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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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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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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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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
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
Must the State Promote Virtue?
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
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Doctrine, The Church, Tradition
Tagged Contracts, Freedom, Government, Liberty, Marriage, Philosophy, Politics, Virtue
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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 →