To God, Who Gives Joy to Our Youth
For Reverend Raphael Barousse, OSBFather Raph - Uncle Bubby - on His Birthday Introibo ad altare DeiAd Deum qui laetificat juvenitutem meam You look into the mirror and ask yourself“Who is that old man staring…
Year: 2021
Circle of Life
The hawkscircled closeas a congregation prayingfor a child;wings so close it lookedas if they may havebeen issuing a silent prayer withfingers tightly knit,and my eyes watched as they circledcloser and closerto whatever animal was wounded…
The Hardy Boys: The Tower Treasure – Ch 4
Joe and Biff finished looking around the first floor and walked back to the library. They saw that Frank and Phil went into the cellar and went to help Jack and Jerry on the second…
Crossing the Space Between – Chapter 5 – Friends in Low Places
The final bell rang just as Fairy Godmother was hanging up the phone after a long conversation with Yen Sid and she sighed with relief, thankful that everything was finally arranged and the school day…
North of Hopeless, South of Freezing – Chapter 6: Vikings, Scots, and Prydain
Sunrise came too soon for everyone as Hiccup began to lose his ability to speak bit by bit. Once the sun had fully risen in the morning sky, Hiccup could only grumble and growl like…
Journey of Discovery Chapter 20 (A Kingdom Hearts Story)
CLAIR’S POV Umi 14, 92 KA… We had been on the ocean for a few days, and the two of us have had our share of misery and fun. I say misery because we’ve both…
“Wyrd Wonder”: Mystical Integration of the Great Story in Tolkien’s Play
Cynicism, mercilessness, despair, apathy and parody: these are not the way of the Holy Spirit. In Tolkien’s legendarium evil often takes the path down this route, and Tolkien’s heroes struggle relentlessly in the fray of…
Dragging Hoses on Saint George’s Day
Drag those hoses when the weather is dryApril’s grass is paling, and oak leaves witherAll the new plantings cry for a drink of waterAnd the rains of winter have now retired Drag those hoses when…
