A Song of Joy by Caroline Furlong
Writing for Joy
...but it is all too easy to picture the Flintstones living here, readers! Click the link to learn more: The Real-Life Flintstones Home: Bizarre ‘Stone House’ Built From Boulders Has Bulletproof Windows—but No Electricity BY LOUISE CHAMBERS MAY 2, 2023 A bizarre stone house built between four granite boulders, conceived of by a couple in the… Continue reading It’s Not Bedrock…
Food for thought, readers: Prayer is unhiddenness Fr. Peter John Cameron, OP - published on 04/16/23 No one can long endure self-imposed seclusion. From the disgrace of our hiding places, our hearts beseech God ... I gained new insight into prayer through a book by Tomáš Halík. In Night of the Confessor, the Czech priest writes: “To pray… Continue reading Coming Out of Hiding
Click the link to learn more, readers: ‘Goodbye and good luck’ BY GRACE E.F. HOLMES, M.D. Sep 20, 2017 In 1934 and 1935, the Past Presidents’ Parley of the American Legion Auxiliary Department of North Dakota identified and interviewed the state’s 271 women who served during the Great War. Of that number, 225 were nurses.… Continue reading Memento Mori
It’s been a few years, but yes, we can: Abandoned in space in 1967, a U.S. satellite started transmitting again in 2013 Nov 28, 2017 Stefan Andrews After learning that a satellite that’s been silent for decades has suddenly started sending out new signals you may, of course, suspect that the device has been hijacked… Continue reading “Can you read me?”
There are many stories from World War II that are not commonly known and which are at risk of being forgotten if we do not keep them in mind. Operation Hannibal is one of those stories, and you should definitely click on and watch the video, readers. THIS is a story of tragedy, courage, heroism,… Continue reading History Forgotten, History Recalled
Worth remembering and reading: The Passion And The Arts the primary purpose of the arts, like all human activity, is to draw people closer to God. Have you ever wondered why we use the word “passion” to describe the suffering that Jesus went through? After all when we say we are passionate about something we… Continue reading A Passionate Statement
Three of the most influential episodes to affect my writing that have stayed with me even though I may forget the exact details of each, are from two of my favorite franchises. These are Stargate SG-1’s* “Beneath the Surface” and Star Trek: Voyager’s* two-part installment titled “Workforce.” Both episodes are modeled on the 1927 German… Continue reading Working Beneath the Surface – Stargate SG-1, Star Trek: Voyager, and the 1927 film Metropolis
Provided you can find the right person, of course. Click the link to learn more, readers! New research shows marriage makes women happier and healthier fizkes / Shutterstock Many people today wonder whether marriage is really necessary. Judging by statistics on marriage rates, particularly among younger adults, it is an institution that no longer holds a… Continue reading Surprisingly Good for Your Health
Check out this sweet story, readers! NICU Nurse Adopts Teen Mom of Three Preemie Triplets By STEVEN BRIGGS March 8, 2023 Shariya Small wasn’t ready to be a single mom when she gave birth to triplets earlier this year. The 14-year-old resented having to wake up at all hours of the night to change diapers and feed… Continue reading A Growing Family
Worthy reading, especially after I posted all that dark stuff this past week! “Wonder”: The Symmetry of Sin and Salvation Matthew Becklo - published on 03/22/23 An “oft-forgotten paradox” in the Christmas story is “the moral chaos of human history” being drawn into “the perfect symmetry of salvation.” The fifth and final episode of Word on Fire’s Wonder series… Continue reading Dark and Light and the Interplay Between Them
A Song of Joy by Caroline Furlong 