By Walt Garlington On the Sixth of AugustThe Son of God,Our Lord Jesus Christ,Shone brighter than the sunUpon Mount Tabor.On the ForefeastOf that Salvific Day,A star rises from within the Church,Prefiguring the greater LightThat soon will dawn upon the world:The glorious king and martyrOswald of Northumbria,Whose reign, like the transfigured Lord,Still shines brilliantly upon English […]

By Walt Garlington Rivers and streams of waterSparkling like clear crystalsAmid rolling hills clothed in grassAnd trees emerald-green,Fountains seeping from solidMountain sides, as if struckBy the rod of Moses,Birdsong alone the hushedStillness breaking that restsBlithely upon the whole –Some Adamic soul whoPossessed deeper visionNamed the Natural StateRightly. Her beauty isBoth pristine and profound,But she has […]

By Walt Garlington Diuma among the Mercians; Budoc in Ireland and Brittany; Gunthild the servant of the Germans – Missionaries in the Master’s fields, Harvesting the ripe grain, Fertilizing and watering the young shoots, Clearing the soil of the rocks and weeds Of idolatry and false teaching, And sowing the splendid Gospel seed – This […]

Today, we commemorate St. Bede the Venerable (25 May/7 June). Known as the “Father of English History” and the “Church Historian,” he was a prolific writer, penning the life stories of many Saints, including St. Cuthbert. A “wonderworker of the English land,” St. Cuthbert was commemorated earlier this spring (20 March/2 April) but was also […]