The Most Beloved Author in French History: Daring Us to Gaze Higher
Blog by Douglas J. Lanzo dated October 20, 2026 ©2026 featuring Victor Hugo and his time-defying masterpiece, Les Miserables
Socialist Wolves Wearing Sheep Clothing
Blog by Douglas J. Lanzo, Copyright 2026September 23, 2026 If Socialism followed the famous maxim of victory being claimed by all but failure by none, it would have no fathers. Unfortunately for mankind, though, Socialism has had many fathers, all of whom chose to mask its failure rather than to acknowledge it: from Lenin to […]
Sufficient Certainty of Heroes
Blog by Douglas J. Lanzo September 7, 2026 My twin 17-year old sons and I visited the Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania this summer. It was an incredibly moving and humbling experience to firsthand listen to the last calls of passengers aboard Flight 93 to their loved ones, especially passengers who had made the […]
A Mother’s Day Story of the Life-Transforming Gift that ignited Soul on Fire
Blog by Douglas J. Lanzo May 10, 2026 On Mother’s Day, a day on which we celebrate all that our mothers have done to brighten our lives and guide us, I want to share an inspiring account of one of the most extraordinary, life-transforming gifts a mother could ever give to a son. It all […]
God’s Grace for All; May None of Us Forget
Blog by Douglas J. Lanzo January 3, 2026 Especially during these times of increasing antisemitism and persecution of both Christians and Jews worldwide, it is important to clearly denounce religious hatred, to remember that Christ preached a message of love and forgiveness for all, extended grace to all sinners such that neither Jews nor Gentiles […]
A Story of Continuing Love and Blessing
Blog by Douglas J. Lanzo November 22, 2025 I wanted to share this blog and poem below with you which I felt inspired to writein order to celebrate God’s everlasting covenants with the Jewish nation,His Chosen People. In an age of rising antisemitism, division and hate,we must ourselves have faith in, and be obedient and […]
Words of Beauty and Wisdom from Voices of Samurai
Blog by Douglas J. Lanzo September 17, 2023 ©2023 When we hear the word samurai, our first image may be that of a warrior clad in fearsome armor and wielding a deadly sword as he thunders on horseback across a bloody field of battle. Indeed, skill, honor and courage in battle up to the very […]
Writing with the Brushstrokes of an Impressionist Painter
Blog by Douglas J. Lanzo published in Speak Up Talk Radio Blogatini on May 22, 2023 ©2023 I love impressionist painters and the way in which they capture nuances of light and color in tiny brushstrokes. Images of sunlight dancing upon the surface of water or of fading sunset upon an ancient cathedral or idyllic […]
Writing with Joy Inspired by an Ancient King
Original Blog by Douglas J. Lanzo composed on April 30, 2023 ©2023 When considering the historical figure of David, most first envision a great warrior king or the boy who slayed the terrifying Philistine giant, Goliath, with a mere stone flung by a slingshot. Less often do we think of David, who conquered and founded […]
The Story Behind The Year of the Bear
Earlier version first published in Julie Arduini’s Tuesday Trumpet on January 11, 2023 (pls check out TYOTB on Amazon) As a writer blessed to have my award-winning, debut coming of age novel, The Year of the Bear, nominated for the John Newbery Medal and to have published 309 inspirational poems in 65 literary journals and anthologies […]