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GARGOYLES

by David February 11, 2013

THE PLOT
“Incorporating themes from horror films of both the ’50s and the ’70s, this suspenseful TV movie stars Cornel Wilde and Jennifer Salt as an archaeologist and his daughter, who discover a strange skull on display at a roadside…

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(MARCH FOR) LIFE DECISIONS

by David January 24, 2013

I know what you’re thinking. What could this picture of the murderous mascot from the 1984 slasher film Girls Nite Out possibly have to do with the 2013 March For Life in Atlanta yesterday? stick with me, It’ll become obvious…

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Economics and Culture – Catholic Social Teaching, Taxes and Art!

by David Clayton January 11, 2013

What should I read to understand this? In my last posting I suggested that I think that social and economic conditions need not be such an influential factor on the culture as some suggest. My sense is that the form…

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THE TWELVE CLIPS OF CHRISTMAS: DAY 10: WARLOCK

by David January 4, 2013

In an article entitled The Nightmare After Christmas, Jason Dietz of Metacritic speculates on why movies released in January are generally so awful. He speculations include such notions as people are still trying to catch up on the blockbuster Christmas…

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THE TWELVE CLIPS OF CHRISTMAS: DAY 9: THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED CHRISTMAS

by David January 3, 2013

My ten year old is a diehard LOTR junkie, so like many other families we found ourselves going to see Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit during the holiday season. And why not? I mean, what could go together more naturally than…

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THE TWELVE CLIPS OF CHRISTMAS: DAY 6: THE MOST AWFUL FAMILY IN BRITAIN

by David December 31, 2012

Today on this 6th day of Christmas we celebrate the feast of the Holy Family, a group of people Pope John Paul II once described as an “example for all Christian and human families… [one which] radiates genuine love and…

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THE TWELVE CLIPS OF CHRISTMAS: DAY 5: IT’S A BOB AND CARL CHRISTMAS

by David December 30, 2012

With the combination of festivities and reflection that make up Christmastime, it’s often easy to forget there are plenty of folks out there who don’t celebrate the same things we do during this time of year…

According to the latest…

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THE TWELVE CLIPS OF CHRISTMAS: DAY 1: BATMAN

by David December 26, 2012

Anyone familiar with the Batman of the comics knows that one of the Caped Crusader’s most repeated monikers is that of “The World’s Greatest Detective.” How did the Dark Knight earn this lofty appellation? Well, just watch his magnificent mind…

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WEEKLY NEWSREEL – 3 1/2 TIME-OUTS TUESDAY (VOL. 55)

by David December 19, 2012

Good evening Mr. & Mrs. Catholic, and all you other Christians at sea. It’s time again for another Newsreel, brought to you as usual by the fine folks at Acts of the Apostasy, home of the 3 1/2 Time-Outs Tuesday…

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Universality, Noble Accessibility and a Pop Culture that will Save the World

by David Clayton November 30, 2012

The principle of universality is not something I had considered in any depth at all until recently, when it was mentioned in a talk about sacred music. I have been reflecting on its meaning in other aspects of the culture…

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