Those Final Fateful Hours: A Triduum Reflection
Some twenty centuries ago in the Ancient Holy City of Jerusalem, thirteen men were assembled to celebrate the Pascal Feast of The Passover in a place that has come to be known as “The Upper…
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Yours Ever, Prim: A Letter to Katniss Everdeen
Dear Katniss, I know what you’re thinking, what you’re feeling right now, sitting there on the sofa, going back over the memories you’d like to forget. You think that everything you fought for, everything you…
Death and the Lion: A Crossover Serial – Chapter 6: An Angel Appears
By Amanda Pizzolatto (alias Aurora Mandeville) Word Count: 31845 Rating: PG for scary situations Summary: Nico Di Angelo, son of Hades, is used to being alone, until one day a girl with auburn hair waltzes…
Creation and Sub-Creation: A Tolkienian Essay
Christian religion played a very important role in Tolkien’s life. The basis of his faith was founded in his early childhood by his mother Mabel who, grieved by the sudden death of her husband, was…
Snowflakes: A Star Trek Story
Flake after flake drifted down outside the clear aluminium window. Jim had said they looked like stars. They did not look like stars. Stars moved with predictable regularity, more precise than clockwork. If Spock looked…
Away For Christmas
~ by Patrick W. Kavanagh The Christmas tree lights up, - but you are gone so very far away And yet, somehow, I feel your hand, so softly clasping mine. I catch your fragrance in…
The Adventure: A Tale of Two Small Hobbits
Author’s Note: Gracie is the little hobbit girl, who, in the very beginning of “The Fellowship”, is listening to Bilbo’s story of the trolls with HUGE eyes. I know that, between the movies and the books, the time between…
Peace on Earth, Goodwill to Men: A Reflection on the Spirit of Christmas
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Don’t you think? This song just about always put a big smile on my face, which can only be topped when I hear “Feliz Navidad”. What is it…
Christmas in the Old World: A Fantastic Beasts Story
June 1927, New York The dock was bustling with people arriving and departing. The sound of ship whistles filled the air as Jacob pushed his way through the crowd. He anxiously surveyed the milling populous for any…