgement of an offense or failure A very poor or inadequate example of something A reasoned argument or writing in justification of something, typically a theory or religious doctrine1 Until this year,…
Holbein’s Portrait of Saint Thomas More In an Aural Halo of Electronic Pings from Rental Earphones
By Lawrence “Mack” Hall Word Count: 155 Rating: G Summary: the author looks at a painting of Thomas More while listening to a explanatory recording. The (beep) painting (beep) dates (beep, beep) from (beep) Holbein’s…
Soldier’s Eid
Eid is a time to spend treasured moments with your loved ones, but every year there are thousands of soldiers who sacrifice this in order to ensure everyone else can enjoy Eid with` their friends…
What Christmas Means to Me
By Amanda Pizzolatto Word Count: 134 Rating: G Summary: A poetic look at the meaning of Christmas Christmas time is almost here It’s the time of love and cheer Spending time with friends and family…
Christ Has No Body: A Reflection on Seeing God in All Things
There is a Jesuit maxim which all true Christians would do well to take to heart: “God in all things.” It is the recognition which mystics always discover and fundamentalists often reproach. The latter have…
Passage of Light: A Reflection of the Abrahamic Traditions of the Middle East
“This world is not a permanent place, it’s a passage, a road on which you are passing.” ~ Imam Ali (AS) The Middle East has served as the womb and nurturer of the world’s three…
Holly And Mistletoe
By Amanda Pizzolatto Word Count: 109 Rating: G Summary: The holly and the mistletoe have a night of fun. The holly and the mistletoe Are both well known by sight So similar in the way…
Two Brothers and Their Sister
~ by Hannah Skipper After the two Princes, Bahman and Perviz, and their sister, Princess Parizade, were reunited with their mother and father there was great rejoicing in the kingdom, and the royal family lived…