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Amoris Laetitia: What The Pope Actually Said (Part One)
Every time Pope Francis sneezes, we have to endure the constant lamestream media’s commentary on how that sneeze means that he’s going to change Church Teaching on marriage, the family, homosexuality, abortion, or whatever the hell else they’re lobbying for … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, The Church
Tagged Abortion, Amoris Laetitia, Conscience, Family, Feminism, Homosexuality, Mainstream Media, Marriage, Pope Francis, Transgender
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Daredevil Isn’t Catholic Enough: A Superhero Fisk
I just finished watching season two of Daredevil this weekend, and I have to say, I really enjoyed it. The characters were wonderfully three-dimensional, the script was great, the acting was great, and the camera work, and sound and visual … Continue reading
Dead Beat’s Break Down (Part 7)
Sorry once again for my tardiness. I was preparing for the zombie apocalypse (no, seriously, I was). I’ll tell you all about that later, but first things first. To make it up to you, I’ve finished Dead Beat, so we … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fantasy, Fiction, Reviews
Tagged Dead Beat, Jim Butcher, Read-Through Reactions, The Dresden Files, Urban Fantasy
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The Catholic Geek: Sad Puppies 4, the Embiggening 01/10
Description How Declan Finn (Honor At Stake) welcomes the return of author Tom Knighton (Bloody Eden). They’ll discuss Sad Puppies 2016, the Hugos, and the cultural impact that Puppygate has had on the Science Fiction community. T.L. ‘Tom’ Knighton is … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Fiction, News, Rants
Tagged Hugo Awards, Larry Correia, Sad Puppies, Tom Knighton
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The Catholic Geek: Star Wars and Sherlock 01/03
Description: Declan Finn fights a sore throat, annoying cough, and other ills in an attempt to ring in the new year with author Ann Margaret Lewis (The Watson Chronicles), who returns to discuss the latest Star Wars film, DC Comics, … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Comedy, Commentary, Fiction, Mystery, Writing
Tagged Ann Margaret Lewis, Batman, Batman vs. Superman, DC, DC Comics, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, Star Wars
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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
The Catholic Geek: Pirates and Alternate history 11/15
Description Host Declan Finn (Honor at Stake) will be talking with Fred Heimbach on alternate history, including his latest book, The Devil’s Dictum, where the United States of America was founded by pirates. Frederick Gero Heimbach’s fiction has appeared at … Continue reading
The Catholic Geek: Synods and Starships 11/08
Description Guest host Matthew Bowman (of Novel Ninja, and the owner of The Catholic Geeks) fills in for Declan Finn. Do not be alarmed. This new dictatorship will be peaceful, until the moment it isn’t. Joining Matthew in the … Continue reading
Dead Beat’s Break Down (part 6)
It’s Halloween in Chicago. Our favorite wizard is running out of not only time but also options. If he can’t defeat the baddies before midnight, the entire world is doomed. Sounds like a normal day for Harry Dresden.
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fantasy, Fiction, Reviews
Tagged Dead Beat, Jim Butcher, Read-Through Reactions, The Dresden Files, Urban Fantasy
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Dead Beat’s Break Down (part 5)
We all knew that this was coming. Whether it be asking advice from Bob or gleaning vague knowledge from faeries, Harry always consults some magical being when a case is this tough to crack. Let’s just hope it doesn’t cause … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fantasy, Fiction, Reviews
Tagged Dead Beat, Jim Butcher, Read-Through Reactions, The Dresden Files, Urban Fantasy
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The Catholic Geek: Tom Knighton on shootings, Marina Fontaine on Dean Koontz
http://percolate.blogtalkradio.com/offsiteplayer?hostId=533877&episodeId=7971955 Description Host Declan Finn (Honor at Stake) interviews author and former Corpsman Tom Knighton (Bloody Eden, Bad Moon on the Rise, and more) on mass shootings, including the recent slaughter in Oregon. Marina Fontaine will discuss Catholicism, horror, and … Continue reading
The Catholic Geek: #GamerGate Primer with ShadowDancer, Ninjas and More
Description Declan Finn (Honor At Stake, The Pius Trilogy) has the wonderful RK ‘Shadowdancer’ Modena return. RK Modena is an artist whose work is on sale (and quite beautiful). She will join a panel that includes the Novel Ninja, Matthew … Continue reading
Dead Beat’s Breakdown (part 3)
Already, Dead Beat has us glued to the edge of our seats. New threats lurk in the dark hours before Halloween’s approach, and it doesn’t seem to be letting up any time soon.
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fantasy, Fiction, Reviews
Tagged Dead Beat, Jim Butcher, Read-Through Reactions, The Dresden Files, Urban Fantasy
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The Catholic Geek: Michelle Buckman, Death Panels, and more 09/06 by We Built That Network | Books Podcasts
Description: Host Declan Finn (author, Honor At Stake), will interview Catholic Writer Guild member and author Michelle Buckman, who penned a book called Death Panels in 1994. Expect that we’ll be talking about Planned Parenthood, abortion.and some of the more … Continue reading
Putting a Spolight on “Spotlight”
Finn’s Law: Never Attribute to Malice What Can be Equally Attributed to Stupidity. [Preface to the evil religion blog posts is here.] After the start of my online Twitter career, some moron threatened me because I even implied that someone … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Rants, The Church
Tagged Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis, Pope St. John Paul II
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Dawn of Justice, Twilight of Interest
So, the second Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice trailer. Yay?
Posted in Commentary, Fiction, Rants, Science Fiction
Tagged Batman, Batman vs. Superman, DC, DC Comics, Film, Movie Trailer, Movies, Superhero
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The Catholic Geek: Rory Modena and David Chalmers 08/30 by We Built That Network | Culture Podcasts
Declan Finn (Honor At Stake, The Pius Trilogy) has the wonderful RK ‘Shadowdancer’ Modena and her cohort David Chalmers. We’ll cover art (which Declan knows nothing about), censorship in gaming and game chat, as well as their upcoming collaboration on … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fantasy, Fiction, Rants, Romance, Science Fiction, The Church, Writing
Tagged Hugo Awards, Matthew Bowman, Pope Francis, Strawpope Frank, The Catholic Geek Radio Show
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Dead Beat’s Breakdown (Part 2)
Through the dark streets of autumn Chicago we travel. As Halloween approaches, Harry is confronted with even more mysteries and obstacles. And the worst part is he doesn’t have the time!
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fantasy, Fiction, Reviews
Tagged Dead Beat, Jim Butcher, Read-Through Reactions, The Dresden Files, Urban Fantasy
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The Catholic Geek: the Hugos, and Planned Parenthood with Daniella Bova 08/23
August 23rd’s show had host Declan Finn (A Pius Man, Honor At Stake), welcome back author Tom Knighton (author of Bloody Eden, Bad Moon on the Rise) as the Hugo nominations of 2015, wrapping up Sad Puppies 3. If you … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Comedy, Commentary, Fiction, Rants, Science Fiction, Writing
Tagged BlogTalkRadio, Daniella Bova, Hugo Awards, Larry Correia, The Catholic Geek Radio Show, Tom Knighton
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Amoris Laetitia: What the Pope Actually Said (Part Two)
Today, we continue our analysis of Pope Francis’ post-synodal apostolic exhortation, Amoris Laetitia. Last time, I already told you to go and read the document, so hopefully you did. I’ll say again: don’t believe what the lamestream media says about … Continue reading →