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Catholic Geek Lecture on the Hero’s Journey
This Saturday (yes, it’s short notice; sorry about that), I’ll be giving an online lecture through the Catholic Writers Guild. The topic is on the Hero’s Journey, a concept invented and popularized by Joseph Campbell. Here’s the blurb: March 24 … Continue reading
Posted in Blog News, Fiction, News, Personal Posts, Plugs and Promotions, Resources, Writing
Tagged Catholic Writer's Guild, Heroes, Lecture, Matthew Bowman
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The Roots of Christmas Traditions: From Pagan or Not From Pagan?
I heard the term solitise tree a few weeks before Christmas and irked me. Soon afterwards I fell into conversation with a few co-workers about the holiday. What really got me was the consensus of the group that was chit-chatting agreed with the … Continue reading
The Catholic Geek: The Last Closet, by Moira Greyland 12/17
//percolate.blogtalkradio.com/offsiteplayer?hostId=533877&episodeId=10462525 The Catholic Geek show returns this Sunday, with host Declan Finn interviewing Moira Greyland Peat, the author of The Last Closet.
Why Vatican Ninjas?
I think the first time I came up with the concept of Vatican ninjas was as a joke during a Dan Brown review. The protagonist stated that he, personally, knew the current pope, and therefore he was certain that the Catholic … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, History, Horror, Plugs and Promotions, Thriller
Tagged Fantasy, Honor At Stake, Larry Correia, Urban Fantasy, Vampires, Vatican Ninjas
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A Pius Man, Chapter 2, A Pious Mercenary
Yup. Here we go again. Last week was chapter 1, and now we continue with your look at the new edition of chapter 2 for A Pius Man: A Holy Thriller. By now, you’re probably well aware my yanking this … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Historical, Mystery, Plugs and Promotions, Thriller, Writing
Tagged Books, Declan Finn, Free Fiction, History, Pope Pius XII
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The Incarnation and the One Ring
Happy Ring Destruction Day! That’s right, Tolkien fans. Tomorrow, the 25th of March, is the anniversary of the day when, mumbleteen thousand years ago, Frodo, Sam, and Gollum entered Mount Doom to pitch the One Ring into the fire below. … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, History, Resources, The Church, Tradition
Tagged Christmas, Incarnation, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Feast of the Annunciation, The Lord of the Rings
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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
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
Continuing a Catholic Romance Novel
I had a great many reactions to my novel Honor At Stake. If you read the original Lori review on this site, you may have noticed in is that it’s a romance. It’s also one that doesn’t follow the standard … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Personal Posts, Plugs and Promotions, Writing
Tagged Honor At Stake, Jim Butcher, vampire, vampire novel, Vampires
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Military SF Tech @DragonCon, 2016
This was a fun little panel that I was surprised by — mostly that I got such good video feed. “There’s an awful lot of high tech in military science fiction. Some of it is solidly based on current science/tech. … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Science and Technology, Science Fiction, Video Games, Writing
Tagged Baen Books, John Ringo, Science Fiction
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A Tale of Two Awards
A lot of attention has come to the state of awards in the field of science fiction and fantasy in the last few years, thanks to increasing problems with and arguments over the Hugo Awards. If you’re unaware of why, … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Board Games, Commentary, Culture, Fantasy, Fiction, Gaming, Plugs and Promotions, Science Fiction, Tabletop RPGs, Video Games
Tagged DragonCon, HonorCon, Hugo Awards, The Royal Manticoran Navy, Worldcon
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Announcing the Catholic Geek Library!
This weekend, I teased the logo you see here on social media. If you saw that, then now you get answers! If this is new to you, well, you still get answers! The Catholic Geeks is happy to announce a … Continue reading
In the Spirit of ‘Rationalia’
The Internet has been blowing up about how Neil deGrasse Tyson proposing a new one-line constitutional society. I really have nothing to add to that . . . well, nothing specific to that. However, it reminded me heavily of a … Continue reading
Posted in Fisks, Science and Technology
Tagged Atheism, Logic, Materialism, Morality, Rationalia
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Audible.com 2-for-1 Sale on The Great Courses
Hello, everyone! I’m dashing off a quick (and rare) Sunday post just because I want to let you all know about Audible’s latest sale: no less than 153 lecture series from The Great Courses! Specifically, it’s a 2-for-1 sale; it only works if … Continue reading
The Baen Free Library: “Hey, Kid, the First Taste is Free!”
Over the last several weeks, I’ve found myself explaining the Baen Free Library to people. Now, I like introducing people to cool stuff, but even the best things can get repetitive, and repetitive can easily become boring, and boring quickly … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Plugs and Promotions, Resources, Science Fiction
Tagged 1632, Baen Books, Baen Free Library, David Weber, Eric Flint, Honor Harrington, Jim Baen
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#E32016’s Xbox Press Conference
Xbox One has finally showed us their true colors: almost nothing new. NO, really. First, if I hear the word “diversity” one more time … seriously, stop with the buzzwords. Or at least make new ones. As I watched the … Continue reading
Posted in Gaming, Science and Technology, Video Games
Tagged Gaming, Halo, Xbox, Xbox 360
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Habitica: Productivity that Grants XP
A few months ago, I noticed someone in one of my Facebook groups posting about an interesting app called Habitica. It’s one of a host of time-management and productivity-increasing applications, both web- and mobile-based. What sets it apart, however, is … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Gaming, Health, Plugs and Promotions, Resources, Reviews, Video Games
Tagged Habitica, Productivity
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A Wizard, a Supervillain, and Death Walk Into a Convention
That sounds like the setup for a joke, but it really was my weekend. I went with CG founder Matthew Bowman to the fourth annual AwesomeCon in Washington, D.C. I had never been to a major convention before, so the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Plugs and Promotions
Tagged awesomecon, comics, cosplay, harley quinn, Sandman, The Dresden Files
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The Murder of Alfie Evans
The more I look at Europe, the more I think it would look pretty whilst on fire.For the past twenty years, I’ve watched Europe fall apart. I saw the EU throw their entire Christian history under the bus in the … Continue reading →