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.
Read More…Author: Chris Buckley
Consulting writer, poet, and family guy keeping it all together as a Pacific Northwest Catholic; personal views on geek culture, conscience, faith, & fatherhood.
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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 […]
Read More…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
Read More…Guest Review: Christian Community Bible Revised Edition (2013) >> Catholic Bibles Blog
Proud to be guest-blogging at the Catholic Bibles blog, wearing another hat. A little different than my typical StoryWiseGuy post, so I’ll link back to it here. Feel free to check it out! http://www.catholicbiblesblog.com/2015/09/guest-review-christian-community-bible.html
Read More…Guest Post: A Catholic Bible Taxonomy >> Catholic Bibles Blog
I’ve started thinking in terms of species: rather than looking at approved Catholic Bibles in English as standalone texts, I’ve started organizing them “genealogically,” along lines of descent that contain discrete textual traditions in successive generations.
Read More…Crisis of Faith! (or Have yourself a geeky little Advent)
My faith and geek lives are converging. Small wonder, since the same well waters both: imagination. After all, what is a geek but someone who enjoys imagined worlds as much as the real one? And what is the life of faith, other than enjoying a real world that comes from a bigger imagination than my own? I know that’s perilously […]
Read More…The Ugliest Painting in the World
The ugliest painting in the world hangs in the window of a shop around the corner from my home. I can’t keep my eyes off of it.
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