Winter Warrior: A Tale of Saint Nicholas
Snow fell unseen in the moonless night air, each flake making its journey without notice or proclamation. Nick liked the snow on nights like this. It went about its business anonymously, as he did…
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The Tree That Fell
By Joshua David Ling Word Count: 689 Rating: G Summary: The Legend of St. Boniface in rhyme. Nature groaned like Paul foretold, Winter was everlasting. Dead men drunkenly stumbled in the dark, And in Hesse,…
The Crossing of Christopher: A Golden Legend
There once lived a man named Darrick, with strong arms and bulging muscles, a smith by trade, accustomed to hammering down metal and bending it to his will. In the village, he was renowned…
Lucia’s Night
~ by Nathan Stone Lucia's night has come again— Take the candles and hurry through the snow That lies in mountains and flies like diamonds as it blows. Lucia's night is here again— Hurry through…
How To Speak to Soldiers: A Translation from Charles Péguy’s “Jean D’Arc”
Charles Péguy (1873-1914) was a French poet, playwright, philosopher, journalist, bookshop owner, editor, publisher, typographer, and soldier. His play Jean D’Arc, an enormous work in three parts, was begun while he was still a university…
The True Meaning of Halloween
In just a few days now, all kinds of random kids will be knocking on your door asking for candy, dressed up as just about anything imaginable. Halloween is a big deal here in the…
The Battle of Turs
THE BATTLE OF TURS By Amanda Pizzolatto (Aurora Mandeville), August 11, 2015 (1199 words) Summary: A fantasy re-imagining of Joan of Arc. Jeanne di Arch was the daughter of the mayor of Turs and was…
St. John Paul II: The Heroic Pope
As all of his biographers remind us, Karol Wojtyla came of age at one of the darkest moments of the twentieth century. When he was 19 years old and just commencing his university career, the…
Saint Robert Southwell
O clever Jesuit! sneaking about From house to house, and, too, from heart to heart Speaking the treason of faith, hope, and love And bearing true the Passion of Our Lord O pray for…
The Ballad of Nikolaus
THE BALLAD OF NIKOLAUS By Manuaelmelwie Word count: 317 Rating: G Summary: Dedicated to St. Nicholas A very long time ago In a land very far away All the heat had since departed And winter was…