When Fiction and Theology Intersect
Mark Belanger
January 22, AD2023
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The study group I am a part of began a tour through Dante’s “Divine Comedy” this week. This tour has led me to think about
Broken Vows in Dante’s Commedia
Paul Kniaz
August 18, AD2020
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Two of the most interesting encounters in Dante’s Commedia lead to broken vows. Here’s a breakdown of the two encounters. In the first instance, Dante
Dante and Tolkien, Hell and Númenor
Patrick Malone
April 23, AD2019
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Readers of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings will notice that the story is haunted by memories of Middle Earth’s past and that its
Cormac McCarthy’s The Counselor: Blessed are Those Who Mourn
Patrick Malone
December 4, AD2017
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Actions produce consequences which produce new worlds, and they’re all different. Where the bodies are buried in the desert, that is a certain world, where
The Young Pope: Popes Are People, Too
Patrick Malone
August 26, AD2017
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The Young Pope, written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino, is premised on what is apparently a radical idea: that popes might experience spiritual growth even
