My latest post is up on CatholicMatch, in which I get to quote St. Augustine, The Lord of the Rings, and My Little Pony all in the service of beauty. That is why I hate the phrase ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder,’ and consider it a grotesque blasphemy. To turn that which so completely removes our … Continue reading Catholic Match: On Beauty
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Dating and Disney
New CatholicMatch Post is up, where I get to talk about Mr. Disney and plug my book. Check it out here (the post, not the book. Check that out here). Sample: Had Mr. Disney waited until he was financially secure with the time to dedicate to romance, he probably would never have married. For most of his … Continue reading Dating and Disney
Fairy Tales Post at Catholic Match
I like this one. Fairy Tales are near and dear to my heart and it annoys me to no end when people attack them or sneer at them for silly reasons. It’s an odd thing about fairy tales—they’re always under attack, yet they always survive. Like Snow White, they are constantly being threatened by proud … Continue reading Fairy Tales Post at Catholic Match
Catholic Match Post: Love Honor More
My latest post is up on Catholic Match: Of course, honor isn’t only expressed in momentous, world-shaking events like the American Revolution. In fact, it’s mostly expressed in small, day-to-day affairs in which we are offered the chance to do either what is right or what is easy. There’s an episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show that … Continue reading Catholic Match Post: Love Honor More
Gushing about Cyrano on CatholicMatch
Cyrano de Bergerac is one of my favorite pieces of literature, and today I got to write about it. Okay, actually I wrote this piece several months ago, but it was published today and that's all that counts. Yet the truth is that Cyrano exaggerates his own predicament. His other qualities more than make up … Continue reading Gushing about Cyrano on CatholicMatch
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