Each year, the Catholic Church celebrates Hallowtide in autumn. This triduum of feast days includes All Hallow’s Eve (Halloween), All Saints’ Day (a holy day of obligation), and All Souls’ Day. These are days on the liturgical calendar that call to mind our mortality, the joy of the Church Triumphant, and the need to pray […]
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At last we’ve come to the final installment in our series exploring Walter M. Miller, Jr’s remarkable science fiction novel A Canticle for Leibowitz. In part one and part two, we examined the complex relationship between faith and science, both in the real world and in the fictional future dystopia facing the monks of Saint
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Do you remember the “Sunday Funnies?” Were you a big fan of Calvin & Hobbes? Garfield? Peanuts? Well, now we have a Catholic version! Introduction The Catholic Cartoon Collection by Joshua Masterson! Joshua is a very talented artist, whose work as the “Catholic Cartoonist” on Instagram is gaining him much attention. He is a product of homeschooling and
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The month of November has traditionally been dedicated in the Catholic Church those who has gone before us in the Church. With November 1st being the Solemnity of All Saints and November 2nd being All Souls Day, there has long been a mindset in the Church to “remember your death” or momento mori. Here are
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“At the end, I am there with them. I am holding their hand and they’re holding mine…” Every episode of the Netflix fantasy drama, The Sandman, based on the graphic novel by Neil Gaiman, is a powerhouse of thought and emotion. The superb acting of both the main character, Dream, played by Tom Sturridge, and
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In part one of this two-part blog, I reviewed the story and themes of Dracula, but I opened the conversation by shooting a shot across the bow of common Dracula analysis. dracula-doesnt-suck-part-2 I contend, with absolute seriousness, that the lusty or salacious elements of Bram Stoker’s Dracula are minor themes at best, and only present
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Today, during “Respect Life Month” we are announcing our latest comic book, Life Choices: The Gift, focusing on the power of story to help teens choose life. Published in a partnership with LifeCanada, a national association of educational pro-life groups who promote and protect the value of human life, The Gift is a unique resource that can be
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“Dracula,” by Bram Stoker, must be the most abused book in literary history. Wikipedia summarizes the themes of Dracula in a pithy three categories: gender and sexuality, race, and disease. I’m going to put my cards on the table up front. That’s an absurd assessment of “Dracula.” But it’s a great example of how mainstream
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“I should have said that!” This thought that goes through the head of virtually every person since upper adolescence as every one of us reflects back upon past conversations where some comment has taken us off guard. We not only crave the opportunity for that perfect retort when insulted but also that pithy comment, that
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I once read someone describe the Babadook as, “like “The Shining” if the main character, Amelia, is both the Jack Nicholson and the Shelly Duvall character. This is a hilariously apt description. Instead of a snowed-in mountain, however, Amelia’s isolation takes place within the very bowels of our alienated 21st century society. She’s the overtaxed
