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Month: August 2018

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Geekdom

Erased: Time Travel and The Absent Butterfly

August 31, 2018 Therese Deppe Comments Off on Erased: Time Travel and The Absent Butterfly

It seems my foray into the cheery sunshine of  innocuous slice of life anime was a bit short lived because this week I’ll be reviewing the gritty, time-traveling, murder mystery thriller, Erased. Erased centers around […]

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Literature

A Canticle for Leibowitz: Science Fiction for Our Time

August 29, 2018 Therese Deppe Comments Off on A Canticle for Leibowitz: Science Fiction for Our Time

by Nancy Parode When my high school literature students fall in love with science fiction – usually via our study of Fahrenheit 451 or Arthur C. Clarke’s “The Nine Billion Names of God” – they […]

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Geekdom

A Review of Netflix’s Luke Cage, Season 2

August 27, 2018 Josh McDonald Comments Off on A Review of Netflix’s Luke Cage, Season 2

Luke Cage is perhaps one of the more difficult characters to bring to the screen. From his first appearance in 1972 as a blaxploitation-style hero-for-hire to his modern comic-book persona as a more grounded family […]

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Spirituality

21st Sunday of Ordinary Time: Do You Also Want to Leave?

August 26, 2018 Josh McDonald Comments Off on 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time: Do You Also Want to Leave?

     Click Here For This Week’s Readings. As a result of this, many of his disciples returned to their former way of life and no longer accompanied him. Jesus then said to the Twelve, “Do […]

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Geekdom

Barakamon: The Search for Creative Authenticity

August 25, 2018 Therese Deppe Comments Off on Barakamon: The Search for Creative Authenticity

I finally yanked myself away from the more dark supernatural trend of my entertainment diet  (see my reviews of Death Parade and Master’s Sun) despite being in the middle of Gosick which I will get back […]

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Movies

Catholic Culture Appropriation in The Little Hours

August 23, 2018 J. Hector Guardiola Comments Off on Catholic Culture Appropriation in The Little Hours

Initially, I wasn’t sure if I should bother to review The Little Hours. It didn’t seem worth the time. Generally, the film was poorly received, scoring a 5.8 on imbd and a 78% on rotten […]

Gaming

Christian Lessons in Final Fantasy – Part II

August 21, 2018 Ann Moser Comments Off on Christian Lessons in Final Fantasy – Part II

Welcome to the second in a three-part series looking at Christian imagery and lessons in the Final Fantasy franchise. Final Fantasy is my favorite video game franchise, and it is one of the most well-known […]

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Spirituality

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Call of the Canticle

August 19, 2018 Josh McDonald Comments Off on 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Call of the Canticle

Click Here For This Week’s Readings. It’s the time of year when the Gardening Geeks know abundance. We give vegetables to our friends, our local food pantry, we freeze some for later, and we still […]

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Geekdom

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Food For the Journey

August 12, 2018 Josh McDonald Comments Off on 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Food For the Journey

Click Here For This Week’s Readings. Screenwriting coaches recommend breaking a story into “beats” — moments within the narrative arc which mark the rising and falling of dramatic tension. At the end of the second […]

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Family Life

Stories of Coming Home: Roots by Guest Blogger: Michele A. Perez

August 11, 2018 Guest Blogger Comments Off on Stories of Coming Home: Roots by Guest Blogger: Michele A. Perez

I looked in the mirror and splashed my face with water. I could barely recognize who I was. I was tired to the soul. There was no nap in the world or energy shot that […]

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