Articles explaining the Christian symbolism found in DC Comics stories and characters, such as Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman and others.
Superheroes are a huge part the American culture. In recent years, blockbusters like The Avengers franchise and Superman v. Batman along with television shows such as The Flash headline our entertainment. I am a huge fan of the Flash! I love his panoply of abilities: super speed, phasing, and time travel. However, at the end […]
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Shazam! is the most Catholic super-hero movie I’ve seen in a long time – if not ever. And it’s not the tortured, brooding, penitential Catholicism of Daredevil or the heavy-handed Super-Jesus imagery of Man of Steel. It’s more subtle (okay, the demonic incarnations of the Seven Deadly Sins aren’t all that subtle, but hear me
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The newest addition to the DC cinematic universe combined humor, action, and family fun in a coming-of-age origin story surrounding the superhero Shazam. Not quite as well known as the iconic Superman or Batman, I came into this film not quite knowing what to expect. The uniqueness of Shazam stems from the juxtaposition that the
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Catholic Social Teaching is the Church’s instruction manual on how to live a Christ-centered life. It guides us in being the light of the world, the salt of the earth, the leaven which helps our society grow toward bringing about the Kingdom of God. In this seven-part series, we’ll examine the Seven Themes of Catholic
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“I am vengeance. I am the night. I am Batman.” In last month’s issue of Voyage, I wrote a piece in which I argued that the mass fascination with superheroes evident in the last several years is rooted in the fundamental human desire for ultimate goodness or perfection. For it seems to me that no
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Catholic Social Teaching is the Church’s instruction manual on how to live a Christ-centered life. It guides us in being the light of the world, the salt of the earth, the leaven which helps our society grow toward bringing about the Kingdom of God. In this seven-part series, we’ll examine the Seven Themes of Catholic
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Is the Church like Gotham City, diseased and dysfunctional and in need of purification from within, or is the Church like Metropolis, virtuous and whole and in need of protection from outside threats? Does Christ raise different saints within the Church at different times and if so what can we learn about the talents and
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[Editor’s Note: Dark Knights: Metal is rated 15+ Only and is aimed at more mature audiences.] Dark Knights: Metal was a DC Comics event published as a monthly comic from June 2017 through April 2018, with trade paperbacks coming out in summer 2018. The core series is six issues from Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, which are collected
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In 2008, DC Comics released their DC Universe Holiday Special and in it, they feature the traditional poem/hymn “Good King Wenceslaus” a Christmas Carol written in 1853. The primary artist was Dustin Nguyen and he expertly connected the revered saint to the DC Universe. Can you see it? The poem is based on the real-life figure of
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