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December 2024

December 17, 2024

Secular and Religious Christmas Movie Recommendations

It's that time of the year when several major holidays have been celebrated within...

December 13, 2024

2025 A look Behind and Ahead- 700th Post

Here we are once again at another new year. Well for us Catholics the new...

September 2024

September 09, 2024

While Marty and Doc Traveled Through Time This Also Happened

Last Time on HOARATS 1st Electric Circus Garden Outlaws – 1880 – 1888 Now we...

July 2024

July 12, 2024

Truth by the Book The Neverending Story

For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it...

June 2024

June 28, 2024

Persecuted For The Truth HP & TOOT Phoenix

Persecuted For The Truth Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix Blessed are those...

June 21, 2024

DARK TRUTH Revenge of the Sith

So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall! 1...

March 2024

March 13, 2024

Cabrini Was Awesome

On March 8, 2024, which is International Women's Day, film fans clearly had a choice...

March 08, 2024

Zone of Interesting 2023 Academy Award Best Picture Nominees

The 1st Academy Awards The 1st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)...

February 2024

February 05, 2024

Catholic Bard’s Guide to History Introduction

In the present moment you exist you are living in what future generations will look...

January 2024

January 24, 2024

The Reluctant Saint (1962) Catholic Bard Movie Review

St. Joseph of Cupertino (June 17,1603 – September 18, 1663) could easily be the patron...

January 22, 2024

Constantine Fighting Demons Mythologically

I wrote this movie critique years ago when I was in Grad school at Franciscan...

January 19, 2024

The Exorcism and Courtroom Drama of Emily Rose

When I was a grad student at Franciscan University, a group of us college folks...

January 15, 2024

The Beauty of Creating Art

People love to create artwork. Give any child a box of crayons and they will...

December 2023

December 28, 2023

1928 is Public Domain in 2024

Every year older movies and books that were written decades ago get released into the...

December 23, 2023

The 12 Popes of Christmas Vatican 1

Let us be inspired this Christmas with the merry mystical words of the successors of...

December 07, 2023

The Shift Review

Angel studios is one of the most ambitious movie studios out there. This past summer...

August 2023

August 17, 2023

Teenage Magical Mutant Heroes

Never underestimate teens and their ability to act heroically. These are the themes in two...

July 2023

July 27, 2023

Should I Watch Barbieheimer Or Not?

The Flash/Elemental films could have been the biggest movie duo this summer but it tripped...

July 13, 2023

Summer Blockbuster: Mission Impossible?

Good morning, Mr. Cruise. The summer 2023 box office blockbusters with a few exceptions have...

June 2023

June 22, 2023

Mario, Dinos, and The Flash Across The Spider-Verse

A few posts ago I pondered "Do I want to pay $26 something for a...

June 08, 2023

Reflections on Shiny Happy People

When I come home from work, my body is tired and I don't want to...

May 2023

May 19, 2023

12 Youtube Channels I Listen To In The Car Or While Cleaning The House

I try to crank out 2 blog posts a week for the Catholic Bard. Sometimes...

April 2023

April 21, 2023

The Way I Don’t Write Book and Movie Reviews

I would like to write more.... Book Reviews And I wanted to share the ways...

April 13, 2023

Random Muddy Writing

Ever have those nights where you try as heck to lie still and let your...

January 2023

January 20, 2023

2023 Movies Knock at the Theater

For your amusement and event planning here are some movies and some TV shows coming...

December 2022

December 24, 2022

Christmas Thoughts and Laughs

Here is my Christmas gift to you all, Videos of Christmas Cheer, Thoughts and Laughs...

December 22, 2022

Honest Trailer Pitch Meeting Christmas

The Advent Holiday Christmas season is mad busy with extraordinary out of the way things like...

December 08, 2022

What I Watched On Covid Lockdown

While I was at work on Sunday November 27, 2022, I was informed while having...

November 2022

November 28, 2022

Before EWTN There Was CatholicTV

When most people hear of Catholic television their minds immediately go to the TV network...

November 16, 2022

8 Tips on How to be a Tough Alpha Male

Are you a guy who is single, board and alone? That's probably because your a...