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 […]
‘Using the Force: Star Wars and Catholicism’ An interview with Anthony Digmann Read More »
You may have never heard of the “Hero’s Journey” or “Monomyth” before, but if you have ever read a book or watched a movie, then you have encountered it! The “Hero’s Journey” or “Monomyth” is a story pattern discovered by Joseph Campbell. His most famous book, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, has influenced many
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Skellig Michael is naturally an amazing place on earth. It has greatly inspired us, especially in the production of our first comic book series, Finnian and the Seven Mountains. –> Download a FREE preview of Finnian and the Seven Mountains today! However, it’s a difficult place to reach as the weather is hard to predict and
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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 longings. In particular there are three chief motivations. Here is the first. In the centuries following Saint Patrick’s missionary campaign in Ireland, there grew a
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 to buy one of his books due to the fact that I am a horrible cheap skate. The book was called Zita the Spacegirl. I was
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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 will play Talus, “a battle-hardened Knight Templar veteran of the Crusades, who survived captivity for ten years in the Holy Land.” The historical dramatization seeks
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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 to. That’s the only way to become what you were meant to be.” For Kylo, this means destroying everything and starting over from scratch. He
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In preparation for my short book on the Last Monks of Skellig Michael, as well as the first issue of Finnian and the Seven Mountains I watched again the final scene from Star Wars: The Force Awakens when Rey makes her way through the ancient monastery, which in the Star Wars universe is reportedly the first Jedi temple. It
Did you notice this cross in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’? Read More »
Excerpt from an article I wrote for The Catholic Herald: After watching Star Wars: The Force Awakens, I couldn’t get the final scene out of my mind. The final few minutes of the film were stunning and the landscape breathtaking. Watching the heroine Rey climb the ancient stone steps and walk past rocky hovels to reach
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Heroes captivate us, whether they appear in an engaging comic book or exciting motion picture. They awaken something inside of us and call us to live beyond ourselves. In their own way, each hero that is presented to us taps into an innate desire for a savior, a Messiah, who will come to save us
