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It seems an eternity ago since going to the theater was still a functional part of my daily routine. This became all the more apparent when revisiting the Sam Mendes Directed 1917, a cinematic experience built for the big screen experience and a much celebarated part of the 2019/2020 film season. One thing that IContinue reading “Keep Your Eyes on The Trees: Sam Mendes’ 1917, Genesis One and Further Theological Reflection on a Life Lived and Experienced Between Two Trees”

If, as the Gospel according to Mark declares in light of the arrival of the one who “will baptize with the Holy Spirit” and thus fufll the words of the prophets (1:8), “the time is fulfilled, the Kingdom is at hand” (1:15), this declaration becomes the basis by which we encounter the ensuing invitation ofContinue reading “Shaking the Heavens and Revealing the Wonder of the New Creation: The Gospel According to Mark 1”

Pixar’s Soul was my number one film of 2020, and not just for the exceptional animation, which blends abstract and surrealist style with some genuine attention to detail. To echo the words of Chicago film critic Josh Larsen, “when I watched Soul, I needed Soul.” After an extremely difficult year, Soul offered a timely messageContinue reading “Disney’s Soul And The True Measure of a Life”

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab At the heart of this book is an existential concern for what is a very human question, at least one that I have long asked and wrestled with in my own life. It’s a question that I think anyone who has faced feelings of lonliness andContinue reading “The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue: Exploring The Most Human Question About Life, God, Suffering and Love”

Questions to ask yourself about your reading life:1. What books have made the most impact on your reading life in the last year, or five years, or twenty years? 2. Are you should-ing yourself to death?3. Are you a planner or not?4. When is the best time for you to read?5. What is the best wayContinue reading “For The Love of Books:10 Questions to Ask Yourself About Your Reading Life”

“How is it that you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a woman of Samaria?” For Jews do not share things in common with the Samaritans” (or “Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans”)  – John 4:9 “Our ancestors worshipped on this mountain (Mt. Gerizim), but you say Jerusalem is the place whereContinue reading “The Samaritan-Jewish Conflict: A Profile of a Divided Faith”

For those who follow the film industry at large here in North America, what’s abundantly clear right now is that things are a long ways from what they were in pre-pandemic times. Not that things weren’t heading in this direction before the pandemic hit, but Covid has certainly fast tracked the industry’s evolution exponentionally, creatingContinue reading “Wonder Woman 1984 and the Enduring Cost of our World’s Salvation”

Here were the top 40 albums that filled my 2020 soundtrack. There are lost of singles that I could have included, but I stuck with albums, save for my honorable mention of a collobration between The Choir and Leigh Nash and Father John Misty’s two track album. 40. Father John Misty- To S./To R. 39-Continue reading “2020 Retrospective: My Favorite Albums”

A few years ago I began a New Years Resolution Plan called Rosebud. I heard about it on one of the travel podcasts that I follow. The process essentially looks like this: Step 1: List Three Roses- This is the stuff that I would consider the greatest strengths, successes or accomplishments of the past year,Continue reading “2020 Retrospective: Rosebud, An Ongoing Resolution Process”