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In Defense of Black Friday
In the United States, there’s a love-hate relationship with Black Friday. We love to hate it, and yet we line up in the dark and cold to spend money on more stuff. Well, except for me, and a whole bunch … Continue reading
Being Thankful on Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving is an odd day in many respects. It’s a day that’s tied into both a religious and national history, and yet isn’t considered a holy day or particularly patriotic. It’s a cultural celebration that stands on its own, independent of … Continue reading
The Dangers of Changing the Dictionary
I’ve already used this meme once, but even though it’s a funny little quip, the idea behind it is real, and very dangerous, and I think it’s time we addressed the problem. It’s part of a scene from Babylon 5, … Continue reading
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Tagged Abandonment, Abortion, Adoption, Babylon 5, Catholic Church, Dictionary, Fact, Jabberwocky, Language, Meanings, Opinion, Racism, Truth, Words
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Why I No Longer Complain About Christmas Before Thanksgiving
It’s that time of year. It’s Thanksgiving (in the United States). Just a few more days . . . but we’ve had Christmas decorations, songs, commercials, and anti-consumerist pleas for literally months now. The annual joke is that it happens … Continue reading
The Catholic Geek Radio Show: Potluck Podcast!
Tonight, on The Catholic Geek Radio Show, Lori and I will co-host as we explore the latest in Catholic and pop culture news, from superheroes to theology; Star Wars to ISIS; TV shows, domestic news, and more. Plus, special guest: Strawpope Frank! … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Blog News, Commentary, News, Resources, The Church
Tagged Star Wars, Strawpope Frank, The Catholic Geek Radio Show
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Evil Narnia Returns
They say that Hollywood is running out of ideas, but this is ridiculous now. The 2007 film The Golden Compass was from the novel of the same name, written by Philip Pullman, the first in the His Dark Materials trilogy. The author … Continue reading
Van Helsing, rebooted
The 2004 film Van Helsing is apparently coming back to life, only this time on television. … And female. And … why? Vanessa Helsing, the next in a lineage of warriors who must lead mankind against a world controlled by vampires. … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, News
Tagged Film, Movies, television
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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
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, History, Resources, The Church
Tagged All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day, Halloween, Heaven, Hell, Saint
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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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A full Jessica Jones trailer? Really?
This is going to be creepy as Hell. …. Ahem. Anyway. Possible spoilers ahead — spoilers for the comics, anyway, not sure about the tv show. So, in Marvel Comics earlier this century, they had a Marvel “Max” line — mature … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Fiction, Science Fiction, Superhero
Tagged AKA Jessica Jones, Doctor Who, Jessica Jones, Marvel, television
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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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Dear Media: Stop Lying about the Pope
There is a new article out about the six times that you’ve been flat out lied to about Pope Francis. While long-time readers of The Catholic Geeks have noticed the running gag based around this problem — Strawpope Frank — … Continue reading
Obama to Francis: Screw You
Dear President Obama, can we talk? Because, I know that you’re a complete and total douchebag. But does that mean you have to be rude as well? Look at this lineup for Obama to meet the Pope next week: a”pro-abortion religious sister, … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, News
Tagged Episcopal bishop, Gay Marriage, Obama, Pope Francis, President Obama, White House
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Agents of SHIELD or Agents of “Meh”?
I’ve had some issues with Marvel’s tv show Agents of SHIELD. Between my own blog and other blogs, it pissed me off so badly, I’ve blown about eight blog posts, and God only knows how many words on it. In the … Continue reading
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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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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The Radio Show Hugos AAR and PP
http://player.cinchcast.com/?platformId=1&assetType=single&assetId=7858339 Check Out Culture Podcasts at Blog Talk Radio with We Built That Network on BlogTalkRadio This week on The Catholic Geek radio show, there were two guests talking about two completely different topics. In the first hour, Tom Knighton and … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fiction, News, Science Fiction
Tagged Abortion, Blog Talk Radio, Daniella Bova, Declan Finn, Hugo Awards, Planned Parenthood, Tom Knighton
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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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Captain America: Brother Against Brother
The United States Civil War is often described as being a conflict wherein brother fought brother. It’s a poetic description, but as accurate as only poetry can be. It is both literally and metaphorically true. Marvel Comics’ Civil War event, a … Continue reading →