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August 19, 2015
Another Batman Vs Superman
(Jonathan Ryan posting for Jen Schlameuss-Perry.) I had a quick exchange with a friend last night that got me thinking about the different types of superheroes—they boy scout type like Superman and Captain America vs the ones who are teetering on the edge of justice like Batman and Wolverine. I have a sincere appreciation for [Read More...]
Another Superman Vs Batman
(Jonathan Ryan posting for Jen Schlameuss-Perry.) I had a quick exchange with a friend last night that got me thinking about the different types of superheroes—they boy scout type like Superman and Captain America vs the ones who are teetering on the edge of justice like Batman and Wolverine. I have a sincere appreciation for [Read More...]
August 12, 2015
Waiting For Superman
(Jonathan Ryan posting for Jen Schlameuss-Perry.) For a year or two now, I’ve been wanting to write about a song that I love, “Waiting for Superman” by Iron and Wine, but I didn’t know what I wanted to say. As it happens, I had some time off a few weeks ago and finally got [Read More...]
July 31, 2015
My Baby was Not a Dollar Sign….
(I’ll be honest, I’ve never been involved in the Pro-life movement. Certainly, as a committed Catholic, I believe in what the movement stands for. However, I’m often disturbed by the unloving and un-Christlike way mothers in crisis are often treated. Further, the blatant hypocrisy of some in the movement when it comes to taking care [Read More...]
July 29, 2015
Key and Peeling Out
(Jonathan Ryan posting for Jen Schlameuss-Perry.) Key and Peele isn’t for everyone—I love it (it’s so, so funny!!!), but sometimes it even makes me cringe. But, most of it is hilarious and clever. There was a clip recently that hit on a problem in the Christian community that I thought was worth talking about. The [Read More...]
July 7, 2015
My Sad Devotion To An Ancient Religion
(Jonathan Ryan posting for Jen Schlameuss-Perry.) This is going to sound really messed up at first, but that scene in Star Wars: A New Hope, when the Imperial Officers are all talking about their plans for the Death Star and Vader says, “I find your lack of faith disturbing,” and then uses the Force [Read More...]
July 1, 2015
Martian Love
(Jonathan Ryan posting for Jen Schlameuss-Perry.) I had a couple of hours alone one evening this past week and boy, did I use it to the fullest! I watched, in perfect peace and in absolute control of the remote, “Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths.” It was delightful. Not only was it a great superhero [Read More...]
June 25, 2015
One Lantern, Two Lantern, Green Lantern, Blue Lantern
(Jonathan Ryan posting for Jen Schlameuss-Perry.) I’m a big fan of the Green Lantern. If I was going to be a superhero, that’s what I’d want to be. Also, the Lanterns remind me of the Catholic Church—they choose people from among the community and assign them to care for the people in that place, they [Read More...]
June 23, 2015
Be Who You Want……Just Don’t Expect Everyone to Like it…..
I’ve been grappling with some issues that have recently come hurtling toward us through the media. Issues that it seems we aren’t supposed to form an opinion on—unless it’s the right opinion. We’ve been clearly shown and told what we should think…But, I want to explore what I actually think without the script [Read More...]
June 16, 2015
Caecilius Est Doctor
(Jonathan Ryan posting for Jen Schlameuss-Perry.) When I was in middle school, I started to notice that very often there would be a connection with the things I was learning and the things I was living. It seemed uncanny at times how we’d study a particular historical item, or something in religion or [Read More...]
