Past Entries: -Star Wars -The Holiday Special -The Empire Strikes Back What started out as a simple fantasy adventure in space with Star Wars was turned into an epic by The Empire Strikes Back. Return of the Jedi faced the daunting task of bringing the whole thing to a satisfying conclusion. For my money, they … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘Return of the Jedi’
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Thoughts on ‘The Empire Strikes Back’
Past Entries: -Star Wars -The Holiday Special Empire Strikes Back is generally regarded as the best of the ‘Star Wars’ films, and for good reason. This is where the fun space adventure of the original film becomes something grander: something epic, yet without losing the adventure and excitement of the original. The film, as the … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘The Empire Strikes Back’
Thoughts on ‘The Star Wars Holiday Special’
Past Entries: -Star Wars I wasn’t sure whether I’d including the Holiday Special in my Star Wars rewatch, for the obvious reason that it’s not really part of the series proper. But, in the end, I decided that, since I had it (in the Rifftrax version), I might as well take another look in context … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘The Star Wars Holiday Special’
Thoughts on ‘Star Wars’
I have decided to do a total re-watch of the Star Wars films: all ten films (plus the Holiday Special) in order of release. Partly this is out of curiosity, partly because I’ve determined to finally see The Last Jedi now that it’s on Netflix and I want to be fully prepared. Also, I only … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘Star Wars’
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To say you are Pro-This or Pro-That, or Anti-The other is to say precisely nothing about the actual content of your position: it is merely your opinion about your own opinion.
Thought While Reading the Summa
At our judgment, we will not only see God, but we will see His idea of us: the exemplar after which He created us. In other words, we will see with perfect clarity not only what we were in life, but what we were meant to be. For many, that knowledge will be a major … Continue reading Thought While Reading the Summa
An Analogy
A good way to understand the modern world is after the pattern of a teenager taking his father's car for a joy ride and trying to see how far he can jump it over the lake.
The Sexual Revolution in a Nutshell:
“Because guns miss more often than not, that means they’re not really weapons, just a way to make pretty noises. Therefore, I have every right to fire guns wherever and however I want and bear no responsibility for the consequences. "Also, you have to pay for my ammunition.”
The Traditionalist Anthem
I really like the band 'Skillet,' to the point where I've had to impose a rule against using any more of their songs in my 'Appreciation' videos. The other day I found this song, which pretty much perfectly expresses my attitude towards the modern world in general and progressivism in particular: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWofQTAhUKA Particularly love the … Continue reading The Traditionalist Anthem
Why Did We Think This Was a Good Idea Again?
In the modern world, the well-being of the community is entrusted to the opinion of the crowd and the well-being of the individual to the pull of his appetite. In other words, we put our trust completely in the most fickle things in God’s creation.
Serpent's Den 