American elections are on the horizon. This particular round is predicted to be among the most consequential of all time; on the other hand, the previous presidential election was similarly characterized, as were the past several before that. While not technically an inaccurate assessment in any of those instances, the implication of emphasis elevates the…

Many so called “holidays” currently recognized throughout the word would be more properly denoted as “days of remembrance,” lacking the religious connotation that the standard term implies. Indeed, even special days with historically holy significance are often celebrated without respect thereto in the modern day, whereas they must yet call to memory by their very…

In the current time, a majority of the world’s population is aware of Mario (I don’t have the statistics, and wouldn’t be likely to trust them if I did, but I am willing to risk being wrong for the sake of this discussion). When the character debuted in 1981, it was officially known as “Jumpman,”…

At the end of all speculations of the future, there lies the question of the end itself; why, how, and when time will come to conclusion, or otherwise cease to be a relevant consideration. Numerous works of literature, fiction and non-fiction, have sought to elaborate on the ultimate end, often for the sake of invoking…

My engagement with “horror” is relatively restrained; while I have interacted with it occasionally, I tend to view its various media with apprehension, bordering on contempt. The genre is commonly associated with gratuitous violence and sexual immorality, glorifying evil almost directly; this alone should be enough to caution any God-fearing individual. Occasionally the aesthetic of…

The denominational division of the Church is an unfortunate reality. That it has existed for so many centuries does not invalidate its inconsistency with the desire of Christ; “All mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them. . . Holy Father, keep them in your Name which You have given…