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Furiosa tells the story of a world (almost) without hope
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga opens with a God’s-eye view of a fragile sliver of green in a vast expanse of rust orange: an oasis of life in the post-apocalyptic …
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The Erika Kirk Moment and the Kamala Harris Presidency That Wasn’t…
When Erika Kirk gave her remarkable witness at her husband’s memorial service on Sunday, forgiving the young man who killed her husband, Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, she so …
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Two things I wish George Miller had done differently in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
George Miller’s Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is a blast, and, while its box-office crash and burn is disappointing on a number of levels, it’s well-made enough that I’m sure …
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Pope Leo Names Archbishop Filippo Iannone, Italian Carmelite, as Prefect of Dicastery for Bishops…
Pope Leo XIV named Archbishop Filippo Iannone on Friday as the new prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, the most senior appointment of his pontificate to date. Iannone, an Italian …
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Crisis of Meaning on Infinite Earths, part 1: The multiverse and superhero movies
“The Multiverse Idea Is Rotting Culture,” Sam Kriss argued in The Atlantic all the way back in 2016. That was long before the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s massive “Multiverse Saga” even …
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Study: ‘Traditional Liturgical Experiences Predict Stronger Belief in the Real Presence’…
A recent study found that traditional liturgical experiences, including receiving the Eucharist by tongue, indicate a stronger belief among Catholics in the Real Presence. Last year, Natalie A. Lindemann published …
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Crisis of meaning, part 2: The lie at the end of the MCU multiverse
Questions of meaning and nihilism in the MCU multiverse and the Spider-Verse have become inseparable from the multiverse-policing agencies in both sagas. The Spider-Verse has the Spider-Society, while the MCU …
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Monday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time
This is the word of the LORD that came to Jonah, son of Amittai: “Set out for the great city of Nineveh, and preach against it;their wickedness has come up …
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Why Did God Require Circumcision in the Old Testament?
You don’t have to read the Bible for very long before you arrive at the figure of Abraham. Most of us know the story: God calls Abraham to become the …
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Crisis of meaning, part 3: What lies beyond the Spider-Verse?
It’s interesting to compare and contrast the TVA with the other Marvel multiverse-policing organization, revealed in last summer’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: the Spider-Society. (A sequel to 2018’s Spider-Man: Into …