Dmitri Polyakov: The Soviet General Turned Double Agent
Video frame from footage of Dmitri Polyakov’s arrest by the KGB. Dmitri Fyodorovich Polyakov was a Major General in the Soviet GRU (Main Intelligence Directorate) who became one of the…
What Do You Expect to Find in The Chalice?
When we cannot recognize Christ in the worn face of the beggar at the church door, we will search for Him in the chalice and find only wine. —D. +++…
Operation FAREWELL: How the CIA Duped the Soviets
President Ronald Reagan with French President Mitterrand at wreath-laying ceremony at the American cemetery at Omaha Beach in 1984. Department of Defense photo by SPC 5 James Cavalier. During the…
The Hound at The Heel
The evil one does not waste his time on the lost, but hunts the strong, the faithful, those nearest to God—yet the struggle only proves the worth of the path,…
Shaolin Kung Fu: The Ancient Art of Martial Mastery
The two Grand Masters of the Shaolin Temple, Shi DeRu (Shawn Xiangyang Liu) and Shi DeYang (Shi WanFeng), who are descendant disciples of the late Great Grand Master of the…
The Plowman’s Feast
The quiet, unseen labor of bearing Christ’s presence—like a plowman’s work—teaches us that through broken bread, love is made full and mercy becomes the hands with which we till the…
The Wealth of Empty Hands
The church thrives when spiritual poverty humbles us to receive grace and compels us to open our hands in hospitality, but without these, it stumbles as a house unfit for…
Mezcal: The Artisanal Spirit of Mexico
Pexels photo by Los Crew. Cropped. Mezcal, often overshadowed by its more famous cousin tequila, is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from the heart of the agave plant, known as…
Are Organic Beans Worth It?
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Spies in the City: The CIA’s Cold War Operations in Berlin
Image of the Berlin Wall taken in 1986 from West Berlin side by Thierry Noir at Bethaniendamm in Berlin-Kreuzberg. The Wall’s infamous “death strip”, on the east side of the…