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Are the Honor Harrington Books Too Feminist?
After Lori wrote her review of the Honor Harrington series, she got a comment that she had to take issue with. It wasn’t a comment here on the blog, and the person who made it isn’t a bad person, so I feel … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fiction, Science Fiction
Tagged Feminism, Honorverse, Traditionalism
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The Battle of Agincourt
The Hundred Years’ War is a bit of an historical oddity, because it’s a significant conflict that can be appreciated from both sides. The same people, historians both professional and armchair, can enjoy the study of its causes, events, and … Continue reading
Posted in History, Resources
Tagged Henry V, Lego, Shakespeare, The Battle of Agincourt, The Hundred Years' War
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There is Nothing Wrong with Your Browser
Do not attempt to adjust the URL. We are controlling transmission. We will control the horizontal. We will control the vertical. We can update the post. We can change the topic to theology or comic books. Sit quietly and we … Continue reading
Better Living Through Lego
As you already know if you’ve been following me over at Novel Ninja, I like Lego. I really like Lego. Lego is one of the greatest inventions of mankind, right up there with the wheel, written language, agriculture, and pizza. Lego … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Plugs and Promotions, Resources
Tagged Art, Asperger Syndrome, BrickFair, Depression, Lego, Physical Therapy, US Military, WAMALUG
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Don John of Austria and Our Lady of Victory
Today is October 7th, which most of the world will refer to as Wednesday; but those who know its significance know it as a day when the world could have turned out very differently. Dig deep enough and you can … Continue reading
Posted in History, Resources
Tagged G. K. Chesterton, Lepanto, Ottoman Empire, Our Lady of Victory, Pope Pius V, Rosary
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Jessica Jones is Not a Morning Person
We take a break from Pope Francis coverage (because you can be certain that that topic isn’t over just yet, even if it feels like it’s been done to death) to cover the other half of our blog title. Yes, Marvel … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Reviews, Superhero
Tagged Jessica Jones, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Netflix
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Pope in US
You can’t visit social media without tripping over news or opinion about Pope Francis visiting the United States right now usually with the hashtag #PopeInUS. I’d say that it was finally drowning out political infighting, but that’s not actually true. … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, News, The Church
Tagged Mainstream Media, Pope Francis, Strawpope Frank
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Catholic Geeks on Facebook
We’ve had a Catholic Geeks Facebook page for a while now, but this post is to let you know that there’s now a Facebook discussion group as well: the Catholic Geek Reader Lounge. If you’re on Facebook, please feel free to … Continue reading
Judge Napolitano’s Odd View of Catholicism
The Catholic Geek network brought to my attention an interview with Andrew Napolitano, a former judge on the New York Superior Court and now a law professor and a commentator for various publications in both print and on television. The former … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Fisks, History, News, Rants, Resources, The Church
Tagged Annulment, Capitalism, Communism, Doctrine, Economics, Papal Infallibility, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis, Pope John Paul II, Strawpope Frank, Traditionalism
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Refuting More NY Times Idiocy on Catholicism
The New York Times, in its continuing quest to print all the news that fits the narrative, has published an opinion piece by one Jill Filipovic title “The Pope’s Unforgiving Message of Forgiveness on Abortion.” In it, Ms. Filipovic tries … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, News, The Church
Tagged Abortion, Scott Eric Alt, The New York Times, Year of Mercy
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Fisking the Post’s Strawpope
Yesterday, the Washington Post published an article on Strawpope Frank. Well, actually, they claim it’s on Pope Francis, but we know how that works now, don’t we? The title of the article is “Conservative Dissent is Brewing Inside the Vatican,” … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Fisks, News, The Church
Tagged Cardinal Burke, Pope Francis, Strawpope Frank
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Catholicism and the Recency Bias
On Sunday, as I was leaving the 7:30 Mass at my parish, I met an elderly woman coming in early for the 9am. She decided to strike up a conversation about the weather, which in my area around this time … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, History, Resources, The Church
Tagged Bias, Vatican I, Vatican II
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Fatherhood is a Sexist Concept
Abortion supporters tend to have only two settings: shrill attacks, and sullen silence. We’ve been seeing a lot of the latter thanks to the Planned Parenthood exposés that have been hitting the Internet (yet not so much with the news … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Health, Resources
Tagged Abortion, Contraception, Family, Planned Parenthood
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Hugo Who?
If you’ve been on social media this weekend, you might have seen a kerfuffle over the Hugo Awards, which took place on Saturday. This kerfuffle has been going on for a long time, but it’s getting louder and louder, and … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fantasy, Fiction, News, Plugs and Promotions, Resources, Science Fiction
Tagged Hugo Awards
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Batman Dies in Car Crash
No, that’s not the next strange DC Comics storyline involving the Caped Crusader. Lenny B. Robinson, who spent his time and money visiting sick children while dressed as Batman, died yesterday in a car accident in Maryland. You might remember … Continue reading
Touch One Life
Ever have that one awesome favorite that is nothing like anything else you like of the same type? That’s me and the Cruxshadows. The Cruxshadows are a darkwave band. If you don’t know what that is, just think “goth”; the … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Personal Posts, Resources, Reviews
Tagged Afterall, David Weber, Depression, DragonCon, John Ringo, Music, The Cruxshadows
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(Fake) Catholics for Choice
For well over a year, various people have been telling me I need to be on Twitter. When I created The Catholic Geeks’ Twitter account, those same people celebrated that I would be able to put the “smackdown” on various other … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Rants, The Church
Tagged Abortion, Anti-Catholic, Catechism, Catholics for Choice, Planned Parenthood, Snark, Strawpope Frank, Twitter
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Ant-Man Review on Novel Ninja
I keep most of my stuff on reviews and writing over on my editing blog, Novel Ninja. However, I should really do more cross-linking. Ant-Man is a good place to start, since I know a lot of you are going to be … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Reviews, Superhero
Tagged Ant-Man, Family Friendly, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Novel Ninja
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Bastille Day
Today is Bastille Day, seen as the beginning of freedom in France. Of course, it lead almost immediately to one of the worst tyrannies in human history. Then that lead to a more efficient tyranny that contradicted that previous tyranny … Continue reading
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Catholicism and Halloween
One of these days, I’ll have to actually see The Nightmare Before Christmas. But that’s not the point today. No, it’s time to address two questions: “What is Halloween?” and “Isn’t it a pagan thing and Catholics should stay away?” Yes, that question. The … Continue reading →