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The Great Divorce: The Freedom to Choose Heaven

The Great Divorce: The Freedom to Choose Heaven

Hell’s doors are locked from the inside. We’re free to choose Heaven—if we let go of our idols and say, ‘Thy will be done.’

By Tyler Woodley
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The Martian: Training for the Mission You Can't Predict

The Martian: Training for the Mission You Can't Predict

The importance of training to be a husband and a father

By Tyler Woodley
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Dune and the Vision Beyond: Leading with Prophetic Purpose

Dune and the Vision Beyond: Leading with Prophetic Purpose

The importance of vision in being a husband and father, as explained by Dune

By Tyler Woodley
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Dune, the Fremen, and the Gift of Faith: How God Shapes His People Through Suffering
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Dune, the Fremen, and the Gift of Faith: How God Shapes His People Through Suffering

December 3, 2025 • By Great Catholic Book Club

Tyler and Sadie from the Great Catholic Book Club explore Dune through a Catholic lens, unpacking how Herbert reverse-engineers God, the Messiah, and salvation in a purely materialistic world.

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The Martian: Virtue as the Basis of Skill | A Catholic Take
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The Martian: Virtue as the Basis of Skill | A Catholic Take

October 27, 2025 • By Great Catholic Book Club

Tyler and Sadie from the Great Catholic Book Club explore The Martian by Andy Weir—a story about attitude, virtue, and the grace beneath impossible situations.

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Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice vs The New York Times: A Catholic perspective on 'mankeeping'
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Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice vs The New York Times: A Catholic perspective on 'mankeeping'

September 18, 2025 • By Sadie Woodley

A Catholic analysis of Pride and Prejudice compared to modern dating advice from The New York Times.

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The Bourne Identity: Genesis, Original Sin, and the Christian Love Story
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The Bourne Identity: Genesis, Original Sin, and the Christian Love Story

August 25, 2025 • By Tyler & Sadie Woodley

Exploring themes of identity, redemption, and love in Robert Ludlum's thriller through a Catholic lens.

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Faith Meets Psychohistory: Unpacking Foundation's Origin Question
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Faith Meets Psychohistory: Unpacking Foundation's Origin Question

July 28, 2025 • By Tyler & Sadie Woodley

Isaac Asimov's Foundation series examined through the lens of Catholic philosophy and theology.

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The Family Is the Foundation: Preserving the Deposit of Faith in a Fractured World

The Family Is the Foundation: Preserving the Deposit of Faith in a Fractured World

July 27, 2025 • By Tyler Woodley

How the family serves as the cornerstone of faith transmission and civilization itself.

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The Theology of The Office: Natural Reason and Divine Revelation
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The Theology of The Office: Natural Reason and Divine Revelation

July 24, 2025 • By Sadie Woodley

Finding theological insights and human wisdom in the beloved workplace comedy series.

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Walking Through the Jungle: A Journey of Faith and Discovery

Walking Through the Jungle: A Journey of Faith and Discovery

June 29, 2025 • By Tyler Woodley

Navigating the challenges of modern life while maintaining Catholic principles and values.

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Brave New World: Marriage and Family vs The World
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Brave New World: Marriage and Family vs The World

May 26, 2025 • By Tyler & Sadie Woodley

Huxley's dystopian vision contrasted with Catholic teaching on marriage and family life.

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Against Brave New World: The Strength of Family

Against Brave New World: The Strength of Family

May 25, 2025 • By Tyler Woodley

Exploring how Aldous Huxley's dystopian vision contrasts with the Catholic understanding of family and human dignity.

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Pride and Prejudice: A Catholic Take on Virtue and the Sacrament of Marriage
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Pride and Prejudice: A Catholic Take on Virtue and the Sacrament of Marriage

April 28, 2025 • By Tyler & Sadie Woodley

Jane Austen's beloved novel examined through Catholic understanding of virtue and sacramental marriage.

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The Masculine Art of Listening: Lessons from Pride and Prejudice

The Masculine Art of Listening: Lessons from Pride and Prejudice

April 27, 2025 • By Tyler Woodley

Tyler Woodley explores what Jane Austen's masterpiece teaches us about attentive listening and authentic masculine virtue.

