A Father’s Final Lesson

A Father’s Final Lesson

This article was previously published in Sword & Spade Magazine. John Waldorf discovered what is most real about his inheritance. Eugene Waldorf died just four days after his 84th birthday. As I write this, most of my family is arriving home after gathering to celebrate the first anniversary of his passing. Besides being married to my mo...

By Sword&Spade - 03 16 2023
In Cruce Salus

In Cruce Salus

In Cruce Salus (In the Cross is Salvation) “Stretch out your hand,”says the Lord. "And you will live.” (Sirach 15:16-17 When I was a boy, my grandmother lived on a farm across the road from my parents’ farm. Like all grandmothers, she was the best grandmother in all the world. Each day, my brothers and I would feed her she...

By "Fr. Luke" - 03 08 2023
Talking At Each Other

Talking At Each Other

This article was previously published in Sword & Spade Magazine. Tommy Killackey discusses the loss of virtuous friendship in our culture of kitsch.   A sunset, an adventure, a tragedy, a profound belief, a moment encountering the sublime: life’s most riveting moments seem to demand from deep within us the need to share them....

By Sword&Spade - 02 21 2023