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 Archdeacon Julian Davenant. Who? you might ask. Most people know the symbologist played by Tom Hanks in the movies, and you must have lived under […]
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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 in town, and they only stocked the most popular movies. This created an underground market for genre films taped from television or copied from other,
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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 to celebrate and promote the life and works of J.R.R. Tolkien by reading favourite passages. We particularly encourage schools, museums and libraries to host their
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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 been the subject of children’s cartoons, blockbuster movies, video games, an upcoming TV series and even a new stage performance. Yet one form of media
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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 is founded.” (The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, #142) J.R.R. Tolkien, being a devout Catholic, was well acquainted with the indispensable role of the Blessed Virgin
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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 historic island (Note: This is the same island that inspired my comic book series Finnian and the Seven Mountains and was the filming location for
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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 liturgy? The Christian phrase (“May the Lord be with you”) is first found in the Book of Ruth, “And behold, Bo′az came from Bethlehem; and
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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 culture and continues to grow in influence with every passing year. Recently I had the chance to ask Catholic author and speaker, Anthony Digmann
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Audiences were rightly excited for the release of Captain Marvel for several reasons: they would get to see another beloved Marvel character on the big screen, adding to the roster of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Avengers; but also, how could I forget, they would get to see the first female superhero in Marvel
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Over the past several years interest has exploded in the legendary “Sword of St. Michael,” an imaginary line that links seven different monasteries from Ireland to Israel. Each location is dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel and some sources claim it “represents … the blow the Saint inflicted [on] the Devil, sending him to Hell.”
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