Why I Believe in God
"In the beginning it created Elohim."- The Zohar "At the center of the universe dwells the Great Spirit and that center is really everywhere, it is within each of us."- Black Elk I was…
Category: Miscellaneous Nonfiction
Rabia’s Heart of One Love
Introduction Rabia al-Adawiyya I first discovered when I was very young. From the moment I read about her, I was instantly enamoured with an admiration that has never faded. She is among the earliest of…
Pappa’s Words
The words burst forth on my fourth birthday, veneering outwards ever since, a voracious volcano of verbs and adjectives, like too many popcorn kernels in a tiny pot. They seemed to form from within the…
Heaven on Earth: A Life Lesson Only Our Furry Buddies Can Teach Us
“They say in Heaven love comes first. We’ll make Heaven a place on Earth.” – “Heaven Is a Place on Earth,” performed by Belinda Carlise, written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley. There may…
Worlds to Visit After Middle-Earth and Narnia
With the upcoming Rings of Power TV series on the horizon and with it, hopefully, a resurgence of interest in fantasy, it might be time to revisit lesser-known fantasies that were well-received yet have mostly…
I Have Called You Friends: Contemplating the Blessed Trinity and the Incarnation
The April sky was clear. The light of brother sun was shining over me while I walked in that man-made canyon between the Midtown Towers. I stopped on the sidewalk. A strange thought had suddenly…
Lydwine of Schiedam: A Saint for our Times
Living in the modern world, it’s easy to base our self-worth on our achievements. Whether because of celebrity culture insinuating that our lives are more worthwhile the more people know about us, consumerism suggesting that…
The Story of St. Chad
“Chad” is a popular given name in the US (although not, strangely enough, in his own country in modern times) that has become associated with the Chad vs. Virgin meme, where Chad is depicted as…
Abortion as an Effect
Abortion. It’s in the media a lot nowadays. Many people would like to outlaw it. But I’ve been thinking about this subject for a week or so, and last night I was talking about the…
Ipswich, Willesden and Walsingham: Three Marian Shrines in Sixteenth Century England
Everyone likes a mystery. The story I am going to tell has elements of a good detective story: statues revered for centuries, royal agents bent on destruction of images, traditionalists trying to preserve sacred objects…