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It turns out making out with my best friend in high school could be considered gay. Who knew? Apparently, everyone but me. Now that it's been pointed out, I can't help reliving it in my head. Repeatedly. Good-bye Denial Town, hello Confusionville. When my path leads me down the gay dating app route, I don't expect to meet anyone I like, but then I meet him. He can't be more opposite than me. He's smart, he hates hockey, and he identifies as demi - something I've never heard of. Yet I can't deny something's there.

Hockey, studying, and school runs. That's my life now. After a tragic accident that took our parents' lives, it's up to me and my big brother to take care of our five younger siblings. In between burning their meals and keeping them from killing each other, I'm supposed to get a college degree. If I don't get my grades up, I'm in danger of losing the one thing that makes me happy: my spot on the hockey team.

Course objectives: Discuss the mystical teachings of Meister Eckhart—the vision and path aspects of non-dual consciousness, or sense of oneness that pervades all of our lives Explain how the soul, as the interiority of ourselves, is capable of recognizing both the generosity of God, as...

Recorded in 1964 at his monastery, Thomas Merton gave these lectures to novice Cistercians. Today, you are invited into Merton’s classroom for an intimate discussion about one of Christianity’s most influential figures. Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, O. Cist. (1090 - 1153) is one of the most important figures in the history of Christianity: a founder, reformer, and Doctor of the Church.

Recorded by a monk and mystic who changed the world, these newly remastered lectures showcase Thomas Merton's brilliant teaching. Originally delivered at the Abbey of Gethsemani to his fellow monks, Thomas Merton's talks invite you on a journey through monastic and contemplative history. Under his guidance, you will encounter the great figures of the Christian monastic tradition: St. Bernard of Clairvaux, St. Benedict, John Cassian, Basil, and Charlemagne.

Since the time of the Desert Fathers in the third century, Christian mystics have practiced meditation as a way of opening to the presence of God in daily life. James Finley, a friend of Thomas Merton and his fellow monk for six years at the Abbey of Gethsemani, introduces us to this direct...

Eishockeyprofi Oskar Voyjik hat ein Händchen dafür, ins Fettnäpfchen zu treten – und diesmal gleich vor laufender Kamera. Sein Image? Eine Katastrophe. Sein Team muss reagieren und verpflichtet den frisch gebackenen PR-Manager Lane Pierce als seinen Aufpasser. Lane will Oskar Grenzen setzen. Oskar will genau diese sprengen. Was folgt, ist ein Schlagabtausch und Kräftemessen, und ein Knistern, das sich irgendwann nicht mehr ignorieren lässt. Doch was passiert, wenn aus Sticheleien plötzlich echte Gefühle werden – und beide merken, dass sie längst viel mehr riskieren als nur ihren guten Ruf?

Ezra Palaszczuk hat alles, was er will: Partys, Dates und eine erfolgreiche Karriere in der NHL. Wäre da nur nicht Anton Hayes. Der Flügelstürmer aus Philly ist arrogant, unnahbar und verdammt anstrengend. Aber das ist egal – Ezra interessiert sich sowieso nicht für ihn. Kein bisschen. Auch nicht nach dieser einen Nacht. Anton lebt für den Sport. Er hat hart dafür gearbeitet, einer der Besten in der Liga zu sein – ohne dass sein Privatleben die Schlagzeilen bestimmt. Ezra ist das genaue Gegenteil: laut, selbstbewusst und ganz schön aufreizend.

Southern charm meets devilish intent. Being nearly immortal and stuck in the body of a young girl alongside an injured demon has been a long road for Truddie Mae. As a Keeper, granted power by the fates to protect the veil using supernatural magic, she has grown weary from lack of excitement. Nestled within the swampy wilderness of her Florida home, her existence will soon be threatened. The veil, the barrier between our world and the astral planes, is in distress pleading for her help against a sinister new enemy that has breached this reality. Driven by a ravenous appetite for energy, it ...

Sometimes, to stop unspeakable evil one must battle themselves… The silence is troubling. Danger lurks behind every tree, every whisper. The veil is eroding while teammates remain lost. For Truddie Mae, abandoning safety for answers will soon find her plunging deeper into supernatural turmoil. As panic and desperation collide, will her magic find a way? While Gordy joins those of a darker nature overseas to rescue one of their own, the Keepers will learn how deep evil goes when it comes to familiar grounds. Uncovering more than they bargained for, hidden secrets will be given light as the...

Welcome to Ardenwood, a new life awaits. Come as you are, no fear, no escape. People are changing. Friends, family, and enemies alike slink from shadows with abilities beyond normal human comprehension. Superpowered beings, a step up the evolutionary scale appear bringing fear and panic. World leaders scramble for answers while evil plots dominance. Off the shore of a sleepy coastal town, Elnia Island becomes ground zero in the quest for truth as the powers that be seek out profits, weapons, and manipulation. Under the cover of night, their actions will affect the entire planet’s way of ...

