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April 2019

April 15, 2019

Graves & Grace: On the Burning of Notre Dame

The only comfort I have about the loss of Notre Dame (in whole or part)...

March 2019

March 18, 2019

Catholics, Avarice and Internet Trolls: Or, Why I’m Blogging Less

Hello, Interwebs! It's been a hot second since I've written, although I've been consuming a...

January 2019

January 16, 2019

Neo-Nazis at Steubenville! Liberals with Blogs! Responding to Church Militant

(The following is in response to Church Militant's latest blog, which critiqued the Pop Feminist's...

January 12, 2019

SCANDAL! Mary Has Genitalia! “The Kingdom,” Church Militant, and Steubenville

Lately, Church Militant posted about a "scandalous" novel that was apparently taught at a graduate-level...

December 2018

December 23, 2018

Twittering Out Some Christmas Carols!

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Which means that it's time for an...

October 2018

October 03, 2018

Narnia at Netflix

News broke this morning that Netflix has acquired the rights to The Chronicles of Narnia...

September 2018

September 15, 2018

An Open Letter to Franciscan: Say You’re Sorry

Elizabeth Vermilyea, PhD is a nationally recognized Traumatic Stress Specialist. As an alumna of Franciscan...

August 2018

August 31, 2018

How Can You Stay Catholic? Or, Yelling At God

How in the world can any sane person stay Catholic? Between the in-fighting, the factions,...

August 20, 2018

Why Healing Hurts

When I was 16, I sublocated my knee. It was at an end of the...

August 17, 2018

Neither Forgive Nor Forget: Sexual Predation and Christian Response

CONTENT WARNING. My uncle is a rapist. An incestuous rapist, if we want to be...

July 2018

July 07, 2018

Trauma & Repression in FROZEN: The Disney Princess They Almost Wrote

Ask people what they know about Frozen, and the answer will be universal: Let it...

June 2018

June 26, 2018

A Theatre of Love: Where Have All the Catholic Artists Gone? (Pt. 3)

This past weekend, I had the opportunity to be part of the Second Annual Sheen...

April 2018

April 27, 2018

HOT TAKE: Should I See The Handmaid’s Tale?

Caution: Contains light spoilers. Last year, Hulu premiered the multiple Emmy-award winning series, The Handmaid's...

April 12, 2018

The Greatest Showman and The Other Woman

A man and a woman meet. He's tall, handsome, charismatic. Looks a lot like Hugh...

April 04, 2018

REVIEW: Jesus Christ Superstar

Before Easter, I gave my hot take on whether to see NBC’s live musical, Jesus...

March 2018

March 24, 2018

Star Wars Iconography (Pt. 1): Why Rey is Okay

For this series, we’re going to be looking at how the new Star Wars films...

March 20, 2018

A Rebellious Romance: A Defense of Girly Narratives

In my other life, I review Classical theatre in New York City. This past weekend,...

March 17, 2018

THROUGH CHILDREN’S EYES: A Wrinkle in Time

Now that you've gotten my in-depth analysis of A Wrinkle in Time, what does the...

March 09, 2018

Welcome to the Pop Feminist!

Hello, Patheos! It's a thrill to be here with you. My name is Emily C....