In superhero comics, the resurrection of major characters after a dramatic death has become such a recurring trope that when a superhero dies, fans openly wonder how and when the […]
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There is an important aspect of narrative fiction which J.R.R. Tolkien called “eucatastrophe”, which he described as “The sudden happy turn in a story which pierces you with a joy
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Long before Indiana Jones ever donned a fedora and cracked a bullwhip, and well before the creator of Robert Langdon of The DaVinci Code fame was even born, there was
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In the fall of 1994, the Internet was new, no one had cell phones, and we watched movies on VHS tapes at home. Blockbuster Video was the only rental store
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According to the Tolkien Society, “Tolkien Reading Day is held on the 25th of March each year. It has been organised by the Tolkien Society since 2003 to encourage fans
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Ever since the highly successful publication of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien’s world of Middle-Earth has been adapted to other forms of media. It has
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“I think I know exactly what you mean by the order of Grace; and of course by your references to Our Lady, upon which all my own small perception of beauty both in majesty and simplicity
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A few years back when I wrote my first article on Skellig Michael for Aleteia.org, a reader from Ireland sent me a video of a priest celebrating Mass on the
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Did you know that the Star Wars phrase (“May the Force be with you”) was directly inspired by the popular biblical (and Catholic) phrase used by priests today in the
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Star Wars is by far one of the biggest movie franchises of all time and has captivated the hearts of fans for many decades. It has become part of our
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