In the year 2000 (has it really been seventeen years?), Hollywood gave us the first film in the X-Men franchise. Since then, multiple film studios have given us ten films in the X-Men franchise; fifteen films in the Avengers franchise (including the Guardians of the Galaxy) with nine more on the way; five Spider Man films; and a handful of other odds and ends. Movies based on … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2019
THE ROOF OF NOTRE DAME DE PARIS: A TRIBUTE
So as most of you have probably heard by now, Notre Dame de Paris, one of the world's greatest and most iconic churches, was devastated by a tragic fire on Monday. The good news is that while the interior was badly damaged, the walls and towers were essentially undamaged. Moreover, only one person, a brave Parisian firefighter, was injured, and a lot of the artwork and sacred … [Read more...]
EASTER SUNDAY EVENTS IN THE SOUTH
Easter, the holiest day of the Christian year, commemorates the Resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth and his triumph over death. It is both a literal and figurative celebration of life and rebirth, and is a holiday of great joy for Christians around the world. Easter religious services are often followed by festivals and traditions of all sorts. In the United States, two of the … [Read more...]
AMERICA’S MORMON PILGRIMAGE TRAIL
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, or the Mormon Church as it is more commonly called, is the largest completely home-grown American Christian denomination. Founded in 1830 by Joseph Smith, this unusual movement had an adventurous if rough early history. Begun in New York state, its members moved several times ever westward across the American frontier, … [Read more...]
