Catholic fiction is an elusive thing. It evades all easy attempts at definition. It’s not fiction about Catholicism. It’s not fiction that promotes Catholicism. And, to make matters worse, Flannery O’Connor, perhaps the foremost American Catholic fiction writer, said that “the Catholic novelist doesn’t have to be a saint; he Read more…
There are two kinds of allegories. There are loose allegories and strict allegories. That’s a bold statement. What, exactly, is an allegory? It’s a work of art (visual, literary, or plastic) that points to something beyond itself. Take, for example, the encounter with the dragon in Beowulf. Beowulf, the titular Read more…
Rarely do I find myself looking to modern Hollywood for morality tales, either on screen or in headlines. And yet, every once in a while, a film is released that draws on truths incorruptible by CGI and modern mores.The latest film to do so is The Green Knight, in theaters Read more…