Vainglory is the inordinate effort to manifest one's own excellence, real or fictitious. It is called vain, because it is concerned either with things of small moment, such as personal beauty, or with praise that is not due or is unduly sought. While venial in and of itself, it may become mortal if the praise … Continue reading St. Pius V Corner: Clout Cosplaying
Month: April 2022
Anime Review #79: Hotarubi No Mori E
Some anime movies are just so simple, yet so profound that they can tell a story better than a single novel could. In preparation for last week's post, I had to read Alexandre Dumas' The Three Musketeers and was surprised at how verbose and detailed some of the chapters were, that one would have to … Continue reading Anime Review #79: Hotarubi No Mori E
East Meets West #16: Anime Sanjushi .vs. The Three Musketeers
Wishing everyone a blessed and happy Easter on this fine Easter Monday. Christ indeed has risen from the grave, and conquered death at the same time, giving us all a chance at eternal life with Him. His story is numbered amongst the classics not just of Christianity, but of history as well. However, in today's … Continue reading East Meets West #16: Anime Sanjushi .vs. The Three Musketeers
The Traditional Catholic Weeb Speaks: Sonic X Revisited
NOTE TO READERS: Effective after my post on Easter Monday (18 April 2022), I will be returning to my original roots and releasing posts on Friday for the first time in almost two years! Because of this logistic change, I have pushed my sixteenth instance of the East Meets West series to the following week … Continue reading The Traditional Catholic Weeb Speaks: Sonic X Revisited
Anime Review #78: A Silent Voice
I got a question for you guys. Has anyone heard of A Walk To Remember? It was a 1999 novel written by American bestselling author Nicholas Sparks. It chronicled the blossoming romance between a high school jock and a terminally ill female classmate of his. It was adapted into a film three years later, which … Continue reading Anime Review #78: A Silent Voice