In the early 1970s, an up and coming director named George Lucas received a two film deal from United Artists. The first of the two was 1973’s American Graffiti. Arriving […]
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Shootings, road rage and multi-generational feuds. Tifts that play “tit for tat”. These are actions frequently fueled by a flawed trait of our now-fallen human nature. It illustrates our tendency
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Author J.R.R. Tolkien isn’t well-known for his relationship advice, as his two primary works of fiction are nearly devoid of any type of romance. Yet, at the core of his
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Recently I was able to ask Tom Gould, creator and artist of “Tomics Comics” about the inspiration for his work and the role of humor in evangelization. If you haven’t
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We have heard it said, “If something looks too good to be true, it probably is.” Life experience has taught me the truth of the saying. When I was young,
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Recently I was able to ask Marvel Comics veteran Jim Fern a range of questions about his comic book career as well as his deep Catholic Faith. Before getting into
The Internet has been buzzing about a recent interview with comedian Stephen Colbert and CNN’s Anderson Cooper. In it, Cooper asks Colbert, “You went on to say, ‘What punishments of
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I had the opportunity to interview award winning actor John Rhys-Davies (Gimli in The Lord of the Rings) about a recent audio drama he participated in called, The Trials of Saint
While the fight for truth and justice always has spiritual implications, many stories from the DC and Marvel universes do not depict specifically religious practices. We rarely know whether a
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In the 1990s, Marvel produced X-Men: The Animated Series and it was a ground-breaking series on a number of levels. For example, in season 3, episode 18, a Catholic mutant known
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