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Daybreak: Storm Over Atchison: Lepanto, Hidden Lives, and the Face of the Father
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Daybreak: Storm Over Atchison: Lepanto, Hidden Lives, and the Face of the Father

From Chesterton’s thunderous battle poem to Christ’s revelation in John 14—and a quiet man with a dangerous secret in Laburnum Grove

A storm is rolling over Atchison—and this morning’s Daybreak moves through battles both seen and unseen.

We begin with G.K. Chesterton’s Lepanto, a poem that surges with the clash of civilizations and the strange triumph of the seemingly weak. From there, we turn to the Gospel of John (14:7–14), where Christ speaks with breathtaking clarity: “He that seeth me seeth the Father.” What does it mean to truly see—and to truly know?

Then, a different kind of drama unfolds in the BBC Saturday Night Theatre production of Laburnum Grove: a quiet suburban life hiding something far more dangerous beneath the surface.

Along the way, we check in on life at Benedictine College as finals approach and the campus moves toward summer.

Rain in the forecast. Thunder in the distance.
But also—clarity.


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