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IT IS ALWAYS AN EXCITING moment when the players enter the tunnel right before a soccer match. An almost eerie quiet settles over everyone. Few words are exchanged. The hustle and bustle of the dressing room - with all the last-minute instructions being given by the coaches, the jocular banter among the players, and the uniforms being donned - has given way to a moment of serious focus. It was a time of quiet reflection for me. I would retreat into my own thoughts and plans for the player I would be facing that day. I would then offer up a short prayer for protection. The clickety-click of soccer boots on the concrete was like music to my ears. I was exactly where I wanted to be - entering the great arena where the skills I had honed for years would be used, and where the chants of the fans would echo around the stadium. This was all part of my 21 years in the English Football League. Gradually, I allowed myself to become so programmed to the game that I became obsessed with it. My mind constantly dwelt on football. I thought of nothing else. My life was controlled by a sport demanding my all. We all travel through a tunnel of sorts, continually aiming for something intangible - perfection. I was searching for a better life. I played in exotic places, met many famous people, played for the most successful team of that era in Britain, but never found the elusive happiness I so desperately sought. Not until I was 40 years of age did I find the peace and happiness I was so hungry to capture. That's when I discovered what that light at the end of the tunnel really was.

Bp. McGill examines claims of various groups to be the true Christian Church. He holds these claims up to scripture, history, tradition and reason to ascertain the truth of their claims. He then contrasts these claims against the claims of the Catholic Church to show why they fall short; and why the Catholic Church is the One, True Church of Jesus Christ.

William Morris (1834-1896), English textile designer, and Icelandic scholar Eirikr Magnusson (1833-1913) were the first to translate the Volsunga saga into English; Morris was so enthused by it that he went on to create his own epic retelling of the story, Sigurd the Volsung.

Arthur contemplates from some mountains the sun going down. Everything is the same, yet that day everything is different. Laila, a woman who he hardly knows and with whom he establishes a communication that goes further than words, is with him. When they tell each other about their lives, they discover their concerns and their feelings. They have both had their own love lives, they have tasted happiness and pain in love. Their feeling is very strong and they wonder if true love is like falling in love again as they always have done or if there is really something else to it. Their connection becomes so intense that they realize that the roots of their feelings must go further than space and time. Fantasy and memories combine revealing them dimensions they had inside and that were totally unknown to them. They experiment aspects of their being that unite them more and more.. With this perception they see that true love is much more than falling in love, although falling in love can be a great way of expressing it; they see all the moments in which it has manifested through their lives, and those in which it hasn''t. They find the key to defeat their fears and insecurities, and in a simple way they open the door to happiness. Hence, allowing themselves get carried away by their feelings, they live a dream that ends up revealing the Secret of True Love. There are no recipes, just the experience.

Readers of The Gift will find themselves entering into the world of a classic saga of good versus evil. Along the way they will pass through the lands of Elfin Haven Castle, Land of Lakes, Mound-Hill and the Vandalman Land of Nordland. They will meet the family of beautiful Queen Heather, her brave daughter Anree, the fairy Cieli and Heather's brother-in-law Kris von Krinkle. There are heroic quests, supreme destinies and ferocious battles with characters as diverse as Colestream Cardinals, Bull Reindeer warriors and stinking, demonic Slavers.

Addresses Delivered in the Page Lecture Series, 1914, before the Senior Class of the Sheffield Scientific School, Yale University. Included are: "History of the Profession of Law," "Legal Ethics," "The Executive Power," "The Signs of the Times," and "More Signs of the Times."