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“Annihilation” and My Spiritual Journey
About halfway through Lent, I decided to check out a new sci-fi horror film called Annihilation, which follows a group of scientists on an expedition into a mysterious “shimmer” that has already swallowed up multiple military teams. It’s an excellent … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Doctrine, Horror, Science Fiction, The Church, Tradition
Tagged Easter, Reflection, Spiritual Health
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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
[Guest Post] Rogue One: A Catholic Story
Robert Towne writes about Catholic parallels in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Doctrine, Fiction, Reviews, Science Fiction, The Church, Tradition
Tagged Prayer, Rogue One, Star Wars
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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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Remembering Mother Angelica
A year ago today, Mother Angelica, founder of the Eternal Word Television Network and a powerful force for orthodoxy and the Church, passed away. She was an amazing figure who helped convert and revert untold thousands — one of them … Continue reading
Posted in The Church, Tradition
Tagged Conversion, EWTN, Mother Angelica, Pope John Paul II
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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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The Liturgy Wars: Catholic Funerals
This is a very touchy subject for a lot of people; probably because most people involved in organizing and arranging funerals at a Catholic Church are fundamentally decent people. Nobody wants to make anything harder on a grieving family. They … Continue reading
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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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
Did the Pope say ISIS was just like Jesus?
Gasp! Horror! The Pope said something controversial! Wait, haven’t we gone through this at least once a month since he was elected? And didn’t 99% of that proven to be obviously different from what was reported, if not an outright lie … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Doctrine, The Church, Tradition
Tagged Capitalism, Colonialism, Europe, ISIS, Middle East, Pope Alexander IV, Pope Francis, Pope Paul VI, Social Market Economy, Socialism, Strawpope Frank
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Is Friday the 13th a Bad Day?
Happy Friday the 13th, paraskevidekatriaphobes! I’m just stopping off at the blog to type up a quick post on an interesting subject. Why is this day considered unlucky? Like many elements of folklore and superstition, it’s hard to trace; but the … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, The Church, Tradition
Tagged Fatima, Friday the 13th, Good Friday, March 25th, Marian Apparitions, Mary, The Last Supper
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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
Posted in Commentary, The Church
Tagged Abortion, Amoris Laetitia, Church Teaching, Euthanasia, Family, Mainstream Media, Pope Francis, Vocations
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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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The Significance of March 25th
March 25th is Tolkien Reading Day, because it’s the date in The Return of the King when the Ring was destroyed. But have you ever wondered why Tolkien made a point of mentioning that exact date? Doesn’t the use of … Continue reading
Superheroes, Vigilantism, and Morality
A lot of ink has been spilled, and far more photons emitted, over the question of why superhero fiction has become so popular. It’s not just a recent thing, though it might seem like it; the recent rise in popularity is … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Superhero, The Church
Tagged Batman vs. Superman, Captain America: Civil War, Daredevil, Deadpool, Fairy Tale, Hero, Morality, Principle of Double-Effect, Superhero, Villain
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St. Patrick’s Breastplate
For St. Patrick’s Day, I thought I’d share the text of a version of St. Patrick’s Breastplate, adapted as a hymn by Cecil Frances Alexander, an Irishwoman in the 19th century. I bind unto myself today The strong Name of the … 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
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
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Ask a Catholic Geek: Moral Culpability in Service
I’ve been meaning to start up an Ask a Catholic Geek series, and this question posed in our Facebook group was the perfect opportunity. How do we explain, using moral theology, why it is licit to allow racists to use your … Continue reading →