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Nethereal by Brian Niemeier Book Review

Nethereal by Brian Niemeier [Amazon link] is an imaginative and densely written trip straight to Hell. And not in any metaphorical manner whatsoever. The pacing of Nethereal is relentless. New characters, new places, new intrigues are introduced without any explanation whatsoever. This is the kind of book I feel like

Those who walk away from McCarrick

I didn’t get involved in yesterday’s Twitter argument about Ursula Le Guin’s Hugo award winning short story, “Those who walk away from Omelas”. I will chime in to say that if you told me “Omelas” was the fictionalized version of the McCarrick Report, I would believe you.

Linkfest 2021-04-02: Good Friday

The Christian scandalously asserts that this day is a good day. And it is. Yesterday I got into a discussion on Twitter about how badly misunderstood the paladin has become in D&D. The meme on the gets the laugh from contemporary players, but it is the equivalent of

The Long View 2008-04-27 to 2008-05-04: Obama is Right; The Pope and the Parliament of Man; The Hanging of Tariq Aziz; Benedict XVI on Liturgical Music and Immigration; Steyn on Hate-Crime laws

In this weeklong collation of shorter blog posts, John manages to slip in the kind of analysis he is best remembered for: finding the thread of historical processes in quotidian events. Here is a comment by John on liturgical music that manages to bring in Jungian psychology and the value

Happy Våffeldagen: The End of the World as We Knew It

On March 25th, the Feast of the Annunciation and Våffeldagen, I like to re-post some of John J. Reilly’s and my favorite blog posts on this most remarkable of days. March 25th is in many ways the most important day in the Christian calendar. It also happens to be

The Long View 2008-04-20 through 26: Spot Shortages; The Markets are Right; The Ark of Truth; God and Guns; Make Us New Creatures; The Day I Saw Pope Benedict XVI

John didn’t mention the reason in the blog entry here, but he appeared to be experimenting with collecting several days worth of short comments into one post. The most notable item here is a stream-of-consciousness style report of hanging around Central Park waiting for Pope Benedict XVI to drive

Soulfinder: Demon's Match Comic Review

Soulfinder: Demon’s Match is a beautifully illustrated comic book about a priest, a war veteran and an exorcist, who battles the devil in a small town in Maryland. This is a stirring example of Christian masculinity, and also a call to action. I got this particular comic because it