The Narthex
'Winter Light' and Heat in Sweden
Film, Faith, and Morals Series -- No. 1
By John M. Grondelski | January 20th 2025 12:18 PMHere I begin experimenting with something new. I have long thought that film -- especially classic films -- often raises important religious and/or moral questions that deserve comment. I also think, given the bilge produced by the current “entertainment industry” (particularly in the U.S.), that many people are unfamiliar with…
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Many Faces of Scrooge... Why Do People Copy the Gothic?... Seventh Century Colonialism... and more
By John M. Grondelski | November 22nd 2024 12:41 PMWorld Vasectomy Day Nov 21-22 is the 12th Annual "World Vasectomy Day," an annual "celebration" during which vans prowl some neighborhoods offering male sterilization. Since 2022 the act has been designated a sign of male "ally-ship" with post-Dobbs women by "taking responsibility" for fertility. Such euphemistic claptrap has become so normalized…
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Marxism is built on a faulty philosophical and theological anthropology
By John M. Grondelski | January 17th 2024 1:37 PMOn January 10, Pope Francis met with DIALOP, a group of "European leftist politicians and academics that seeks to bridge Catholic social teaching and Marxist theory.” The Pope encouraged “dialogue” with Marxism. “European leftist politicians and academics” can theorize over cappuccino and croissants about what Moscow has in common with…
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