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Daredevil: a fool for grace
Questioning Daredevil: Born Again's commitment to mercy and forgiveness [Spoilers]
May 8
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on the less-examined life: April 2026 braindump
Thoughts about being more private, loving our cities, clean fiction, Philip Pullman, and blasphemy.
May 1
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April 2026
man cannot live by vibes alone: March 2026 braindump
Christianity, conservative art, and other brief thoughts
Apr 6
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March 2026
beauty we can believe in
Beauty is truth which cannot be questioned. // [will beauty save the world? 3/3]
Mar 16
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stop blaming everything on postmodernism: February 2026 braindump
A completely uncalled for rant, plus more on beauty, outgrowing American churchianity, and some art I enjoyed this month.
Mar 1
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February 2026
beauty—do we even have eyes to see?
Maybe our inability to apprehend is the real problem. [will beauty save the world? 2/3]
Feb 16
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January 2026
getting tired of talking: January 2026 braindump
It's not mean if I don't care about your opinion, right?
Jan 29
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embattled beauty
We’re at the part where we fight demons. [will beauty save the world? 1/3]
Jan 16
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beauty, bodies, being
The year ahead for Very Public Secret Society.
Jan 3
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December 2025
now do we know what "breaking the arc" of Narnia means?
On not going through the wardrobe door twice
Dec 19, 2025
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November 2025
saints, women, and music of divine longing: november 2025 braindump
Rosalía channels C.S. Lewis, why men should like women, a call to excellence, and other curiosities
Nov 30, 2025
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Frankenstein (2025): the incapacity of man, the capacity of God
Guillermo del Toro asks: in an age of monsters, what is the answer of art and creation?
Nov 11, 2025
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