Brother John: A Monk, A Pilgrim, and the Purpose of Life
August Turak has written a delightful little book – and by ‘little’, I mean the term in a way similar to Christ’s usage of...
Saints and Sinners: A History of the Popes
No Pope is impeccable, even if, by virtue of their office, they are at times infallible – or, more precisely, a few of their...
Lo, He Comes With Clouds Descending!
Say what you like about the early Methodists, but they could write some melodious hymns, and one of the greatest and most prolific is...
RoboCops
The 1987 movie RoboCop has become a household classic over the last 27 years and even if you have not seen it, chances are you have...
A Review of Father Jonathan Robinson’s “The Mass and Modernity”
Jonathan Robinson, The Mass and Modernity: Walking to Heaven Backwards. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2005. (First published in the Chesterton Review)
When I mentioned Father...
Sci Fi Movie Triplex: Interstellar, Oblivion and Edge of Tomorrow
My movie selection over the past few months has been in the science fiction genre, which is often heavy on the 'fiction', and light...
Reading the Church Fathers: A Review
As I was reading Reading the Church Fathers: A History of the Early Church and the Development of Doctrine, a brand new magnum opus...
Virgina Woolf’s ‘To the Lighthouse’: Isolation and Intimacy
Human relationships are sorely limited. We all long for companionship and lasting union with another. However, regardless of place or time, one's ability to...
Damsels in Distress (2012): A Film Review
Immediately before the credits roll, a notice appears on the screen to the effect that footnotes will follow. There are some, but they flash...
Ant-Man vs. Daredevil
(As a bit of light-hearted reading before the issuance of the Holy Father’s Apostolic Letter later today, here are some thoughts on two superheroes,...