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Monday, May 2, 2016

With Great Power Comes As Many Reboots As It Takes Until We Are Satisfied: Spider-Man, Choice, and Responsibility

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First of all, let’s get something straight: despite whatever weaknesses some people may prefer to focus on, Sam Raimi (director) and Tobey ...
Friday, April 22, 2016

Mercy, Justice, and Les Mis (Archived Post)

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On Divine Mercy Sunday this year (April 3, 2016), my co-worker Lucas Sykes (Resident Director of Newman Hall) and I gave a talk on the th...
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Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Discerning the Spirits of the Force, Episode II: Finn, The Year of Mercy, and Life on the Other Side of the Tie Fighter

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            I thought I would post the second episode of this little series sooner, rather than later, while the release of The Force Awake...
Friday, February 5, 2016

Love & Vulnerability in a Broken World: Heroines, Divas, and Lady Hope (Archived Post)

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  At the second Heart Speaking to Heart Symposium, in October 2015, at St. John's Catholic Newman Center at the University of Illin...
Saturday, January 23, 2016

Discerning the Spirits of the Force, Episode I: What Inside Out Gets Right and Star Wars Gets Wrong

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I love Star Wars .   It is fair to say that I was born and raised a Star Wars fan.   And even though my interest in the series began t...
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Thursday, January 21, 2016

Communio & Heroism: What the Avengers Have to Teach Us About Holiness (Archived Post)

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      At the first Heart Speaking to Heart Symposium, in April 2015, at St. John's Catholic Newman Center at the University of Illinois...
Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Working Towards The Step Out That Door: Another Review of Avengers: Age of Ultron (Archived Post)

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       With recent – widely varying – reviews on Avengers: Age of Ultron by Fr. Mike Schmitz and Fr. Robert Barron, given the amount...