The only R-rated movie my Dad ever took me to in the theatre as a kid was Terminator 2.  To this day it remains one of my favorite movies, except for the misuse of Our Lord's name, which is thankfully infrequent in the movie.   It is still one of my favorite movies because there is something Biblical about its apocalyptic import.  We watch the unbelieved prophet (and his mother) warning humanity about the self-destruction towards which they are cruising.  The kid John Connor asks, "We're not gonna make it, are we? People, I mean." The Terminator replies, "It's in your nature to destroy yourselves." Of course, theologically, it's not [...]

For false-christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.—St. Matthew 24:24 Will the false prophets towards the end of the world be working real miracles or false miracles?  Our Lord says they will certainly appear to be "signs and wonders" performed by the enemies of His Kingdom.  But they will not be actual miracles.  They will be closer to magic than miracles.  We will consider the Old Testament and St. Thomas Aquinas to see why magic is not the same as miracles. When God asked Moses to free His people from the slavery of the Egyptians, [...]