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Copyright Rachel Fulton Brown 2008-present

: Chicago, IL, United States; Hair: white; Eyes: green; Handedness: right; Sex: female; Age (in fencing years): 17; Age (in fiddle years) 8; Diet: Low-carb; Perfume: White Linen; Piercings: nose, ears (x2 each side, plus 1), navel; Husband: Lego genius; Dog: Cardigan Welsh Corgi, Joy a.k.a. "Dragon Baby" (RIP 2009-2020); Weapon: foil; USFA rating: B18; Heart strings: fiddle; Faith: Christian (cradle Presbyterian, Catholic convert); Patrons: the Virgin Mary, J.R.R. Tolkien; Occupation: professor of medieval European history; Myers-Briggs type: INTJ; Temperament: Melancholic; Political philosophy: Entish, Christian, Scots-Irish American, "Medieval or GTFO" (it's complicated); Addiction: "how to" books; Mantra: Fides quaerens intellectum; Motto: "He knows what he is doing with me, and when he has tested me, I will come forth as pure gold" (Job 23:10).

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“You grasp my soul, and topple my enemies with it. And what is our soul? A splendid weapon it may be, long, sharp, oiled, and coruscating with the light of wisdom as it is brandished. But what is this soul of ours worth, what is it capable of, unless God holds it and fights with it? Any sword, however beautifully made, lies idle if there is no warrior to take it up.... So God does whatever he wishes with our soul. Since it is in his hand, it is his to use as he will." -- Augustine of Hippo, Exposition of Psalm 34 (35), trans. Maria Boulding, O.S.B.

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“Pray as you can, not as you cannot." -- Dom John Chapman

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“The best way to pray is: stop. Let prayer pray within you whether you know it or not. This means a deep awareness of your true inner identity.... By grace we are Christ. Our relationship with God is that of Christ to the Father in the Holy Spirit." -- Father Louis, alias Thomas Merton

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