1. A blessed Feast of the Sacred Heart to you all. "Behold the Heart that so loved men as to spare itself in nothing." May our hearts spare Our Lord nothing in return. 2. My next step in bring order to my inner kingdom is trying to establish consistency, which I've so far completely failed … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Sacred Heart, Consistency, and More
Thought of the Day
The way people talk, you'd think the three easiest jobs in the world are King, Politician, and General.
The Horrors of Imperialism
A pattern for lovers of freedom in every day and age. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc7HmhrgTuQ
Father Figures and Images of God
I happen to be reading/re-reading two very different Manga at the moment (didn't intend it that way, I just stumbled into it on discovering a new outlet): Silver Spoon and My Hero Academia. I've talked about both of these before, but if you're just joining us, Silver Spoon is a comedic slice-of-life series about a … Continue reading Father Figures and Images of God
Poem – “It Is Not Always May”
No hay pajaros en los nidos de antano.-Spanish proverb The sun is bright, - the air is clear,The darting swallows soar and sing,And from the stately elms I hearThe bluebird prophesying Spring. So blue yon winding river flows,It seems an outlet from the sky,Where, waiting till the west wind blows,The freighted clouds at anchor lie. … Continue reading Poem – “It Is Not Always May”
The White Champion
This week's bit of fiction is up over at Noble Cobra Magazine. It's my alternate take on Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Grey Champion (which is highly recommended since, come on, it's Hawthorne), presented from the other side and with an extra two hundred years' perspective: There was once a time when New England roiled and churned … Continue reading The White Champion
Friday Flotsam: Life Stuff and ‘Merchant of Venice’
1. Talking with my counselor this week, we discovered that I may underestimate my own productivity. I'm not sure about that myself, but I'm starting to track it. Supposedly, the act of tracking behavior alone tends to lead to improvement, sort of a Heisenberg-Maximized-Potential Principle. 2. A couple weeks ago some idiot ran into my … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Life Stuff and ‘Merchant of Venice’
Poem – “A Lecture Upon the Shadow”
Stand still, and I will read to theeA lecture, Love, in love's philosophy.These three hours that we have spentIn walking here, two shadows wentAlong with us, which we ourselves produced;But, now the sun is just above our head,We do those shadows tread;And to brave clearness all things are reduced.So whilst our infant loves did grow,Disguises … Continue reading Poem – “A Lecture Upon the Shadow”
C365: The Trinity and Flatland
This actually went up yesterday for Trinity Sunday, but there was already a lot being posted yesterday: Intentionally or not, this charmingly surreal fable illustrates an important truth: when dealing with a higher nature than oneself, one will necessarily encounter seeming contradictions and mysteries. It would indeed be a strong grounds for suspicion if one … Continue reading C365: The Trinity and Flatland
The Last Game
My latest piece of fan-fiction, now available at Noble Cobra Magazine: The old red hat still fit. It was a little faded from when he had first worn it, a little stained from years under leaky pipes, but after all these years it sat just as comfortably as ever upon his head. It was what … Continue reading The Last Game
Serpent's Den 