Instead of running away from their failures like Luke Skywalker, medieval monks travelled in a small boat seven miles off the coast of Ireland to a destination that fulfilled their deepest […]
I can’t remember how I came across the comics of Ben Hatke. I think I was googling Catholic cartoonists and his name popped up. It probably took me a year
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Is the Church like Gotham City, diseased and dysfunctional and in need of purification from within, or is the Church like Metropolis, virtuous and whole and in need of protection
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Catholic Social Teaching is the Church’s instruction manual on how to live a Christ-centered life. It guides us in being the light of the world, the salt of the earth,
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It would be an understatement to say that there has been an explosion in movies about superheroes in the last several years, especially in the last decade or so. This
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When I was a much younger moviegoer, one of my cinematic coming-of-age moments was seeing Signs, the alien invasion thriller directed by M. Night Shyamalan. I was twelve years old,
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Mark Hamill, the actor famous for his portrayal of Luke Skywalker in the Star War saga, has taken on a new role in the History Channel’s epic drama Knightfall. In it Hamill
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This year the Academy has opened its doors to a groundbreaking nomination for Best Picture. For the first time ever, a super-hero movie is being considered for the most prized
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The life of J.R.R. Tolkien has always been an inspiration to me. Throughout all of the suffering he endured in life, he kept close to his Catholic faith and wove
A recurring theme throughout Star Wars: The Last Jedi can be summed up in a line from Kylo Ren. He says to Rey, “Let the past die. Kill it if you have
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