What we today herald as literary “classics,” the fruits of a Christianized Western culture, offer us a creative approach to finding God in our lives and to cultivating virtue. They often present us with the struggle of good versus evil, or – at least – they borrow the imagery and symbolism of a vestigial Christianity. […]
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https://anchor.fm/voyagepodcast/episodes/The-Voyage-Blog-cast-The-Parables-and-Proselytizing-of-George-MacDonald-e2b52r0 The power of storytelling ignites something deep within us. A primordial spark rising like the morning star in our hearts that awakens our intellects and emotions and leads us to ponder the things that matter, those things that can bring us joy, and the things that make us who we are. Fine works of
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When I was younger, Mom once retrieved an old, chunky copy of The Divine Comedy from the bookshelf. It was one of those “classics” which many have heard of but not everyone has read. At the time, my family fell into the category that hadn’t yet read the poem. So, Mom fancied reading it. As
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Summer is typically a time to unwind and relax….not at Voyage Comics!! There is SO much going on behind the scenes, its hard not to talk about it!! Currently we are working on the following: Finnian 6 & 7 A NEW comic based on a young Italian saint Our first Young Adult novel Our first
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John Bunyan was born sometime during 1628 and was baptized on November 30 of the same year in Bedfordshire, England. As a child, he attended the local grammar school in Bedford but was eventually pulled out in order to learn his father’s trade. His father was known as a “tinker” who traveled around fixing things
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For untold millennia, myths have given expression to humanity’s search for the truth. These epic stories grapple with our fundamental questions about identity, meaning, and purpose. Most importantly, myths can lead us to ponder the nature of our relationship to God. Certain universal story and character motifs have become lasting archetypes, told and retold in
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The works of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien have fascinated the world of fiction and fantasy since the publication of The Hobbit, followed by his monumental The Lord of the Rings. Since then, a trilogy of movies has been made for both of these books as well as numerous games and a recent controversial TV show
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As a kid, my parents purchased DVD copies of the 1960s TV show Lost in Space. The old sci-fi series, which transitioned from black-and-white to color over its three-year run, was not just significant of the changing landscape of the genre and medium. In a new way, it also came to mark my own imaginary
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2022 has already been a difficult year for many with the war in Ukraine, and the increased supply-chain interruptions that are only getting worse. And the continual rise in gas prices in the United States certainly hasn’t helped either!! All of these factors are putting a strain on everyone’s pocketbooks, making it difficult to spend
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While actor Alec Guinness is most widely known for his foundational role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original trilogy of the Star Wars films, he was also a Catholic convert. In fact, by the time he portrayed Obi-Wan Kenobi, Guinness had been Catholic for around 20 years and would frequently make retreats at Catholic monasteries, witnessing
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