Mary, Fatima, and the Sacred Feminine
In the month of May, Catholics focus particular attention on the role of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the life of faith. On May 13th, the feast of Our Lady of Fatima is observed, commemorating…
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Spring of the Fairy Dragons
The moment had finally arrived, and every fairy was busy tending to the chosen flowers in the meadow. This long-awaited time only occurred once every 500 years, and its importance to the world was beyond…
Christ in a Waiting Room: An Early Spring Spiritual Epiphany
Christ comes to us in strange ways, in blessedly strange ways. I remember a day during the strange liminal space somewhere between St. Valentine’s Day and Lent, when the air still bites of winter but…
The Ghost Book
~ by Charles A. Coulombe In midst of all, have I learned at last,present is embedded in the past.Sages say that the tree is bentas the seedling is, by nature, sent. Hunting, riding, friends I…
The Phantom Wood
The woods are deep, and still resoundwith trumpet blasts and calls of hound.The huntsman’s quarry, stag and fox,elude his chase through rills and rocks. There! A wolf crawls from his lair,out for the deer, he…
Why Do You Hurt Me?
Why do you hurt mewith actions that you do?Why do you let me downand leave me feeling blue? Why is it that you leave me outand favour other friends?Why do you go to them not…
Jesus of Palestine
Was Jesus of Palestine?Let Him be your answer.Where have I seen the thirsty?There, you have seen Him.When the water is cut offand the children's mouths are parched.Where the land is hot and brokenlike oven-baked bread.He…
Middle-earth Virtues in Research – Part 3: Wisdom
The scholars who researched the virtue of wisdom in Tolkien’s work most extensively are Smith, Dickerson, Markos, and Walsh. They all agree in the understanding of wisdom as an ability to discern between various choices…
Middle-earth Virtues in Research – Part 2: Pity and Mercy
Pity and mercy are virtues that, plot-wise, play a crucial role in The Lord of the Rings, and in the conception of which Christian morality is the most evident. The terms are occasionally used interchangeably.…