The Sacred Heart of Jesus
Lord Jesus,The next time I am tempted to sin,Stop me before it’s too late.Help me think about what I am doing–What I am doing to You.And then, in the eyes of my soul…Lord Jesus, show…
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Portsmouth vs. Plymouth: A Traveler’s Comparison
Well, here, we have it: my comparison of the two big naval bases in Britain: Portsmouth, also known affectionately as Pompey, and Plymouth, nicknamed ‘Guzz’ (and I don’t think anyone is exactly sure why!). I’ve…
Rose’s Thorn
It is quiet in the room. The low rasp of steel on leather mixes with the cool hiss of the sword itself as it is withdrawn from the simple sable sheath. Light flashes off the…
Mirror, Mirror, in the Wood: A Review of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare interweaves several convoluted plots in which the human world and the ‘Green Wood,’ or fairy world, meet. Critics often interpret the human world, under the leadership of Theseus and…
Intelligent Design Exists: A Summary of the Argument in “Darwin’s Black Box”
Everyone knows the story of how life began as a simple cell that formed by chance and gradually evolved into more complex organisms (aka “Macroevolution*”). Everyone also knows the story of how God created life…
The Sea Within: A Meeting of Matter and Spirit
Why are we in love with the sea? Everyone knows we are, but no one knows why… Modern times are not the low tide of sea-love but the high. Our minds may have demythologized the…
We Should Talk More About the Country
We walk roads that seem endless but we know they’ll be tapering off like a candle with a thread all out of wax. And if you’re on a trail of tears, the finish line might…
The Violet Phantom and the Yellow Conquistador: Part 3
The next day the triumphant villagers hailed Austin Slaymaker, their bruised and battered savior, with a massive banquet in the Plaza de Maria Pita. After all, he was golden-haired, he had ridden the bull, and…
The Price of Friendship
What price can be put On a friendship? None! Not the measured sum Of life itself. Friends are part Of one’s own self, A fragment Of the greater web That weaves The Universal Truth. A…