Category Archives: Tradition

“Annihilation” and My Spiritual Journey

Posted on March 30, 2018 by

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 →

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The Roots of Christmas Traditions: From Pagan or Not From Pagan?

Posted on January 5, 2018 by

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 →

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[Guest Post] Rogue One: A Catholic Story

Posted on December 14, 2017 by

Robert Towne writes about Catholic parallels in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Continue reading →

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Remembering Mother Angelica

Posted on March 27, 2017 by

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 →

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The Incarnation and the One Ring

Posted on March 24, 2017 by

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 →

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Did the Pope say ISIS was just like Jesus?

Posted on May 19, 2016 by

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 →

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Is Friday the 13th a Bad Day?

Posted on May 13, 2016 by

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 →

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The Significance of March 25th

Posted on March 23, 2016 by

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 →

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St. Patrick’s Breastplate

Posted on March 17, 2016 by

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 →

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Must the State Promote Virtue?

Posted on February 26, 2016 by

As I have mentioned, I help teach students at Christendom about creative writing. In the course of a conversation in the last week, I found out that some of those students, who enjoy attending the college’s Chester-Belloc Debate Society, will … Continue reading →

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