Dates, Fellowship, and Professor Tolkien

Professor Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings* series has been hailed repeatedly for its extensive worldbuilding. But something even devoted fans can occasionally miss is the significance of the dates within the story. A contributor to Voyage Comics and Publishing*’s blog tackles the challenge of reminding us about the meaning behind the dates in the …

Spiritual Vigilance

The Advent season is upon us, readers! Good Lord, is the year almost over already? It’s been so busy behind the scenes here that it is hard to believe we have all come this far so fast! As we begin this period of waiting for the coming of the Lord on December 25, this reflection …

A Medieval Reminder

Does your church have a hole in the roof – one that was put there and left open intentionally? If you go to several churches in Europe, there might be a really cool reason that hole was left there for centuries: Why some medieval churches would leave a hole in the roof Philip Kosloski - published on …

The Music of Eternity

Click the link to learn more, readers! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-w-dQMTEkk French nuns record thousands of hours of Gregorian chant for new app J-P Mauro - published on 03/02/21 The Neumz app compiles every Catholic chant of the 3-year liturgical calender. A community of Benedictine nuns from France are using their God-given talents to spread their love of Gregorian chant. …

Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother

In honor of Father’s Day it seemed appropriate to post these links to information about the patron saint of fathers. St. Joseph is a relatively enigmatic and underappreciated figure in the Bible; here are two articles about the oft-overlooked member of the Holy Family:   10 Things you should know about St. Joseph Renata Sedmakova …

A Winged Hussar in the Land of the Rising Sun

The Sabaton reference was too good to pass up, readers! Though Brother Zenon was not a member of the Polish military, he was a member of St. Maximilian Kolbe’s order and helped to print their monthly magazine, “Knight of the Immaculate.” His heroic love for his adopted people following the bombing of Nagasaki has not …

Some Lessons from Teresa of Avila

Click the link to learn more about this famous saint, readers: 3 Lessons from the life of St. Teresa of Avila for the modern Christian Theresa Civantos Barber - published on 10/15/20 Teresa was a valiant reformer and leader whose life and writings hold great wisdom for followers of Christ through the centuries. There are so …

Review: Hell Spawn by Declan Finn

Once is impressive. Twice is a record. I should have known that if it took two days to get through one of Declan Finn’s novels*, it should be a fast trip through the second one. Yet I was still surprised when I finished this book in two separate sittings: My name is Officer Tommy Nolan, …

As Good as It Gets..?

While the picture above may seem a touch hyperbolic and unrealistic at first glance, it does make a good point. To say, “I’m not good enough!” and leave it at that is to shut the door on one’s progress in a given field, vocation, or hobby. It implies, as the photo above states, that the …