The Church, Unoriginality, and My Failure to Communicate
One of Christianity’s many charms is its history of assimilating pagan cultural practices and recalibrating the character into something more pleasing to the palate of the faithful. Like the Borg (face it, “Keep calm and Catholic on” is a religious rendition of “resistance is futile”). Be it wedding rings, Christmas trees or pipe organs, we outfit our lives and...
read moreNot New Movie Review: The Seventh Seal
Why did I like Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal? I knew its basic premise beforehand: a knight returns from the Crusades, questioning God’s existence, and engages in a chess match with Death. I knew that its conclusion wasn’t exactly sympathetic to faith. I knew that it starred a young Max von Sydow, who in the DVD extras for my favorite movie stated plainly that he thought...
read moreMovie Review: For Greater Glory
Three Catholic friends and I had the great fortune of seeing For Greater Glory on opening night. Of course, this is no great feat considering we live in the middle of Baptist country. For those of you who are unfamiliar, For Greater Glory is based on real life events during the Cristero’s War, a rebellion against persecution of Christians by the atheistic Mexican government resulting in...
read moreThe Human Brokenness Found Within ‘October Baby’
Over the last couple of weeks, my wife has been suggesting that we rent the movie Courageous, which after seeing the preview, we both agreed would be a good flick. In spite of this, I’ve put off renting it because, while the theme story may be encouraging or even inspiring, the format of similar films made by the same group (Facing the Giants, Fireproof) is rather formulaic and in such a...
read moreSigns of Life
We’ve delved into the subject of movies and TV in the past here at T&C, so forgive me for once again devoting a column thereto. I’m not an artistic person at all, but what few neurons I have on the right side of my brain can appreciate the medium of film to the extent that I consider myself a movie snob. In the same way that some people may try to add as many obscure bands to...
read moreAbout the Author
Andrew is honored to be husband to a truly humble and loving woman and father to their three sons. His Catholic faith led him to Benedictine College where his studies focused on Theology, Philosophy, and Psychology. Andrew is an avid fisherman and an experienced musician. Since 2008, Andrew has taught Theology at Loyola College Prep High School in Shreveport, LA.
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