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‘Here we are in the Third Millennium and race is still an issue.’

Everyone of us is called to the same kind of intimate communion with the Lord which characterizes the lives of the canonized Saints such as Teresa of Avila. If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend. And I clearly see that if we expect to please him and receive an abundance of his graces, God desires that these graces must come to us from the hands of Christ, ...

Image Source: Youtube/90 Day Fiance 90 Day Orientalism: The “Other” Way The American network TLCs’ 90 Day Fiancé’s casting and storylines have provided its audience with years of entertainment, mostly at the foreign partner’s expense. The reality television industry has grown exponentially throughout the years, thriving on the drama between characters to gain viewership. However, reality television channels, such as Bravo and TLC, are known for taking advantage of the stereotypes of...

The Virgin of Revelation at Tre Fontane (Three Fountains) The Virgin of Revelation at Tre Fontane (Three Fountains) “You Persecute Me…Enough of It Now! Enter Into the True Fold, God’s Kingdom on Earth.” By ITV Staff Bruno Cornacchiola and his family Across the road from Rome’s San Paolo alle Tre Fontane (“St. Paul at the Three Fountains”) abbey and church, there is the Grotto of the Three Fountains in Rome, where St. Paul’s head was reputed to have bounced three times when he w...

The  “Pictish Chronicle”  is a very old, early medieval manuscript that is dated to the reign of Cináed mac Maíl Coluim, better known as  Kenneth II , the king of Scotland from 971 to 995 AD. By this time in history, it can be safely assumed that the Pictish identity in the region of Scotland was hazy at best, and mostly phased out, assuming somewhat of a mythical role. The rapid progress of  Gaelicization was underway, meaning that the  Gaelic language  quickly overshadowed and r...

As a poet, creative writing instructor, and Chassidic Jew, I am fascinated by the surprising ways contemporary poetry and Judaism overlap. It was, therefore, a great honor and challenge to write the following essay, which serves as the “Foreword” to 101 Jewish Poems for the Third Millennium (Ashland Poetry Press, 2021), an anthology of poems on the Jewish experience by a diverse group of today’s established and emerging poets.

With pupils set to go back to school on 8 March, there are a number of safety measures schools need to implement to ensure the health and wellness of the staff, students, and school communities.  The first lockdown and closure of schools brought on by the coronavirus pandemic fired a “warning shot” for education facilities managers, forcing head-teachers to re-examine school safety standards. Now that a third lockdown is here and schools have been shut down for a second time, anyone behind...

With pupils set to go back to school on 8 March, there are a number of safety measures schools need to implement to ensure the health and wellness of the staff, students, and school communities.  The first lockdown and closure of schools brought on by the coronavirus pandemic fired a “warning shot” for education facilities managers, forcing head-teachers to re-examine school safety standards. Now that a third lockdown is here and schools have been shut down for a second time, anyone behind...

Masande Ntshanga is a novelist and fiction editor. In 2020 the writer has established a public sphere intervention and a pop-up publishing house for experimental literature, art and code. As a part of its establishment, Model See Media announced the publication of the author’s debut poetry and short story collection.  Masande Ntshanga first dreamed of becoming a scientist. Before he would complete his master’s degree in creative writing at the University of Cape Town, he had enrolled for a...