And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the Earth.”[1] Since Homo sapiens’ creation and our rise to dominance, we have influenced the biosphere—the set of…

Introduction Black acid rain showers the city’s façades. The shadowy streets are lit by neon advertisements, providing the only colors against the dark backdrop. Here, hooded figures scatter like ants, dwarfed by future Los Angeles’s massive architecture. High in the steel towers, a technocratic elite labors to crack the enigma of biomodification, in order to send…

A nearly imperceptible churning—as if your wristwatch skipped a tick or two,or your heartbeat lagged a fraction of a second longer between beats.No doctor would panicthe time would stay the sameBut you would know.Could that be the Blessed Mother’s sweet songwhispering soft wisdom to me, if I only dare to listen—Or does my enemy entice…

Introduction A young pastor walks up to the pulpit to deliver a sermon on sin and redemption to a congregation. After days of poring over familiar verses and running through the three points he will deliver, he eloquently presents the core message of the gospel, that sin separates humanity from God, but that sin has…

While the writers of the Bible surely were not aware of metal music, they were certainly aware of the power of song. Music has always been an integral part not only of faith, but of humanity. Music is a powerful messenger of ideas, but also of emotions. While often dismissed as merely “angry noise,” heavy metal is a…