Winter Fae
The winter has been long and cold, and springtime still seems very far away.I sit here snuggled in the warmth and dream about my childhood, and the fae.How I miss glowing embers, underneath the flaming…
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Yule on the Quest: A Lord of the Rings Story
“May I help you, Master Peregrin?” Glorfindel asked. Pippin abruptly straightened and jumped off the chair he had brought up aside a high shelf in the kitchens of Rivendell. He colored…
Yule Light: Frodo’s First Winter in the West
Author’s Note: “Iorhael trannail” is “Frodo of the Shire”. “Meldonya” is Quenya for “my friend”. “Meldanya” is “my dear” or “my beloved”. “Tithen min” is Sindarin for “little one”. The mention of hanging holly in…
The Stag Who Lived Forever
It was a matter of great importance, and the morning wind that carries the mist and the butterflies carried the news in a kind of dance, like the laugh of the first baby, when it…
Identity: What We Do Changes Who We Are
This thing about identity—there’s more here than meets the eye, more here than most psychologists talk about, more here than we can understand, and what I’m going to present is more questions than answers. But…
A Heart Set on Fire: Celebrating the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
This year, I was blessed to serve as a spiritual director on a pilgrimage to Lourdes and Fatima. During my first homily at mass after my return, when I first spoke the names of these…
How Middle Earth Launched the Fantasy Genre
Few stories have become cultural icons the way J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-Earth has. I remember reading my dad’s copy of The Hobbit when I was seven, and then purchasing a big, black, 2nd Edition omnibus from a book warehouse sale…
Book Review: Unraveling by Sara Ella
Description Unraveling (Unblemished #2) By Sara Ella Synopsis from Goodreads: What happens when happily ever after starts to unravel? Eliyana Ember doesn't believe in true love. Not anymore. After defeating her grandfather and saving the Second…
Who Among You Are With Me?: The Story of the Black Robe Regiment
"For everything, there is a season. A time for peace and a time to fight.” Peter Muhlenberg stepped out from behind the pulpit and removed his black clergy robe. Underneath, he wore his military uniform.…
Éowyn: A Lord of the Rings Poem
The simbelmynë and I are kin, Blossoming in this land of Men: A western star the heavens wept Upon the mounds where Dead are kept. The daughter of all noble kings, Within my soul, a war…