It’s 16th Century England, King Henry VIII sits on the throne, and the recently ignited Protestant Reformation has […]
Category Archive: Mercedes Smith
There it was, pure and simple and seemingly innocuous. Painstakingly assembled and endlessly debated, each line bore the […]
I used to be really good at demanding an appropriate level of separation between my work and personal […]
With the conflict between Israel and Palestine once again dominating headlines, an increased sense of kinship and obligation […]
Janus is the two-faced Roman god of doorways and gates, and often marks periods of transition. He represented […]
“I forgive you.” When did you last speak those words aloud to someone? Not merely the implication of […]
Summoned to the Diet to give an account of his writings and teachings. There will be no awards […]
Holy Week is always long and tiring. It is the final push from the last 30-ish days of […]
Early in the morning, deflated and full of sorrow, they make their way to the tomb to prepare […]
The journey of Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit is an exciting one…dwarves, trolls, dragons, and treasure, with a […]