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September 2026

September 02, 2026

“The Plague Dogs” and Mortality

So, flashback to the late 70s, early 80s. Walt Disney Studios is kind of in...

August 2025

August 19, 2025

Ratatouille and Calling

The best of us have, at times, felt like we belong in spaces that do...

October 2024

October 15, 2024

Your Name and Divinity

The concept of divine destiny or foreordination can be a highly contested one in religious...

August 2024

August 13, 2024

Wreck-it Ralph and Service

I'm always impressed at how film can so quickly get you curious about things you...

April 2024

April 09, 2024

Onward and Love

One of the most human of feelings is missing something that you can never have,...

February 2024

February 13, 2024

Avatar the Last Airbender and Sacrifice

Drawing out the spiritual application of any given text is always an interesting endeavor because...

December 2023

December 23, 2023

Klaus and Goodness

Well, folks. It's that time of year again. And by "that time of year," I...

April 2023

April 04, 2023

Waking Life and Truth

Today we're going to do something a little different and venture more into something a...

December 2022

December 27, 2022

Toy Story 2 and Immortality

The prospect of immortality, eternal life, or some kind of existence beyond mortal life can...

August 2022

August 30, 2022

How to Train Your Dragon and Kindness as Strength

In the years leading up to Christ's birth, the intellectuals of the day anticipated the...

July 2022

July 19, 2022

Moana and Divine Intervention

As I slowly but surely make my way through gleaning the religious metaphors across every...

April 2022

April 07, 2022

Lady and the Tramp and Endless Love

In my old age, I consistently ask myself why Disneyland still hasn't given us a...

October 2021

October 01, 2021

Coco and Familial Connection

Of the twelve or so moments that make me tear up in Coco, there's one...

September 2021

September 14, 2021

Pokemon and The Glory of Creation

Today's post was actually inspired by a meme I saw from a Pokemon page I...

August 2021

August 02, 2021

The Boy and the Beast and Human Flaws

Going to church would be much easier without all the people getting in the way,...

July 2021

July 10, 2021

The Little Mermaid and Faith

I don't know about any of you, but growing up I often heard my local...

June 2021

June 12, 2021

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and the Question of Goodness

On the day Disney+ went live, my sister and her husband selected Walt Disney Animation's...