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Black Panther Trailer Reaction
Welcome back to the Marvel Cinematic universe. The next trailer for the movie after next is here. And now: Black Panther.
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fiction, Superhero
Tagged Black Panther, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Civil War, Marvel Comics, Movie Trailer
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Review: The Raven, the Elf, and Rachel
The Unexpected Enlightenment of Rachel Griffin had a magical girl, who ended up at a magical school, collected nearly a dozen magical friends, joined a fraternity, investigated a mystery, saw an omen that heralds the doom of worlds, headed off an … Continue reading
Yes, It Is That Important: A Pro-Life Fisk
I knew it. Sooner or later, we were bound to have a repeat offender on the fisk list, and here she is. Once again, ladies and gentlemen, I give you Rebecca Bratten Weiss, who has said something so horrible, she … Continue reading
Posted in Fisks
Tagged Abortion, Consistent Life Ethic, Ethics, Pre-Marital Sex, Seamless Garment
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Confession and the Rosary
The other day, I went to Confession and had an experience I wanted to share with the Catholic Geek audience. The priest was forceful, which is always a mixture of refreshing and startling. Confession is a sacrament of love, but sometimes … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Personal Posts, Sacraments, The Church
Tagged Christendom College, Confession, Fr. Mastroeni, Rosary, Spiritual Health
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The Liturgy Wars: An Analysis of Pope Francis’s Recent Address
The subject of Sacred Music has come up at least once during the reign of almost every pope in the last century. Pope St. Pius X started with his motu proprio in 1903. Pius XI, who doesn’t get as much … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Liturgy
Tagged CMAA, Corpus Christi Watershed, Culture, Fluffy Horde, Kevin Allen, Pope Francis, Sacred Music
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Netflix’s “Death Note”: A Trailer Analysis
Well. It has come to this. Netflix is finally producing a live-action USA-based adaptation of Death Note, the hit manga/anime where a teenager with a god complex gets a notebook that he can use to magically murder people. It’s better … Continue reading
Doomsday Approacheth
I’ve always heard of doomsday referring to the end of the world. I’ve even heard it referring to comic book characters (notably Dr. Doom’s own holiday, Doom’s Day). I hadn’t known it was something that happened more than fifty times … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, History, News, Resources
Tagged Calendar, Doomsday, St. Valentine's Day
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A Reflection on ‘Silence’
I finally watched Martin Scoreses’ movie Silence. I have not read the book that it is based on written by Shausaku Endo, so this is simply a reflection on the movie itself. I could not find a way to talk … Continue reading
TV Midseason Review: Quick Hits
I will, of course, make certain to do full reviews about some shows, rather than others. But right now, there are some shows I don’t have a lot to say about. Not to mention that there are some shows where … Continue reading
Fisking: “What Are White Writers For?”
For the record, this is not a joke. This is not a satire. This title HAPPENED. This article HAPPENED. It happened in The New Republic, so no one is surprised at all. Ever. And, like most idiotic things from this … Continue reading
BlizzCon: the Opening Ceremonies
The atmosphere is tense. The countdown begins. And one of the biggest shows in the gaming industry is about to begin! It’s BlizzCon 2016, and I’m here live…well…sorta…watching over the Internet, anyway. Opening things off is an awesome shot of … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Gaming, Video Games
Tagged Blizzard Entertainment, Diablo, Heroes of the Storm, Overwatch, Starcraft, World of Warcraft
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Review: Bane’s Eyes
After last week’s fisk on the use of violence, I realized that the same argument I made in that post applies to what I thought of Bane’s Eyes. It’s the fourth book in the I Am Margaret book series by … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Reviews
Tagged Bane's Eyes, Corinna Turner, Dystopia, I Am Margaret, Murder, Tyranny, Worldbuilding
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How To Make Catholics Look Stupid: A Lethal Force Fisk
I love fisks; writing them and reading them. Most of the time, I like to fisk people who are being dopey about a particular fandom, or on writing, or something like that. But every now and then, there’s a Catholic … Continue reading
Posted in Fisks, The Church, Uncategorized
Tagged Catechism of the Catholic Church, Church Teaching, Guns, Heresy, Morality, Politics, Scripture, Sin, St. Joan of Arc, Violence, Voting
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Marvel’s Iron Fist Trailer
Posted in Analysis, Fiction, News, Superhero
Tagged AKA Jessica Jones, Daredevil, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Comics, Netflix, The Defenders
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Review: Exorcist, the series
If you haven’t read The Exorcist, of if you haven’t read the story about the original book, it was originally based off of an actual case of possession in Georgetown. Two of the original priests from the incident showed up in … Continue reading
A Review of ABC’s Notorious
Back when first looked at the new shows of the Fall Season, one show was called Notorious. I immediately figured it would not be as interesting as the Alfred Hitchcock film of the same name. I mean, after all, one of … Continue reading
Review: Designated Survivor
A little while ago, there was an article on The Catholic Geeks discussing new fall television. One show was called Designated Survivor, which was an obvious knock off of the Tom Clancy plot point where someone blows up the State of the … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Fiction, Reviews
Tagged 24, designated survivor, jack bauer, kiefer sutherland, Politics, television
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Hope in the Darkness
Another day of good friends, food, and fun came to a close, and as my headlights guided me home, one thought racing through my mind prevailed over all others: how can I possibly feel so empty? For those who suffer … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Personal Posts
Tagged Blessed Virgin, Catholic, dark, Depression, despair, emptiness, empty, Family, Fatima, friend, hope, life, Lourdes, missing, suffer
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The First Annual Dragon Awards
So, some things of note here, while I think of them.
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fiction, Gaming, Science Fiction
Tagged David Weber, DragonCon, Hugo Awards, John C. Wright, Larry Correia, Sad Puppies
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Catholic Dragon Award Suggestions
Since we have not mentioned this since February, It’s occurred to me that the first post was probably a little too cavalier in that Dragon Award post. We should spell out what the bleep is going on a little bit … Continue reading →