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Day of Wrath: Sweeney Todd and the Search for Salvation
I have some Catholic reflections on the haunting use of the traditional Latin requiem chant Dies Irae in "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street", the 1979 musical by Stephen Sondheim, which was turned…
The Tash Files – Chapter 14 – Hwin
My Dear Orp, Silence is a wonderful thing, isn’t it? I mean, I could go on and on about the benefits that silence holds for my side. When there is silence the Enemy’s ranks usually…
Susan of Narnia: Remembering (The Eighth Chronicle of Narnia) – Chapter Four: The Party
“Are you sure you are up to the party tonight?” Carl asked as he helped Susan into her coat. They had returned to Susan’s house to ready for the party. Susan felt much better, though…
Halloween in Sherwood: A Robin Hood Story
It was All Hallow's Eve, and night had fallen early over Sherwood Forest. The greenwood lay in darkness, deep and velvety black, and a howling wind played through the high treetops, lashing branches and sending…
J.R.R. Tolkien’s Pro-Life Ethic of Hope
J.R. R. Tolkien, the noted English don and author of The Lord of the Rings, wrote that, as “a Christian, and indeed a Roman Catholic”, he did “not expect “history” to be anything but a…
Nancy Drew: The Old Clock at Lilac Inn
Nancy Drew has to put her detective skills to the test when a friend hires her to find her inheritance, only to find out she's not the only one looking for it. Chapter 1Chapter 2Chapter…
The Tash Files – Chapter 13 – Bree
My Dear Nyct, It has come to my attention, through various unmentionable sources, that you’ve begun to question my great power and authority in the Enemy’s shabby world. Really? How could you be so stupid?…
Susan of Narnia: Remembering (The Eighth Chronicle of Narnia) – Chapter Three: The Friends
An entire week of being lady of the house wasn’t nearly long enough, for it was almost over, passed away in a blur of exciting activities, all of which involved Carl. Carl Bryant was just…
The Late Sir David Amess
They say he was a gentleman And a gentle man The Queen's good servant And a child of the Church They say he was universal To those for whom he spoke, Offering a listening ear…