The Old Testament I have heard that the Old Testament is highly underappreciated within the Church. No doubt, this is mostly because the people who read Genesis (the most beautiful of all books of the Bible excepting perhaps the Gospel of John, more straightforward than that or the Canticle, accessible to every man of every […]
How to Write Fiction
4) Rhythm Rhythm, I think, is a natural thing which most authors sense, or at least I do. Therefore, it can be hard to break it down into a technical approach as I have done previously. Let this be more in the manner of feeling it out, then, and maybe God shall have me structure […]
How to Write Fiction
3) Ways to Begin a Story There are three major ways to begin a story, and none of them are very impressive. I have started many stories, many more than I have finished. In the early days, I was intoxicated with beginning, and if the scene was clever enough, or the premise profound, or the […]
Rob Roy
This is a continuation of the previous article which I wrote on this subject named Miss Die Vernon. The subject was the novel Rob Roy by Walter Scott. At the time, I was only so far into the book, and was commenting on the tendency even in “classic” literature of masculizing women. I have now progressed to the […]
Build A Shrine
Video of Completed Shrine I have built a shrine for the use of prayer in my side yard. It was advised to me by a monk in order to solicit God’s approval of my works to provide for my family. It took one week, four flat rocks from the creek, about twenty-four feet of 2×6 […]
How to Write Fiction
2) Stages of Writing This is a part of a larger series of articles which are tools for me to form together a basic and general course on writing for my local town, God willing. I have recorded the first two lessons, but have not yet made any money. If you would like to support […]
How to Write Fiction
1) The Ten Commandments This will be a part of a larger series of articles which are tools for me to form together a basic and general course on writing for my local town, God willing. Because of the nature of it, I will assume that you are reading the article in order to learn […]
How to Make a Living in Swine
I have been working hard on a book of economics called The Village Economy: How Catholic Fathers Can Live a More Authentic Lifestyle. In it, I recommend traditional labors financed as a small, self-sufficient occupation by those in the parish who are looking for good and holy places to lay up their worldly treasures. As for […]
Tradition in Action and the Kolbe Center for the Study of Creation
I have recently returned from a retreat orchestrated by the Kolbe Center for the Study of Creation, in which I found much spiritual and intellectual improvement. In Advent and Lent, I was involved with another organization called Tradition in Action. They are similar, these two organizations, and I have been privileged to see some of […]
Splendor: Chapter One
Author: Nathaniel Slattery Posted: Month of the Immaculate Heart, 23rd Day, Year of Our Lord 2023 Splendor is a complete and edited novel prepared for publication, entirely original, set in a semi-post-apocalyptic America, mostly in the Midwest. It follows three characters who are immortally young. It has themes exploring Americanism, Modernity, Nihilism, anti-Christ, Humility, Purgatory, […]