“Fairy tales do not tell children that dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.” – “G.K. Chesterton” – Neil Gaiman I promise this post is not one big stick in the mud or another case of the internet saying “wellll, ackshwullyyy,” but the often cited […]
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One of the most disparaging things Catholics can say about St. Thomas Aquinas and his philosophy/theology is that it is dry and lacking narrative flourish (what story doesn’t have multiple pages distinguishing essence, existence and quiddity?). While I can understand this assessment if you were to isolate one aspect of Aquinas’s writings, this claim holds
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You can listen to the audio of the post here: What do a quasi-mythical Chinese sage, some 20th century Eastern Orthodox monks and a simple-minded yellow bear have in common? Three Paths, One Way While you think of your best guess, allow me to offer further insight into this eclectic crew. The Chinese sage I
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“My country, right or wrong,” is a thing that no patriot would think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying, “My mother, drunk or sober” – G.K. Chesterton Can a cynical, deconstructive and vulgar show like Amazon Prime’s The Boys actually help you love your country better? Do I sound self-satisfied
While the phenomenon of the hit NBC show The Good Place has largely come and gone, like so many high quality, comforting television comedies it will always have a seemingly eternal “afterlife” on whatever streaming service makes it available. This will allow it to possibly be reintegrated into the public conversation as future generations rediscover
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Tolkien’s Love for the Eucharist J.R.R. Tolkien’s emphatic Catholicism pervades many of his works, especially his strong devotion to the Blessed Sacrament or the Eucharist. Catholics believe the Eucharist to be Jesus Christ, Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity. Tolkien reveals his great love and devotion to the Blessed Sacrament in a letter written to his
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“…and in the darkness, bind them…” So ends the haunting poem that wraps itself around the ring of power in the Lord of the Rings series, the one ring upon which all the fates of the members of the Fellowship, and the fate of all Middle Earth, is so bound. It is not just dramatically
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As an avid fantasy reader, the new graphic novel Twig caught my attention at once. Written by Eisner Award-winner Scottie Young, and illustrated by Kyle Strahm with coloring by Jean-Francois Beaulieu, Twig is a delightful adventure romp set in a vibrant and enchanting world reminiscent of something like The Wizard of Oz or The Dark
Why Finnian and the Seven Mountains? Yes, there were some monasteries on them that made a sword constellation, but why were the monasteries built on the mountain? In fact, why are many churches, and were many ancient temples, including the Israelite temple from the Bible, built on mountains? One of the most common assumptions I
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The end of the “Sword of St. Michael” points to a location northwest of Jerusalem. It lands on another mountain surrounded by water. This time the mountain is one of the holiest of all Christendom: Mount Carmel. In Hebrew the mountain is called Har ha Karmel, which translates roughly to “God’s vineyard,” or simply “the garden.” It
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