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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill: Pro Life and Catholic Themes in Hip Hop
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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill: Pro Life and Catholic Themes in Hip Hop

April 23, 2025 • By Sadie Woodley

Finding pro-life and Catholic themes in Lauryn Hill's influential album and message.

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Reading Scripture Every Day is Awesome!

Reading Scripture Every Day is Awesome!

April 13, 2025 • By Sadie Woodley

Discovering the joy and transformative power of daily Scripture reading in our spiritual journey.

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Watchmen: A Catholic Take on Means and Ends, Use of Power - March 2025 Book of the Month
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Watchmen: A Catholic Take on Means and Ends, Use of Power - March 2025 Book of the Month

March 29, 2025 • By Tyler & Sadie Woodley

Alan Moore's complex graphic novel examined through Catholic moral theology and social teaching.

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Watchmen: Power, Morality, and Being a Dad

Watchmen: Power, Morality, and Being a Dad

March 29, 2025 • By Tyler Woodley

Alan Moore's complex graphic novel examined through the lens of Catholic moral theology and fatherhood.

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The Life, Faith, and Works of JRR Tolkien | Speech by Sadie Woodley
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The Life, Faith, and Works of JRR Tolkien | Speech by Sadie Woodley

March 5, 2025 • By Sadie Woodley

How Tolkien's Catholic faith shaped Middle-earth and influenced fantasy literature.

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Ender's Game: Fatherhood, Failure, and Forgiveness

Ender's Game: Fatherhood, Failure, and Forgiveness

February 22, 2025 • By Tyler Woodley

A Catholic perspective on Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game, examining themes of fatherhood and moral responsibility.

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The Theology of Bob's Burgers: The Belchers as a Catholic Family
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The Theology of Bob's Burgers: The Belchers as a Catholic Family

February 17, 2025 • By Sadie Woodley

The Belcher family as a model for Catholic understanding of marriage and family life.

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Ender's Game: Introduction to Moral Reasoning and Catholic Ethics
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Ender's Game: Introduction to Moral Reasoning and Catholic Ethics

February 16, 2025 • By Tyler & Sadie Woodley

Orson Scott Card's science fiction classic as a framework for understanding Catholic moral theology.

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Flannery O'Connor and the Catholic Imagination
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Flannery O'Connor and the Catholic Imagination

February 12, 2025 • By Sadie Woodley

The Southern Gothic master's stories illuminated by her profound Catholic faith.

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Family as the Purpose of Creation

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Family as the Purpose of Creation

January 24, 2025 • By Tyler Woodley

Finding deeper meaning in Douglas Adams' satirical masterpiece through the lens of Catholic theology.

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Great Catholic Book Club 2025: Book List and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Discussion!
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Great Catholic Book Club 2025: Book List and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Discussion!

January 20, 2025 • By Tyler & Sadie Woodley

Introducing our 2025 reading challenge and how every great book can be read through Catholic eyes.

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Good Kid m.A.A.d Catholic: A Journey Through Faith and Hip-Hop
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Good Kid m.A.A.d Catholic: A Journey Through Faith and Hip-Hop

January 14, 2025 • By Sadie Woodley

Exploring Kendrick Lamar's masterpiece album through Catholic understanding of redemption and grace.

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The Bright Side of Blasphemy: Sanctifying Art Through Catholic Eyes
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The Bright Side of Blasphemy: Sanctifying Art Through Catholic Eyes

December 27, 2024 • By Sadie Woodley

How Catholics can approach challenging art and literature with grace and discernment.

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Why is Every Book Catholic?

Why is Every Book Catholic?

December 12, 2024 • By Sadie Woodley

Understanding how all great literature points toward Catholic truth when viewed through the proper lens.

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Jason Bourne, Marie, and the Covenant of Presence

Jason Bourne, Marie, and the Covenant of Presence

July 15, 2024 • By Tyler Woodley

The Bourne series as a framework for understanding Catholic theology of marriage and presence.

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Jurassic Park - Natural Law and the Limits of Power
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Jurassic Park - Natural Law and the Limits of Power

June 30, 2024 • By Tyler & Sadie Woodley

Michael Crichton's cautionary tale examined through Catholic social teaching and natural law.

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