by Philip Nahlik, SJ | Jan 3, 2023 | Christmas, Fiction ~ Approx. 14 mins
Cowboys were never meant to have a home. But no one ever told Mommy that. It was a silly nickname, the result of an unfortunate misspelling on his interstellar Federation papers. He didn’t mind though. “Emmanuel” was much harder for people to remember. And few people...
by Philip Nahlik, SJ | Dec 27, 2021 | Catholic Writing, Fantasy, Fiction, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 1 min
I began writing fiction during the pandemic last year. Fiction has been a way for me to inhabit other worlds in ways that bring me more deeply into a reality beyond myself. This story is dedicated to my mom and many other women who have taught me about spiritual...
by Brent Gordon, SJ | Apr 29, 2021 | Fantasy Fiction & Faith, Pop Culture, Series ~ Approx. 4 mins
Some stories have so entered the public consciousness that we feel as if we know them even if we have never actually read them. Such is the case with Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The main twist- that the seemingly respectable...
by Brent Gordon, SJ | Jan 26, 2021 | Fantasy Fiction & Faith, Pop Culture, Series ~ Approx. 6 mins
I have encountered many well-meaning and Christian people expressing a distrust of fantasy literature. What is particularly striking is that this distrust can come from many different directions and from seemingly opposing “camps” which would be surprised to find...
