They Get It

They Get It

Reader anonme proves that wise men only speak when they have something to say in this comment on yesterday's post: I generally stay out of your essays on liberty, freedom, individuals et al, but I'll chime in briefly. I've long had a theory that you have abandoned conventional politics, instead…
May 3, 201827 Comments
Facebook Makes a FUS

Facebook Makes a FUS

My alma mater the Franciscan University of Steubenville submitted a series of Facebook ads on Holy Thursday for their online theology courses. Not all of the ads passed FB's rigorous screening process. Here's the one they rejected: Facebook's stated reason for rejecting the ad? FUS issued a statement on their…
April 2, 20181 Comment
Red Pill Religion

Red Pill Religion

Last night I had the pleasure of joining Dragon Award-nominated author Declan Finn and the Red Pill Religion crew for a discussion of human spirituality in science fiction. We also digressed onto the issue of indie pub marketing. This is the second time I've joined host Dean Esmay for a…
March 23, 201810 Comments
Reader Mail: Sith-Jedi Theology

Reader Mail: Sith-Jedi Theology

Reader Durandel writes: In conversations with my friends and family, many who are conservative and Catholic, whenever the topic of conversation comes up about fighting back against the Left, someone in the group gets very upset at the idea of being uncivil. And if you point out that it is…
March 9, 201820 Comments
Light Them Up

Light Them Up

Science fiction grand master and Grand Inquisitor of the Evil Legion of Evil John C. Wright solemnly pronounces sentence on the cackling coven of witches known to daytime TV paypigs as The View. The Media Research Center is organizing a boycott. If you can pick up a phone and call…
March 1, 20187 Comments
Now Excommunicate the Rest

Now Excommunicate the Rest

It's refreshing to see a member of the Catholic hierarchy taking the adjudication of Church doctrine seriously. Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, IL continues his juridical tour de force by publicly barring Democrat Senator Dick Durbin from receiving Holy Communion. His Excellency wrote on the diocesan web site: I agree…
February 23, 201810 Comments
Ritual and Consistency

Ritual and Consistency

A recent study presented to the Society for Catholic Liturgy showed that Catholics prefer ritual and consistency in the Mass and shun changes meant to make the Mass "more accessible". The summary of the Ligas’s and McCallion’s research boils down to the idea that Catholics are more apt to verbally…
February 1, 201818 Comments
The Convergence of Science Fiction

The Convergence of Science Fiction

YouTuber Max Kolbe recently had me on his show to explain how the SJW convergence of tradpub science fiction happened. Max is particularly interested in the sudden shift from stories that took the Christian worldview for granted to overtly atheistic, anti-religious works. We discussed how John W. Campbell ended the…
September 22, 201716 Comments

Christian Artists

Author Jon Del Arroz graciously includes me in his helpful list of Christian Artists Who Don't Suck. Whenever I talk about artist blackballing in the entertainment industry, almost invariably the first argument I come across is “well there aren’t any…” or “there are a low percentage of…” leading to believe…
March 30, 20178 Comments