The Heroism of the Ordinary in The Lord of the Rings

G.K. Chesterton defended the value of fairy tales as he wrote Orthodoxy. Specifically, he wrote, “Fairyland is nothing but the sunny country of common sense. It is not earth that […]

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Courage in the Cosmos

“When physicists work on a theory, they are not dealing directly with nature,” writes physicist Giovanni Vignale, “but with an abstract model which they have already decided which aspects of […]

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Tales of Courage and Hope: Black Panther in Middle Earth and Narnia

How do we become good or evil? … All these philosophers are wrong, probably because most of them do not have children. Parents and children know the answer: by example. […]

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Hope, Life, and the Fountain of Trevi

Visitors from all over the world are drawn to the city of Rome and among all of the city’s historical and artistic sites, one of the biggest draws is the […]

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The Adventures of Asher Svenson: Story One: The Secret Wood

A young man, a rugged youth, Sought to find the truth Of a mysterious wood – In the midst of which he stood. He talked with creatures that lived therein […]

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Tales of Courage and Hope: Hamilton in Middle Earth and Narnia: Part One

Hey yo, I’m just like my country I’m young scrappy and hungry And I’m not throwing away my shot.[1]   By means of all created things, without exception, the divine […]

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Relict

A ‘relict’ is ‘a remnant of a formerly widespread species that persists in an isolated area.’ [1] This poem is dedicated to those who’ve watched someone they love disappear and […]

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Lava: A Story of Love and Hope

The world is looking for hope. We want to believe that whatever is going on, circumstances can change . . . things will get better. Pixar’s 2015 short film, Lava, […]

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The Homeric Versus the Christian Ideal of Man

As Western culture becomes more and more post-Christian, it will unsurprisingly bear more and more resemblance to its pre-Christian roots. One of the dominant cultural forces shaping the classical Greek […]

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The Power in Pain

I have been here before. This grief that crushes my soul like a black hole. I dream that I’m clawing at slippery, black walls as I slide farther down…to what? […]

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