The Circle (DS9)
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Minister Jaro is the Circle — and he’s willing to torture Kira to keep it that way. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler dig into Part 2 of DS9’s second-season-opening trilogy.
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Minister Jaro is the Circle — and he’s willing to torture Kira to keep it that way. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler dig into Part 2 of DS9’s second-season-opening trilogy.
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A proud Venezuelan chief threatened to shoot an arrow at the Virgin Mary. Kathryn Laffrey and Alix Murray trace the dramatic 1652 apparition, a miraculous image smaller than a fingertip, and the art and feasts of Venezuela’s beloved patroness.
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A kea parrot with no upper beak shouldn’t be able to fight, groom, or lead. Bruce does all three, and better than any intact bird in his group. Caroline Knight, Lino Saubolle, and Lindsay Sant on the science of radical adaptation.
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Fifty years in a time bubble aboard the Odyssey. Lisa Jones, Jeff Haecker, and Victor Lams say goodbye to Stargate SG-1 in the series finale “Unending.” The Asgard are gone. Was it worth it?
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Something happens at the moment of death. Sometimes the living sense it from miles away. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine 140 years of research into crisis apparitions: who experiences them, what the science says, and what the faith says.
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Printers remain one of the key pain points of computing. Dom Bettinelli, Pat Scott, and Fr. Andrew Kinstetter try to alleviate some of that pain and sort through which printers are actually worth buying in 2026 for each use case.
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A group of college kids walked out to face the greatest hockey team in history and changed the world. Dom Bettinelli, Noelle Crowe, Fr. Chip Hines, and Patrick Mason break down the 2004 film Miracle — coaching, Cold War, and what made this win matter.
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Fisk walks free. Matt goes to prison. Jeff Haecker, Patrick Mason, and Rob Leonardi break down the Born Again Season 2 finale: the courtroom reveal, the offer of grace, and what it all sets up for Season 3.
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An Imperial Star Destroyer parks over police headquarters on Janix, and everything changes. Thomas Salerno, Kathryn Laffrey, and Jeff Haecker break down Inquisitor Marrok, Devon Izara’s wavering faith, and Maul’s fracturing crew in Chapter 5 of Maul: Shadow Lord.
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A legend built on a lie. Or is it? Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler discuss DS9’s first three-parter, Li Nalas’s complicated myth, the rise of the Circle, and a father-son scene that carries more weight than it first appears.
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A Catholic mission leader is walking 2,500 kilometers through the Australian outback to raise $1 million for homeless services, inspired by Pope John Paul II. Lindsay Sant, Caroline Knight, and Lino Saubolle interview Roby Curtis. Plus the science of Bruce the champion Kea.
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The team walked into a room full of bodies. What Michael built from those deaths spans multiple worlds. Lisa Jones, Jeff Haecker, and Victor Lams confront the moral cost of the retrovirus.
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Jesus’ most misunderstood prophecy has sent readers down the wrong path for centuries. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine the Olivet Discourse: what did Jesus actually predict, and did it happen?
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Your kitchen wall could replace the calendar, whiteboard, sticky notes, and family group text. Dom Bettinelli, Tom Grelinger, and Fr. Joseph Sund break down smart family display boards — and whether any are worth the price.
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Karen Page stared down Wilson Fisk through prison bars. Patrick Mason, Jeff Haecker, and Rob Leonardi break down Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, Ep. 7, covering Daniel Blake’s arc, Matt’s courtroom return, and Heather Glenn going dark.
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Tolkien’s women don’t need the spotlight to hold the world together. That’s the point. Alix Murray, Jeff Haecker, and Kathryn Laffrey trace the powerful, mysterious women of Middle-earth from the Valar to the Shire.
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Power means nothing if you won’t use it. That’s Maul’s creed. Thomas Salerno, Kathryn Laffrey, and Jon Koral break down Chapter 4 of Shadow Lord, where a duel with Devon and Daki becomes a clash of Jedi and Sith worldviews.
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Loyalty tests and entrance exams collide when the abrasive Remmick investigates the Enterprise while Wesley competes for a Starfleet Academy spot. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler on TNG’s “Coming of Age.”
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England’s smallest cathedral holds one of its most layered stories. Alix Murray and Kathryn Laffrey walk through Shrewsbury Cathedral — its fraught Catholic origins, Margaret Rope’s stained glass, and a restoration uncovering what whitewash hid.
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For the first time since 1972, humans left low Earth orbit and headed to the moon. Caroline Knight, Lindsay Sant, and Lino Saubolle unpack the Artemis II mission: the crew, the records, and yes — the toilet.
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