Cadillac Man, by Albert W. Vogt III
How we look at people can change from moment to moment. One second a person could be a philandering villain; the next, he could be a hero. God looks at us differently, seeing not just who we are at one time, but at all times. He knows what we are capable of, good and bad,…
9 to 5, by Albert W. Vogt III
Timing is a fascinating thing. It is an oft-spoken-of topic when it comes to the Faith life. Those who care about their relationship with God spend a lot of time wondering if the moment for doing practically anything is right and/or in line with His will. It is a great thing to wonder about, but…
By Any Means, by Albert W. Vogt III
Matthew 5:39 reads, “But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil. When someone strikes you on [your] right cheek, turn the other one to him as well.” When we think about Christianity, we tend to focus on the latter half of that verse, though it says essentially the same thing…
The Family, by Albert W. Vogt III
If there is one thing that annoys me about mafia films, it is any association with Catholicism. Granted, it makes some cultural, if stereotypical, sense. We typically connect organized crime with people of Italian extraction, who are predominantly Catholic. I suppose my annoyance can be blamed to a certain degree on my desire to see…
Bolt, by Albert W. Vogt III
The only reason I ever got on Facebook was to promote various ventures on which I was working. At first, it was for a now defunct history consulting firm. A few years later, as I grew in my Faith, it became a platform for me to continue the work I started as a Ph.D. student…
Monsters University, by Albert W. Vogt III
Usually, a sequel is a movie that continues the story from a previous plot. There have been some odd ways this transpired, perhaps most notably with the Star Wars franchise. When it launched in 1977, the first installment was listed as “Episode IV.” Nobody seemed to pay it much mind, and its creator, George Lucas,…
Indiscreet, by Albert W. Vogt III
A title like Indiscreet (1958) is one I would typically avoid as a practicing Catholic. Perhaps this is a function of living in a morally compromised twenty-first century, but such words seem to suggest illicit affairs. Granted, Catholicism is not about expecting perfection from people, but one does try to be a good person because…
The Legionnaire 