Cauldrons Roasting: A Harry Potter Serial – Chapter 2
Severus tossed and turned in his sleep until he was woken by a loud noise. He sat up in his bed, and the rumble continued until he finally got up and looked around his dungeon…
Tag: Advent & Christmas
Cauldrons Roasting: A Harry Potter Serial – Chapter 1
Severus Snape sat down in a black leather armchair by a warm fire. Pinching the bridge of his nose, he reflected that this was Christmas Eve, and that tomorrow night he would participate in chaperoning…
Christos Razdajetsja! Christ Is Born!
Christ is born; let us glorify him. Christ comes down from heaven; let us go out to meet him. Christ lives on earth; let us exalt in joy. All you faithful, sing to the Lord,…
Laden with Fruit and Always Green
I step through the wood of my soul, hushed by the breathless winter pre-dawn, gray as geese wings, touched by the softest whisper of a star’s light, shining unseen beyond the snow clouds. Is it…
A Light to the Nations: A Reflection on Isaiah’s Prophecy
“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; Upon those who lived in a land of gloom a light has shone…” Isaiah’s prophetic voice shouts amid a dark, gloomy, and torn world.…
There’d be No Santa Claus without St. Nicholas: Remembering the Saint behind the Legend
I find it very troubling when someone's legacy is discredited, especially if that someone was a saint who dedicated his life to helping the poor. While it is apparent that secularists have hijacked Christmas, hearing…
I Saw Santa Punching Arius: Saint Nicholas at the Council of Nicaea
Santa Claus, good old Saint Nick, the bringer of yuletide joy throughout Europe and North America. The historical figure behind Santa is the Christian saint and bishop, Nicholas of Myra. He was born sometime in…
A First Christmas Reflection
Hello, everyone! I can’t believe it’s that time of year again. Festive Christmas music plays, decorative lights twinkle brightly, and people are out eagerly buying gifts for their loved ones. But I don’t mind. It’s…
Christmas Morning
~ by Ana Lisa de Jong God came to us. His journey began as a seed. The smallest treasure, placed by the mightiest hand into the secret place of a daughter of Adam, that we…
My Favorite Things
~ by Amanda Pizzolatto Raindrops on roses, and whiskers on the beast Bells tolling the hour, and a fine Christmas feast Shelves filled up with books that I like reading These are a few of…