In today's post at 'Catholic Match,' I give advice on when you should ask your significant other to change: In the first place, let’s be clear that you do have the right to ask your significant other to ‘change’ in some way. When you enter a relationship with someone, your life is no longer quite your own, and … Continue reading Discussing Changes at Catholic Match
Aquaman and Causation at The Everyman
That review I fisked last week sparked some thoughts in my mind about Progressivism and causation. The resulting essay appears today at The Everyman First it must be noted that Aquaman is a very successful film. As of this writing, it’s made 265 million dollars in the US and close to a billion worldwide (according to boxofficemojo.com)—and it’s … Continue reading Aquaman and Causation at The Everyman
Snakes, Snakes, and More Snakes
I'm very fond of snakes, so one of my favorite YouTube channels at the moment is 'Snake Discovery,' which is all about snake and reptile care, with lots and lots of gorgeous different kinds of snakes. But they're almost all colubrids (which are 'standard,' mostly non-venomous snakes such as garter snakes, rat snakes, racers, hognoses, … Continue reading Snakes, Snakes, and More Snakes
An Aqua-Fisk
Last weekend I got out to see Aquaman. It was incredibly stupid and absolutely ridiculous in a lot of ways, but I enjoyed it a lot. Certainly, I much prefer over-the-top dumb-fun like this to self-consciously grim garbage like Man of Steel. Then I happened across this review which I thought was so off-point that … Continue reading An Aqua-Fisk
One Hundred Years Dead
"Death had to take him sleeping, for if Roosevelt had been awake, there would have been a fight." -Vice-President Thomas Marshall On January 6th, 1919, Col. Theodore Roosevelt died. It's now been one hundred years since that most colorful of American Presidents, one of the few whose lives were larger than the office he held, … Continue reading One Hundred Years Dead
At the Everyman, Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus
The Everyman asked me to tackle the question of salvation outside the Church, following Bishop Barron's infamous interview with Ben Shapiro. Fortunately, I'd just been reading up some on the subject. This one's probably gonna generate some controversy; if you have a comment, please either leave it at the 'Everyman' site, or under this post. … Continue reading At the Everyman, Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus
TCM Remembers 2018
It's that time of year again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ewT7_NrGwM
Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: The Four Sleuths in The Mastermind
Sitting on the edge of the table, kicking her feet and looking more like a schoolgirl on recess than she would have cared to know, Sarah Rockford looked around with interest in the strange group she had found herself in. There was Andre Fireson, whose mansion she had woken up in that morning (was … Continue reading Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: The Four Sleuths in The Mastermind
Sticking up for ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
So, a few days back, someone posted an attack on It's a Wonderful Life in the 'Boston Herald,' criticizing it, not only as a bad film, but as promoting socialism. It was a very poorly done piece, of the "make a bold claim, then support it with a sarcastic comment" variety, but since the point of view … Continue reading Sticking up for ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
A Few Christmas Cards
Serpent's Den 