Lovely Lady Dressed in Blue: Mary's Role in the Incarnation
It’s that time of year again; time to get out the tree and all the trimmings, time to brave the crowds for some great deals for presents, time to set up the train, the village,…
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Why Do You Love Me?: A Movie Review of "A Time to Remember"
Year: 1987 Filming: Color Length: 88 minutes Genre: Christmas/Drama/Family Maturity: G (Suitable for All Ages) Cast: Ruben Gomez (Angelo Villano), Donald O’Connor (Fr. Walsh), Ray Serra (Frank Villano), Morgana King (Mama Theresa), Tommy Makem (Fr.…
Misleading Labels: Pope Francis and the Political Quandary
Conservatism, in its purest form, should be based upon a mission to preserve that which is good, true, and beautiful for posterity. Hence, it should be, by its very nature, a creative force. And all…
Mary’s Carol
Oh blessed Mary, my Mother dear!How I love you so!Please be my Mother while I’m here,Until to Heaven I go You see, Jesus wants to be my BrotherTo lay down His life for meSo that…
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…
Hobbit Home?: A Lord of the Rings Poem
Moss covered home, formed from a tree, with door and windows three, Set my mind to wondering, “Just whose home could this be?” A hobbit might be happy here; t’would suit him to a tittle!…
The Twelve Days of Christmas: Seemingly Secular, Actually Catholic!
The widely-sung carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas” seems very secular. At first glance, it is about someone whose true love has given them a variety of strange and extravagant gifts over the course…
Mystical Waters
I am the gentle caress of the spring rainI am the reflection of a pondI am the ebb and flow of the tide revealing hidden treasuresI am the crest of the ninth waveI am the…
The Immaculate Conception
Author’s Note: This poem was inspired by the wonderful parish in which I grew up, Immaculate Conception in Union, Missouri. Lining the side walls of the church are eighteen stained glass windows, each depicting one…