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A Taste of Catholic Fiction Part 11
A Taste of Catholic Fiction Part 11
By Lisa Mayer
I clap my hands over my ears as one scream resounds above all others, reflecting intense, excruciating pain. And that’s when I know I have to stop this. I have a responsibility to protect Aletheia. If I don’t, then I’m just as guilty as Baeddan. I sense the Arrow Bringer’s hand on my shoulder, and we’re back in the present. I rise shakily, knowing I believe him, that I owe him my allegiance.
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A Taste of Catholic Fiction Part 10
A Taste of Catholic Fiction Part 10
By Lisa Mayer
“Me?” I stare at him “Why… why me? What could I possibly do?” “If you are willing, I can work through you. And then these events will not occur.” “What events?”
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A Taste of Catholic Fiction Part 9
A Taste of Catholic Fiction Part 9
By Lisa Mayer
I hug my arms against myself despite expecting this answer, something tickling at the back of my mind. I vaguely recall being furious with my birth parents, but I can’t remember why.
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A Taste of Catholic Fiction Part 8
A Taste of Catholic Fiction Part 8
By Lisa Mayer
Indescribable happiness fills me at the sound of his voice. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever felt, except when I wanted to enter the temple. For reasons I don’t understand, I’m immediately drawn to him.
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A Taste of Catholic Fiction Part 7
A Taste of Catholic Fiction Part 7
By Lisa Mayer
The next thing I know I’m in a dream, standing on a marble porch outside a majestic temple under a dazzling full moon. Great, glittering columns support the temple’s magnificent roof. Beyond the columns are immense, jeweled doors.
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A Taste of Catholic Fiction Part 6
A Taste of Catholic Fiction Part 6
By Lisa Mayer
By the time we get to the bookshelves, I’m almost in tears. I try to dodge Shawn before he can notice, but I’m not fast enough. “What’s wrong?” I plop in a chair, not wanting to have this conversation. Aside from my family, I don’t open up to people.
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A Taste of Catholic Fiction Part 5
A Taste of Catholic Fiction Part 5
By Lisa Mayer
By the time six-thirty rolls around, I’m waiting for Shawn at the library. At my insistence, my parents dropped my sisters off at tryouts. I wanted Mom and Dad to have time to come to grips with what’s happening. As stupid as it sounds, I need to work on this project with Shawn. I need to be normal… at least for a little while longer.
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A Taste of Catholic Fiction Part 4
A Taste of Catholic Fiction Part 4
By Lisa Mayer
I can tell by the tone of his voice that he’s about to speak the words that no parent should ever have to. More than anything, I wish I could save him from that. But I can’t. All I can do is help him, so he doesn’t have to do this alone. “I already know, Dad.”
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A Taste of Catholic Fiction Part 3
A Taste of Catholic Fiction Part 3
By Lisa Mayer
We leave the lobby, and I find myself wishing I could somehow freeze time for a little while. But, much too soon, we reach the garden. Built between Dr. Naveen’s office and the hospital, it’s a place to relax or meditate. Tall hedges bearing roses grow in the center of the garden, encircling a more intimate area lined with benches. Dad leads me toward a bench, and we sit.
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A Taste of Catholic Fiction Part 2
A Taste of Catholic Fiction Part 2
By Lisa Mayer
Kirstin and Shiloh are crying again but don’t speak when I sink onto the couch. Mom and Dad emerge seconds later, having regained their composure. “Evangeline,” Mom tucks a strand of blonde hair behind her ear, “you’re going to meet us at the car in a few minutes. Dad wants to talk to you alone in the garden.”
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A Taste of Catholic Fiction Part 1
A Taste of Catholic Fiction Part 1
By Lisa Mayer
This can’t be happening to me. Yesterday I was worried about applying for college, and now I need to start planning my funeral.
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Teen Book Review - The Other Side of Freedom
Teen Book Review - The Other Side of Freedom
By Leslea Wahl
In case you’re not familiar with Cynthia T. Toney, this very talented writer is the author of the award-winning Bird Face series of books – 8 Notes to a Nobody, 10 Steps to Girlfriend Status, and 6 Dates to Disaster. I have read them all and thoroughly enjoy her signature style of creating intriguing stories full of unique topics with interesting characters that readers care about.
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The Secret of Being an Author
The Secret of Being an Author
By Lisa Mayer
I am a positive person by nature. I truly love my life and am so grateful for my blessings. But I don't want you to think that my life is by any means perfect, that I am somehow better than anyone. Because it's not, and I'm not. Like anyone else, I fight my own tough battles daily. I screw up. I make mistakes. I have a temper. Sometimes God is the last thing on my mind.
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Finding My Story
Finding My Story
By Lisa Mayer
I've heard Christ calling me to love Him more since I was five or six years old. But I was stubborn. I was afraid of Him. I didn't love Him. And so I resisted Him. But Jesus never gave up on me. Like C.S. Lewis, it wasn't until I was older that I truly began to love Jesus Christ.
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How to Live the Life of Honor
How to Live the Life of Honor
By Norman Fulkerson
The noted Catholic thinker, Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira once observed that the decay of the Middle Ages occurred in the fourteenth century with a “transformation in mentality.” He explained that “Chivalry, formerly one of the highest expressions of Christian austerity became amorous and sentimental.”
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The Best Stories Still Inspire... and there's a reason for that
The Best Stories Still Inspire... and there's a reason for that
By Lisa Mayer
J.R.R. Tolkien probably couldn't have known that he'd change the world when he published The Lord of the Rings in 1954. But here it is, 65 years later, and 150 million copies have sold and an epic movie series was released. Amazon is even getting ready to make a show!
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How Can We Know Jesus is Truly the Son of God?
How Can We Know Jesus is Truly the Son of God?
By Steven R. Hemler
A central belief of Christianity is that Jesus is divine, the Son of God. But how do we know Jesus himself made that claim and how can we know if it’s true?
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