Originally published on Crisis Magazine on August 27, 2026.From Odysseus to He-Man, the hero's story has always pointed to an underlying moral virtue that is their source of power. Have the remakings …
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Originally published on Crisis Magazine on August 20, 2026.Given the cost one pays as a public figure for taking a principled position against the prevailing zeitgeist, Sophie Cunningham's stance on w…
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Originally published on Crisis Magazine on July 3, 2026.A twenty-two second point became a memeable moment because everyone intuitively recognized the virtue of standing up against injustice for the g…
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Originally published in Crisis Magazine on September 9, 2025.The demonic origins of gender ideology began infiltrating Hollywood decades ago, subsequently permeated our most sacred institutions, and u…
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Originally published in Crisis Magazine on September 3, 2025.What has been seen by many as the coming secular triumph over God, is now concluding that in fact, God must exist. https://www.youtube.…
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Originally published on Catholic Insight on June 14, 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PRoHgGwTDYThe cinematic roles of Val Kilmer – who died April 1st, 2025 at the age of 65 after a long c…
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Originally published in VISTAS: Alta Vista-Canterbury Community Newspaper Vol. 44 No.5 May 2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV0Ap…
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Originally published in The Postil Magazine on May 1, 2025 The night I learned of Val Kilmer’s death, I had a dream. He appeared in it quietly, not with the bravado of his many film roles, but a…
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Originally published in Science et Esprit 72:1-2 (2020): 137-156. [pdf-embedder url="https://scot…
Originally published in Maritain Studies/Études maritainiennes 32 (2016): 51–71. …
