Find Thomas Salerno Across the Web
Below you’ll find links to all of my published articles. I have been published in places like Word On Fire, the Voyage Comics blog, and Aleteia. If you’d like to learn more information about my freelance writing work please see the About Me page.
Also, I love feedback! If you have comments or questions about any of my articles (or would like to hire me to write for your publication) please see my Contact page.
Word On Fire Catholic Ministries
- Spiritual Insights from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope
- Wondrously Made: The Dobbs Decision and Our Cosmic Significance
- My “God Moment”: You (and I) are Worth More Than They
- “The Batman” Warns About Cynicism and Easy Caricatures, but Offers Hope
- Memento Mori: Moving into Lent with Marcus Aurelius
- “A Printer’s Choice” Explores Creation as Sci-Fi Nightmare
- The Dark Knight: Can There be Redemption for the Joker?
- Baptizing the New Mythology: Superhero Evangelization
- “Evangelization is Colonialism”: Are We Sure About That?
- The Beauty of the Brick: John Kraemer and the LEGO Church Project
- The Fantastic Voyage of St. Brendan the Navigator
- How “Godzilla vs. Kong” Tracks with Pope Francis and Laudato Si’
- “Chronicles of Faith: David” — Introducing Scripture to a New Generation
- Hints of the Transcendent in the Science Fiction of Ray Bradbury
- Voyage Comics: Evangelizing the Culture Through Heroic Stories
- “The War of the Worlds”: The 1950’s Sci-Fi Classic is Faith-Friendly
- Bl. Nicholas Steno: The Mendel of the Geosciences
- The Indispensable Role of Faith in Public Life: A Late Response to E. B. White
- “Jurassic Park”: An Unexpected Parable for the Modern Age
Voyage Comics & Publishing
- The Mandalorian and the Good Samaritan
- Robert E. Howard and the Adventures of Conan
- Walter M. Miller, Jr and a Canticle for Faith
- How George Lucas Made ‘Star Wars’ a Magical Classic
- The Music of Creation in Middle-earth and Narnia
- ‘The Wheel of Time’ and the reality of the Incarnation
- What might C.S. Lewis have thought of Star Wars?
- Christian symbolism in Robert E. Howard’s first “Conan the Barbarian” tale
- Tolkien’s abandoned sequel to ‘The Lord of the Rings’
- A time to seek: The Word of God comes to Pern
- Ray Bradbury’s sci-fi story “The Messiah” and the Eucharist
- “Superman: Earth One” and the Parable of the Talents
- “The Dragonriders of Pern” and the Advent command to remain vigilant
- Star Trek VI: Loving your enemy is the pathway to peace
- Clone Wars: “The Bad Batch” and the dignity of the human person
- Fear, faith, and forgiveness in “Batman: No Man’s Land”
- Superman and the power of symbols to give hope
- Christian love in Marvel’s “Captain America: White”
Theophany Media
- REVIEW: BlueScar the Barbarian #1 & 2 – A Humorous, All-Ages Comic Series
- REVIEW: “Heaven’s Hammers” – A New Faith-Based Comic Book
Missio Dei
- (Review) The Rings of Power, S1 E4: “The Great Wave”: The Númenor and Khazad-dûm storylines continue to shine in Amazon Prime’s Lord of the Rings series
- (Review) The Rings of Power, S1 E3: “Adar”: Amazon Prime’s Lord of the Rings series reveals its true potential in this stunning third episode
- Review: “The Rings of Power” premier: Amazon’s Lord of the Rings adaptation is entertaining but underwhelming
- Teresa of Ávila: A Patron Saint for Bookworms?
- The Beauty and Power of the “Glory Be”: Ponder anew the mystery of the Holy Trinity with this simple yet sublime hymn of praise
- Abba, Father: Discovering the paternal heart of God
- A Printer’s Choice: The Making of a Catholic Science Fiction Odyssey, Part 2: An interview with author W. L. Patenaude
- A Printer’s Choice: The Making of a Catholic Science Fiction Odyssey, Part 1: An interview with author W. L. Patenaude
- Kung Fu Antipopes & Vatican Vampire Hunters: An interview with Author Paul Leone about faith and “weird fiction”
Empty Tomb Project
- Trusting in Providence with Charlie Brown
- When All Other Lights Go Out: Hope Amid Darkness from J. R. R. Tolkien
Catholic World Report
- The Road goes ever on: A novice writer’s journey with J. R. R. Tolkien
- Building up evangelization and disability awareness—with LEGOs
- Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is rewarding for fans, difficult for newcomers
Busted Halo
- The Prodigal Son: How to Overcome the 3 Lies We Tell Ourselves
- How St. Teresa of Avila Helped Me Overcome the Fear of Failure
- How I’m Learning to Stop Comparing Myself to Others, With the Help of Humility
- How St. Augustine Helped Me Recognize My Unhealthy Spending Habits
- A Pathway to Holiness: A Single Man’s Search for Vocation
- How the Byzantine Catholic Divine Liturgy Reinvigorated My Faith
- ‘Dune’ Helped Me See the Strength of Prayer in the Face of Fear
- Astronomy and the Catholic Church: Facing Questions About the Universe Through a Lens of Faith
- St. Columba and the Loch Ness Monster: Spiritual Lessons from a Strange Story
Brainy Pixel Productions
- BlueScar the Barbarian #3 – A Refreshingly Fun Romp for All Ages!
- Spider-Man: No Way Home (Review)
- Star Wars: Rogue One – A Retrospective
- Marvel’s What If…? (Ep. 6)
- Marvel’s What If…? (Ep. 5)
- Marvel’s What If…? (Ep. 4)
- Marvel’s What If…? (Ep. 3)
- Marvel’s What If…? (Ep. 2)
- Marvel’s What If…? (Ep. 1)
Amendo
Aleteia
- Prayer for the USA from its first bishop
- 100 Days of Dante: Heeding Pope Francis’s call to rediscover the ‘Divine Comedy’
- How Julian of Norwich found peace amid suffering
- 7 Ways St. Benedict’s Rule Penetrates the human psychology and spirit
- Why we’re exploring Mars: What CS Lewis and Augustine might say
- From Seneca to Therese: Why I’m looking at those around me with new eyes
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