Click the link to learn more, readers: Remembering three chaplains/POWs of WWII Jul 18, 2021 We are all familiar with the Four Chaplains who lost their lives that others may live when USAT Dorchester in WWII was sunk. Also we are familiar with Medal of Honor recipients Chaplain Emil Kapann, Korea, and Chaplain Vincent Capodanno … Continue reading Forgotten Chaplains
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Poetry in Worship
An important reflection, readers: Christianity and Poetry by Dana Gioia August 2022 When I became a man, I put away childish things. —St. Paul, 1 Corinthians 13 Most Christians misunderstand the relationship of poetry to their faith. They consider it an admirable but minor aspect of religious practice—elegant verbal decoration in honor of the divine. … Continue reading Poetry in Worship
Ikkin Returns – A Look at the Novelization of Final Fantasy XV
Previously, I linked to Ikkin’s videos on Final Fantasy XV*, which related to her view of the Catholic symbolism and influence in the game’s world and story. Her arguments are quite compelling and very useful for Catholic and/or Christian authors to study, as they will help a great deal with tailoring one’s fiction to be … Continue reading Ikkin Returns – A Look at the Novelization of Final Fantasy XV
Newly Beatified
Click the link to learn more, readers, but be aware: the reading is not for the faint of heart: Meet the 10 Newest Blesseds of the Catholic Church “May their example of faith to Christ help us all, especially Christians who are persecuted in various parts of the world, to bear witness to the … Continue reading Newly Beatified
A Heroic Priest in Times Square
Learn more about this fascinating man through the link below, readers: Why is there a statue of a Catholic priest in NYC’s Times Square? Zelda Caldwell - published on 11/11/21 Fr. Francis P. Duffy was a highly-decorated military chaplain in World War I, who later served New York’s theater district community. At the northern end … Continue reading A Heroic Priest in Times Square
The Christian Artist
Food for thought here, readers: Notes Towards A Theology of Art “If the artist can perceive a ray of the supreme beauty among the many manifestations of the beautiful, then art becomes a way to God.” The Purpose of Art Why does the human person create? Why does the artist make art? On the surface, … Continue reading The Christian Artist
A New Martyr
Akash Bashir, pray for us! Akash Bashir, who died protecting Catholic worshippers in Pakistan, named a Servant of God By Katie Yoder Lahore, Pakistan, Feb 1, 2022 / 16:40 pm When a suicide bomber attempted to enter a Catholic church in Pakistan in 2015, a 20-year-old volunteer security guard blocked him. “I will die but … Continue reading A New Martyr
Eye of the Beholder…?
A worthy reminder, readers. Click the link to learn more: Beauty: Not in the Eye of the Beholder H.L. Mencken wrote exactly 100 years ago: “The female body, even at its best, is very defective in form; it has harsh curves and very clumsily distributed masses; compared to it the average milk-jug, or even cuspidor, … Continue reading Eye of the Beholder…?
The True Savage
A good reflection from G.K. Chesteron, readers: The Refusal of Reciprocity In the last summary I suggested that Barbarism, as we mean it, is not mere ignorance or even mere cruelty. It has a more precise sense, and means militant hostility to certain necessary human ideas. I took the case of the vow or the … Continue reading The True Savage
Restored Footage
Check it out, readers! Colorized: Amazing restoration of 1896 film of Pope Leo XIII Zelda Caldwell - published on 11/20/21 Pope Leo XIII (b. 1810- d. 1903) lived at the same time as Napoleon Bonaparte, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison. There’s something about the colorization process that makes the subjects of old photos … Continue reading Restored Footage
A Song of Joy by Caroline Furlong 