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Audible.com 2-for-1 Sale on The Great Courses
Hello, everyone! I’m dashing off a quick (and rare) Sunday post just because I want to let you all know about Audible’s latest sale: no less than 153 lecture series from The Great Courses! Specifically, it’s a 2-for-1 sale; it only works if … Continue reading
The Baen Free Library: “Hey, Kid, the First Taste is Free!”
Over the last several weeks, I’ve found myself explaining the Baen Free Library to people. Now, I like introducing people to cool stuff, but even the best things can get repetitive, and repetitive can easily become boring, and boring quickly … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Plugs and Promotions, Resources, Science Fiction
Tagged 1632, Baen Books, Baen Free Library, David Weber, Eric Flint, Honor Harrington, Jim Baen
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Habitica: Productivity that Grants XP
A few months ago, I noticed someone in one of my Facebook groups posting about an interesting app called Habitica. It’s one of a host of time-management and productivity-increasing applications, both web- and mobile-based. What sets it apart, however, is … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Gaming, Health, Plugs and Promotions, Resources, Reviews, Video Games
Tagged Habitica, Productivity
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Did the Pope say ISIS was just like Jesus?
Gasp! Horror! The Pope said something controversial! Wait, haven’t we gone through this at least once a month since he was elected? And didn’t 99% of that proven to be obviously different from what was reported, if not an outright lie … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Doctrine, The Church, Tradition
Tagged Capitalism, Colonialism, Europe, ISIS, Middle East, Pope Alexander IV, Pope Francis, Pope Paul VI, Social Market Economy, Socialism, Strawpope Frank
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Year Two Begins
I totally didn’t plan for the first anniversary of The Catholic Geeks to fall on Pentecost. Honest. It’s cooler if it started on Pentecost. But yes, as of today, we are a year old. Our audience — all of you reading us, … Continue reading
Is Friday the 13th a Bad Day?
Happy Friday the 13th, paraskevidekatriaphobes! I’m just stopping off at the blog to type up a quick post on an interesting subject. Why is this day considered unlucky? Like many elements of folklore and superstition, it’s hard to trace; but the … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, The Church, Tradition
Tagged Fatima, Friday the 13th, Good Friday, March 25th, Marian Apparitions, Mary, The Last Supper
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Novel Ninja Review of Captain America: Civil War
If you’re looking for a review of the latest MCU movie, I have one up at my writing/editing blog, Novel Ninja. I tend to do most of my reviews over there, but I don’t always link to them here. The other … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Reviews, Superhero
Tagged Captain America: Civil War, Family Friendly, Marvel Cinematic Universe
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Finally Some News about the Dresden Files!
As you all probably know by now, we’re big fans of The Dresden Files here at CG. (The books, not the show. Except for Olivia, but we forgive her. Mostly.) There’s been an unusually long delay for the latest book in … Continue reading
The Significance of March 25th
March 25th is Tolkien Reading Day, because it’s the date in The Return of the King when the Ring was destroyed. But have you ever wondered why Tolkien made a point of mentioning that exact date? Doesn’t the use of … Continue reading
Strange Skies: Fortune Favors the Bold (Part 2)
I ran out of time in the last segment (or rather, I decided the wall o’ text was big enough), so I wasn’t able to finish the tale of the first chapter of Strange Skies. If you missed that first installment, … Continue reading
Superheroes, Vigilantism, and Morality
A lot of ink has been spilled, and far more photons emitted, over the question of why superhero fiction has become so popular. It’s not just a recent thing, though it might seem like it; the recent rise in popularity is … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Superhero, The Church
Tagged Batman vs. Superman, Captain America: Civil War, Daredevil, Deadpool, Fairy Tale, Hero, Morality, Principle of Double-Effect, Superhero, Villain
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St. Patrick’s Breastplate
For St. Patrick’s Day, I thought I’d share the text of a version of St. Patrick’s Breastplate, adapted as a hymn by Cecil Frances Alexander, an Irishwoman in the 19th century. I bind unto myself today The strong Name of the … Continue reading
Strange Skies: Fortune Favors the Bold
I promised to share the events of Strange Skies, the campaign I’m running that includes over half of our Catholic Geeks writers. That was a few weeks ago, so it’s high time I fulfill that promise. And, since we just came to … Continue reading
Let Them Eat 3.14159265
In addition to it being the Meanest Monday, it’s also the tastiest and most irrational day on the calendar — Pi Day! As holidays go, it’s one of the weirder ones. Of course, what do you expect from a celebration … Continue reading
The Pointless Clock Change
Why do we even do this anymore? No, really, WHY? I asked this on Facebook, and the closest I got to a defense of Daylight Saving Time (Summer Time for the rest of the world) was “Some of us don’t … Continue reading
To Sail the 7th Sea
There’s a game I’ve never played and yet I’ve enjoyed anyway. It’s called 7th Sea, and it’s a near-Earth (not an alternate history, but with deliberately obvious parallels) setting that, at its debut, was extremely innovative. Unlike much more ubiquitous roleplaying games, you … Continue reading
A Year Without Leonard, a Lifetime with Spock
A year ago today, one of the most iconic actors in science fiction died. It’s a strange thing to look back on. On the one hand, I’m stunned to think it’s only been a year; on the other, I feel … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Science Fiction
Tagged Leonard Nimoy, Spock, Star Trek
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Must the State Promote Virtue?
As I have mentioned, I help teach students at Christendom about creative writing. In the course of a conversation in the last week, I found out that some of those students, who enjoy attending the college’s Chester-Belloc Debate Society, will … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Doctrine, The Church, Tradition
Tagged Contracts, Freedom, Government, Liberty, Marriage, Philosophy, Politics, Virtue
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Mass Effect: Andromeda E3 Trailer
I’m not much of a video gamer, but I finally got around to the Mass Effect trilogy last year and was blown away. Prior to that, I was tooling around with World of Warcraft (I generally only invest my time and energy in one … Continue reading →