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2024-2025 Literary Magazine Themes

Each year, we select a theme that will guide every edition of our literary magazine. We hope that this will help create a cohesive reading experience and perhaps even inspire some new works. Our 2024-2025 theme is Seasons of Love! Read below for more details about the reading period and subtheme for each issue. We look forward to reading your work!

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Issue 01

Sacred Hearth

The Holy Family and Divine Love

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"For I have chosen him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring to Abraham what he has promised him." - Genesis 18:19

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From the beginning, God has utilized families as centers of instruction, growth, and saving grace, exemplified by Abraham's family and the Holy Family. As we approach Advent, a season of anticipation and reflection, reflect on how this divine model of family life can guide and strengthen our modern families, serving as a bulwark against societal decay.

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Accepting Submissions:

10/1/2024 - 11/15/2024

Issue 02

Covenant Bonds

Marriage and Sacrificial Love

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"Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her." - Ephesians 5:25

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Delve into the sacred bond of marriage as a reflection of Christ's love for the Church. Consider how the commitment and self-sacrifice inherent in traditional marriage form the foundation for stable families and communities.

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Accepting Submissions:

1/1/2025 - 2/15/2025

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DALL·E 2024-09-22 11.40.21 - An impressionist-style painting of a swaddled baby lying peac

Issue 03

Glimpses of Eden

Life and Fruitful Love

 

"Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him." - Psalm 127:3

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Celebrate the life-giving nature of love and the inviolable dignity of every human life. Explore themes of parenthood, the beauty of large families, and the moral imperative to protect the unborn.

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Accepting Submissions:

4/1/2025 - 5/15/2025

Issue 04

Tending the Harvest

Community and Neighborly Love

 

"Love your neighbor as yourself." - Mark 12:31

 

Examine how Christian love extends beyond the family to build strong, moral communities. Reflect on the importance of civic virtue, local governance, and the principle of subsidiarity in fostering a society rooted in love and mutual responsibility.

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Accepting Submissions:

7/1/2025 - 8/15/2025

DALL·E 2024-09-22 11.55.11 - A highly impressionist-style painting of a joyful harvest sce
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