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More Sherlock
Moffat says he’s yet to start writing up the scripts for the fourth round of Sherlock TV movies. (Oh, come on . . . they’re extra-long and you can’t call three of them a “season.”) Now, I obviously deal a lot … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fiction, Historical, Mystery, News
Tagged Andrew Scott, Basil Rathbone, BBC, Benedict Cumberbatch, Comic Con, Jeremy Brett, Mark Gatiss, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, Stephen Moffat
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The Pope is Not Amused
Well, the Pope is in the news again . . . but this time, not for looking like a communist. In fact, it’s hard to say that this is the face of someone who believes in communist principles: The constantly-peaceful … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, News, The Church
Tagged Bolivia, Communism, Evo Morales, Pope Francis, Pope Julian II
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Next Up on The Catholic Geek Radio Show: John C. Wright and L. Jagi Lamplighter
On this coming Sunday’s episode of The Catholic Geek, Declan Finn welcomes two prolific authors: Hugo-nominated author and Catholic convert John C. Wright (Count to a Trillion) and his wife L. Jagi Lamplighter (Prospero’s Daughter).
Remember Sherlock?
There was once this show on TV called Sherlock. All nine episodes of it. You know, that’s more of a single season, even for British TV; and nothing’s been going on for a while. Well, now there’s this: I guess someone … Continue reading
The Catholic Geeks Are Now on Twitter
I’ve long been on record as disliking Twitter, because I can’t do anything in 140 characters or less. Seriously . . . have you seen my blog posts? I’m pretty sure the vast majority of my Facebook comments would need at least … Continue reading
The Seventh Doctor and the Pandorica
I recently ran across this little gem again. It’s from DragonCon in 2011, where Sylvester McCoy (the Seventh Doctor) reads the Eleventh’s Pandorica speech. While there wasn’t anything truly bad about Matt Smith’s original version, I find myself thinking that this … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Fiction
Tagged Colin Baker, Doctor Who, DragonCon, Eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith, Pandorica, Seventh Doctor, Sixth Doctor, Sylvester McCoy
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Independence Day Short Stories
Liberty Island (a right-wing entertainment website and publisher) occasionally sponsors short fiction contests. The most recent was their “July 4th Blockbuster Fiction Contest.” Why is this relevant, aside from the fact that today is July 4th? Well, you can read … Continue reading
Today *IS* National Barbecue Day
Every year, someone will complain that we’re losing sight of what this day means in the United States. Someone always complains about that sort of thing for a holiday. So what is the spirit of Independence Day in this country? Is it a … Continue reading
Vaticanize Your Profile Picture
We’ve all seen the war between the Confederates and the Skittles on social media. Well, someone came up with an app that will overlay the Vatican flag on top of an image of your choosing. (I recommend cropping your image … Continue reading
The End of Religious Freedom
The idea that gay marriage will endanger religious freedom is an old and common argument. So old and common, in fact, that it’s frequently dismissed on its face. After all, no one is forcing any religion to alter its practices. … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, News, The Church
Tagged Gay, Gay Marriage, Lesbian, Religious Freedom, Weddings
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The Church is Not a Cafeteria
In my teens, I wasn’t a very strong or knowledgeable Catholic. I’d converted when I was twelve, but that was more about me getting brought along when my mother and older brother took the plunge. I had the worst of … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, News, The Church
Tagged Cafeteria Catholicism, Canon Law, Fulton J. Sheen, Guns, Pacifism, Pope Francis
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Inside Out
Parents, you know how hard it is to find good, clean movies to give your kids. Stuff without immoral elements, or with questionable heroes, or stuff that might just confuse them. And then, even if that’s all satisfied, it’s hard … Continue reading
A Look Inside Depression
Depression is one of those topics that people usually either don’t get or don’t want to talk about. If you haven’t experienced it, well, you don’t get it. Not really. And if you have experienced it, you tend not to want … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Personal Posts
Tagged Asperger Syndrome, Audrey Hepburn, Catherine Tate, Comedy, Conan O'Brien, David Letterman, Depression, G. K. Chesterton, Good Works, J. R. R. Tolkien, Pope St. John Paul II, Robin Williams, Rodney Dangerfield, Social Media, Stephen Fry, Suicide, The Cruxshadows, The Lord of the Rings
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Happy Birthday to One of Our Own
Everyone, join us in conviviality! The Catholic Geeks’ own Lori Janeski, the Organist Most Texan, Queen of the Fisk, and Empress Lorraine the Brobdingnagian of Fishkill St. Wednesday (don’t ask) celebrates her birthday this day!
In Memorium per Cantum
Memorial Day, here in the US, is a bit of a mixed bag. It is, by its very nature, a day we set aside to focus on those who have laid their lives down in pain, misery, and suffering, so … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, History, News, Resources
Tagged Armed Forces, Memorial Day, Military, Rogue, Rudyard Kipling, The Cruxshadows, Veterans, Winter Born
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Welcome to the Catholic Geeks!
Pardon the dust as we move things around. We’ll get that squared away soon. This site is an ambitious project: getting a bunch of Catholic geeks together to write blog posts. (Okay, that sounds really simple when I put it … Continue reading
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There They Go Again: Another Episode of “Pope Francis Said What?”
Once again, the Pope has said something that the media has picked and run with, cackling in glee at further proof of how a left-wing agenda is supported by the Church they reject. Let’s start by looking at what the … Continue reading →