Walter Mitty lives his life through a series of fantasies, which show him being the person he wishes he was and doing the thing he wishes he could. The movie, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” is all about discovering the meaning and value of the regular, real life. Let’s move past the cliched elements […]
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In 1995, the San Francisco 49ers won the Superbowl, OJ Simpson was found not guilty, and Ghost in the Shell showed in theaters. If you don’t remember this last one, don’t worry. No one else does, either. Ghost in the Shell bombed. The joint UK-Japan anime effort appeared to be headed for the dust-bin of
Are we Just a “Ghost in the Shell”? Transhumanism and Christian Anthropology Read More »
“Fairy tales do not tell children that dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.” – “G.K. Chesterton” – Neil Gaiman I promise this post is not one big stick in the mud or another case of the internet saying “wellll, ackshwullyyy,” but the often cited
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Following the popular acclaim of its predecessor, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse continued the comic book aesthetic of the previous film, explored some neat coloring tones that helped express the mood in different scenes, and really doubled down on the themes of family, child-rearing, and child-parent relationships. Hear the conversation from the Voyage Podcast about the
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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 pages distinguishing essence, existence and quiddity?). While I can understand this assessment if you were to isolate one aspect of Aquinas’s writings, this claim holds
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You can listen to the audio of the post here: What do a quasi-mythical Chinese sage, some 20th century Eastern Orthodox monks and a simple-minded yellow bear have in common? Three Paths, One Way While you think of your best guess, allow me to offer further insight into this eclectic crew. The Chinese sage I
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“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 to his son Kal-El in the 1978 iteration of Superman. Jor-El charges this beloved son to be a “light” to the world he is being
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What I love most about the science fiction genre is that it doesn’t shy away from tackling big questions about the future, human nature, and potential misuse of advanced technologies. One of my favorite sci-fi novels of all time explores these big questions from an explicitly Catholic perspective by shining a light on the Christian
Let there be…a classic sci-fi dystopian novel Read More »
When the character of Captain America appeared in 1940, he was introduced as a direct opponent to Adolf Hitler. Although the United States has not yet entered World War Two, the difference between American ideals and the Nazi ideology was portrayed as a clear battle between good and evil. American patriotism represented liberty, and stood
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“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” – G.K. Chesterton Can a cynical, deconstructive and vulgar show like Amazon Prime’s The Boys actually help you love your country better? Do I sound self-satisfied