Welcome to the AOA. Clock in, clock out forever. For Becca, being a loner with the power to control earth, doesn’t fit the high school norm. Struggling daily with a relentless bully, predator becomes victim spiraling her world out of control. When push comes to shove, everything comes with a price. In Ardenwood, crime is handled differently, rules are in place. When it comes to the superpowered, minor offenses can easily bring death. Through a legal loophole, Becca is ultimately forced to join those she despises. Soon, the casual life she wanted to escape will be the one thing she wishes ...

Some say that the truth shall set you free. For Becca, it only comes with bigger problems. As revelations come to light, her world tumbles into darkness amid sinister confessions that hit too close to home. The past has finally caught up with the newest member of the AOA and this time, it plans on ending her future once and for all. After the battle with Whisper leaves her on shaky ground, fractured clues within shared memories expose a killer’s plan for dominance forcing the town into a crippling lockdown. As foes slink from the shadows, every strovian becomes a potential victim while ...

After a time-altering mystery nearly ended her career permanently, Becca happily returns to a normal routine until her morning spirals into another crime that needs solving. When a corpse shows up within the shifter community, she’ll be forced to work alongside Sister Sleet who takes cold-shoulder to the extreme. Can she dodge the icy reception to track a killer, or will a teammate’s frosty ways chill her to the bone? They always say watch your back and keep your eyes open, but when the investigation stumbles across a new villain sowing discord and chaos, what she doesn’t see may ...

After facing the villainous Reclaimer, Becca is confined to home as the subsequent fallout takes Ardenwood by storm. Eventually allowed back to active duty, she’ll soon long for the boredom she previously rallied against. Juggling numerous responsibilities, piling up investigative work, and a gingery new partner, she wishes for more time to manage it all. Sometimes wishes do come true, but for Becca, death and destruction are never far behind. Struggling to maintain is tough enough, but when she uncovers a life-altering mystery that shatters all she knows, will a shaky trust in others ...

For Becca, thinking the disaster at her high school prom was bad enough, she’ll quickly learn just how dark her world can become as the deepest cuts hit closest to home when Grandpa goes missing. Taken by a sadistic killer that has haunted Ardenwood for weeks, his safe return is left to chance in a town forced into lockdown by a continued spread of chaos and panic. While the AOA are stretched thin rushing to end a villain’s reign of terror, she’ll struggle with the choice to either risk it all for family or play by the rules to stay alive. With a target on her back and every step ...

After barely surviving her first day with the AOA, Becca’s abilities are called into question. Sidelined from duty while recovering, she’ll soon learn that salvation from superhero life comes with additional responsibilities. When it comes to the requirements of school and work, there are no days off. A sinister stranger arrives as Ardenwood struggles with a possible serial killer, one targeting strovians. Those who hide in the shadows continue to manipulate the playing field and, as the body count rises, Becca will be forced to work alongside Blister, a homicide investigator sure to ...

Foster Grant hat nur ein Ziel: nach dem Collegeabschluss in der NHL spielen. Darauf arbeitet der Star-Eishockeyspieler der Colchester University seit Jahren hin. Zeit für Ablenkung bleibt da nicht, auch wenn sein Zwillingsbruder Seth ihn gebeten hat, ein Auge auf seinen besten Freund Zach Sawyer zu haben. Der nerdige Zach ist erst vor Kurzem an Fosters Uni gewechselt und stellt sich trotz seiner sozialen Unbeholfenheit als überraschend liebenswert heraus. Aber Zach ist nicht nur unerfahren in Liebesdingen, sondern auch der Lehrassistent in einem von Fosters Kursen.

Seth Grant hat eine Identitätskrise. Alle Welt scheint davon auszugehen, dass er schwul ist, und so stürzt er sich ins Online-Dating, um herauszufinden, ob da was dran sein könnte. Niemals hätte er jedoch damit gerechnet, dass er ausgerechnet per App einen Seelenfreund findet. Doch es gibt einen Haken: Sein Flirt ist Eishockeyspieler, und Seth hasst alles, was mit dem Sport zu tun hat. Schlimmer noch, wenn sein Match erfährt, dass Seths Zwilling Foster für die NHL spielt, droht er einmal mehr im Schatten seines Bruders zu stehen.

Als sein Freund Foster Grant in die NHL wechselt, ist sich Christopher Jacobs sicher: Jetzt wird er Teamcaptain der Eishockeymannschaft an der Colchester University. Doch das ist nicht so einfach wie gedacht, denn der Coach stellt auch seinen Rivalen TJ "Beck" Beckett zur Wahl. Dabei ist Beck ebenso unzuverlässig und rücksichtslos wie verwöhnt und reich. Kurz gesagt: das komplette Gegenteil von Jacobs und daher ganz sicher nicht als Anführer geeignet! Um den neuen Captain zu finden, hat sich das Team eine Reihe von Mutproben ausgedacht – möge der Bessere gewinnen.