Standup comics hunt for laughter, not applause. A laugh is involuntary; clapping is not. The element of surprise – to which a laugh is a reaction – takes us beyond our sets of ideologies and expectations.—And this is a vital part of what churches are called to do. The lack of it partially explains why Read more
Batman was probably a Catholic. “No Protestant ever suffered guilt the way Bruce Wayne does,” says a DC Comics writer. Click here to see some of the many Catholic comic book heroes and villains listed on a website dedicated to studying the religion of comic book characters
The success of a kids’ comic book about Pope Francis has prompted its Italian publisher to turn it into an iPad App for the English-speaking world. Called “Pope Francis Comics,” the app offers a kid-friendly mini-bio of the Argentine pontiff and 13 catchy phrases based on tweets or speeches by the pope. Kids can test Read more