One of the most disparaging things Catholics can say about St. Thomas Aquinas and his philosophy/theology is that it is dry and lacking narrative flourish (what story doesn’t have multiple […]
There and Back Again: A Thomist’s Tale Read More »
“discover where your strength and your power are needed. But always hold in your heart the pride of your special heritage.” These are part of the final words of Jor-El
Does Superman represent Jesus or Moses? Yes! Read More »
“My country, right or wrong,” is a thing that no patriot would think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying, “My mother, drunk or sober” –
While the phenomenon of the hit NBC show The Good Place has largely come and gone, like so many high quality, comforting television comedies it will always have a seemingly
4 Reasons Why You Should (and 1 Reason Why You Shouldn’t) FINALLY Watch The Good Place Read More »
I don’t get the multiverse…Let me rephrase that. I don’t get the appeal of the multiverse. Let me rephrase that. I don’t get the explanatory appeal of the multiverse. This
The Multiverse Doesn’t Prove What You Wish it Did, Bruh’ Read More »
“…and in the darkness, bind them…” So ends the haunting poem that wraps itself around the ring of power in the Lord of the Rings series, the one ring upon
Religion, rings and the ties that bind… Read More »
Why Finnian and the Seven Mountains? Yes, there were some monasteries on them that made a sword constellation, but why were the monasteries built on the mountain? In fact, why
Finnian, Worship and the Sacred Mountain Read More »
It is with a certain amount of enjoyment that I see The Hunger Games movies have somewhat reentered the pop culture conversation as they began trending on Netflix recently, especially
Saving Victim: Peeta as a symbol for the Eucharist in The Hunger Games Read More »
In reference to the recent, highly acclaimed episode of the hit show “The Last of Us,” which includes a same-sex relationship and a double-completed suicide, my post seeks to show
Be Willing to Take a “Long, Long Time:” Lessons from “The Last of Us” Read More »
