St. Helena, born in about 248 AD, was the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great. Born in apparently humble circumstances, and said to be a Christian at the time of her marriage, she bore her husband Constantus his only son. Shortly thereafter, however, Constantus divorced her to marry the daughter of an ally. The boy, […]
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Though he was the forgotten preacher of the First Great Awakening, Henry Muhlenberg left an indelible mark on the Lutheran Church of the United States
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At the age of 21, Grafton was confirmed in the Episcopal Church. Two years later, he graduated from Harvard University with a law degree, but soon recognized his calling to the ministry.
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A garden is a Department of Metaphysics
Promethean fire and shadows in a cave of light
By Lawrence “Mack in Texas” Hall
By Ian Wilson John Bosco was perhaps one of the more eccentric saints of the Catholic Church, though can one truly be a saint without being a bit odd? As a young lad in Sardinia (Italy), Bosco saw a performance by a circus troupe and was instantly obsessed. He began training himself in acrobatics and […]
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What if you had the opportunity to completely start over, begin again truly, if I may coin a phrase, unburdened by what has been?
By Monica Murray Durr
By Cordelia Fitzgerald. In an embarrassing moment, I couldn’t remember if St. Jude was the patron saint of impossible cases or hopeless ones. Nevermind, said I to myself, it all means the same thing. But au contraire, my fickle self, for they are indeed quite different. The Bible is succinct as regards the former: “Because […]
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Join us as we explore the True, the Good, and the Beautiful: Storytelling! This issue includes lots of thoughts on storytelling and books, a short biography of C.S. Lewis, and a brand new short story! As ever, there is still Bible Trivia, Controversy Corner and plenty more!
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The 23rd Pope of Rome was born sometime in the third century, AD – no one knows exactly when. Little is known of the details of his life prior to his papacy other than he was born in the city of Rome to ethnically Greek parents. From a young age, he was drawn by God […]
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By Ian Wilson (G) To begin to interpret the Bible, we must first read and understand it on it’s own terms. We cannot bring our modern, Westernized sensibilities to the text. We cannot bring to the text a meaning which the authors did not intend. We cannot bring modern, textual criticism to the text, the way we […]
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**Only a few days left!** We are holding a contest for the best picture that encapsulates Summer. The winning entry will be put on the Table of Contents page of our Summer issue. Other entries will be displayed on another page.
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Laurence “Mack in Texas” Hall (G) Teenagers opened the doors for me at MassWhich used to be my job, but they stepped upAnd in stepping up they are replacing meWhich is good – I miss my youth but delight in theirs A boy and a girl giggled and whisperedIn a language I don’t know except […]
Read MoreBy Lawrence “Mack in Texas” Hall “He will not refuse one who is so blithe to go to Him” -Saint Thomas More in A Man for All Seasons With just a telephone, a clipboard, and a stutter He was a happy band of some of our best friends: May we with him At last approach that […]
Read MoreBy Ian Wilson (G) The most prolific writer of the New Testament was probably born sometime around 4 BC to a devout Jewish family in Tarsus, present-day Turkey. His story is one of redemption and the incredible grace of God. Nothing is known of his formative years, other than he was trained by Gamaliel, one […]
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By Joshua David Ling (Rated PG) Read more of this story here. 32: Sleight Of Hand The last time we left Cyrus Jones,She was given a proposition over the phone.That strange Mr. H had a mission for Cy,A mission that required a local spy. And so she went to a traveling carnival,Uncle Andy’s by name […]
Read MoreBy Sarah Levesque (G) St. Cyril and St. Methodius were brothers who became known as the Apostles to the Slavs and are celebrated on the same day – February 14th in the West, May 11th in the East. St. Methodius was born around 815 while St. Cyril, originally named Constantine, was born around 827, both in […]
Read MoreBy Sarah Levesque Onesimus (own-ESS-ee-mus) Nesib was born around 1856 near Hurumu in Ethiopia. His parents named him Hiikaa Awaaji; or “translator”. At a young age, Hika was stolen from his widowed mother, renamed Nesib, and sold or stolen multiple times before being liberated by the vice-consul of the French Consulate, Werner Munzinger. The boy […]
Read MoreBy Ian Wilson I frequently see this sentiment expressed that we, as Christians, should “follow Jesus, not just the Bible” or that we should “unhitch ourselves from the Old Testament” or even that we “follow Jesus, not Paul”. In Roman Catholic or Orthodox circles, I hear it expressed as “Jesus established a church, not a […]
Read MoreBy Ian Wilson (G) Born in 1615, Richard Baxter lived in a tumultuous time in British history. In a time when it might have been easy to be an extremist, Baxter always sought to seek peace, and hold the middle ground between the warring factions. He was fond of saying “In necessary things, unity; in […]
Read MorePhoto by Stavrialina Gontzou on Unsplash By Cordelia Fitzgerald As I’m sure you have at some point, today I drove past a sign that said something to the effect of “Hate is not welcome here.” A laudable sentiment. Accompanying the text, however, were various rainbows and images that made it quite clear that the sign […]
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