Death can be a scary reality and for most of us, we fear it with all our might. Yet Tolkien describes death in his mythology as a “gift.” How can that be? Tolkien explains in a Genesis-type narrative (later published as the Silmarillion) how death is a gift, when compared to the earthly immortality that […]
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Over a thousand years ago there lived a group of hermit-monks on an island off the coast of Ireland. They were almost entirely cut off from the world and were (voluntarily) stranded on an island that was relatively small and treacherous to live on. Remarkably the community inhabited the island of Skellig Michael for over
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This month we will be giving away a “St. Patrick’s Day Package,” featuring publications of Voyage Comics that feature Irish characters and famous Irish landmarks (such as Skellig Michael). This includes: Finnian and the Seven Mountains Issue #1 Finnian and the Seven Mountains Issue #2 The Last Monks of Skellig Michael The Tale of Patrick Peyton
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When opening a copy of the Jerusalem Bible, Fr. Alexander Jones writes, “The list of all those who have helped in the preparation of the Bible is too long to be given in its entirety. The principal collaborators in translation and literary revision were…” Fr. Jones then lists a relatively short list, mentioning “J.R.R. Tolkien”
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St. Catherine of Siena wrote, “Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring.” Greatness is measured by how we handle adversity. We will fall. That is a guarantee in life. What will we do when the fall is so hard it breaks us? Lent is a time to reflect on our brokenness and need for
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For us, Jesus is the archetype in everything. Offering an example of communication within the Trinity, he showed us how to pray. He was an exemplar of the need for baptism into a new life. He was the embodiment of charity, of God’s love for us. And, crucially, he showed us how to suffer. The
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“People need dramatic examples to shake them out of apathy, and I can’t do that as Bruce Wayne. As a man, I’m flesh and blood; I can be ignored, I can be destroyed. But as a symbol … as a symbol I can be incorruptible. I can be everlasting.” – Bruce Wayne, Batman Begins In
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When it comes to the “Big Two” comic companies I’ve always been more of a DC guy than a Marvel guy. The Marvel Universe reflects a little too much of the real world for my taste, with its heroes struggling to pay rent, enduring broken relationships, and making questionable decisions. To be clear, I have
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The television series Arrow, based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow/Oliver Queen, concluded in late January 2020. In the final moments, a character comments “the Oliver that I met eight years ago is not the one we say goodbye to today.” Arrow is the story of the redemption of Oliver Queen. He starts as
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As was announced last week, our next comic book adventure will be “Jonah’s Voyage to Atlantis.” We’re still a small operation, so we will be launching a Kickstarter campaign on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 (aka “Ash Wednesday”). The campaign will run for 40 days. All of this is symbolic, corresponding to Jonah’s own mission to preach
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