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Equipping the common priesthood to repair the Church

For ordinary Catholic Christians looking for appropriate action to repair our Church, I encourage you to click on the resources below, and use the following email template to contact your the clergy and pastoral staff of your local parish, diocese, and catholic media outlets. E-MAIL TEMPLATE Father- Catholic laity – both men and women – […]

by Chris Buckley

Pre-order BLUING from Finishing Line Press

In time for National Poetry Month, BLUING, my first chapbook of poetry is now available to pre-order from Finishing Line Press. https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/bluing-by-christopher-buckley/ Wait a minute… Chris writes? POEMS?! [Yes, and I read them too!] If you’ve been to StoryWiseGuy before, you’ll know I write in the intersection of faith, fatherhood, conscience, and geek culture. About […]

by Chris Buckley

The Gospel of the Last Jedi

So, Last Jedi? Yeah, that was precisely the film I wanted. I feel quite fortunate to belong to a generation that not only got Mark Hamill’s Luke Skywalker as a childhood hero, but also got to age along with the character in real-time to see the end of his hero’s journey. Star Wars isn’t an […]

by Chris Buckley

Goodbye Grandma

In memory of Edna Chance 8/30/1917 – 2/13/2017 A remembrance delivered at Asbury United Methodist Church, Livermore, CA on Feb. 24, 2017 The Christian heart is always full of joy. Always. Joy received as a gift and kept in order to be shared with everyone. — Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 24, 2017 Thank you for […]

by Chris Buckley

Waiting for the question: The Force awakens at Grandma’s house

As Parzival, Luke never reached Act Two. We see him initiated, but to what end? The myth of Parzival makes that clear, but Star Wars never did. Until now.

by Chris Buckley

Guest post: Knox Bible (Student Edition) at the Catholic Bibles blog

My latest entry at the Catholic Bibles blog, this time on an obscure edition of the Knox Bible from last century. Though different than my usual StoryWiseGuy fare, I do reference Star Trek, Star Wars, Tolkien, Harry Potter, and Graham Greene. I’ll link to it here in case it’s of interest. Feel free to check it […]

by Chris Buckley

Guest Post: A Resource for Praying Sacred Scripture >> Catholic Bibles Blog

My latest entry at the Catholic Bibles blog. It’s different than my usual StoryWiseGuy fare, so I’ll link to it here if it’s of interest. Feel free to check it out. http://www.catholicbiblesblog.com/2015/09/guest-post-resource-for-praying-sacred.html