Amy MacKinnon
Why Is Alice in Wonderland So Weird?
Alice in Wonderland with the potion that changes Alice's size, the white rabbit, Cheshire cat at the tea party with lots of tea and tea cups
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Finding Faith Everywhere.
God is Truth, Goodness, and Beauty itself.
Wherever they are found, God is also present.
Finding Faith Everywhere.
God is Truth, Goodness, and Beauty itself.
Wherever they are found, God is also present.
Finding Faith Everywhere
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Amy MacKinnon
Aug 17 min read
Angels and Humans: What Do We Know?
People don't think like angels, but some of the ways that ideas are taught don't take into account the way that we learn
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Amy MacKinnon
Sep 21, 20234 min read
How Do Detectives Solve their Cases in Best-Selling Fictional Stories?
They have an advantage: there is a method in their madness! If you read or watch enough detective stories, you know that there are...
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Amy MacKinnon
May 17, 20224 min read
What is Wrong with Catholics Who Actually Read the Bible Literally?
Is there a way to read the Bible literally and still make sense of what's written in the scriptures?
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Amy MacKinnon
Mar 23, 202215 min read
9 Famous Fictional Characters Who Are Actually Devils in Disguise
Using a real demon as a character in a fictional story creates an incredibly boring story. The solution? Use a devil in disguise!
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Amy MacKinnon
Oct 12, 20218 min read
How to Teach the Eucharist, Part 2: Sacred Tradition
How do you explain turning bread and wine into Jesus in the Eucharist so that it makes sense? Read this blog post to see how
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Amy MacKinnon
May 11, 20216 min read
How Do Good Stories Teach Virtue?
If you’re going to teach anyone about virtue, teach them the definitions. If you want them to internalize virtue, then read good stories.
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Amy MacKinnon
Dec 15, 202014 min read
Beginner’s Guide to Finding the Christianity Hidden in Fairy Tales and Fiction
Beginner's Guide to Finding the Christianity hidden in fairy tales and fiction shows you the Christianity hiding in plain sight in stories
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Amy MacKinnon
Sep 7, 20206 min read
How to Gently Teach Critical Thinking Skills
I will show you how to start teaching critical thinking skills using any story, and engage in creative thinking at the same time.
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Amy MacKinnon
Aug 10, 20206 min read
What is the Point of a Classical Education?
There’s a lot of talk about what a classical education actually is, but what is its goal? And why is it associated with wonder?
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Amy MacKinnon
Jul 5, 20205 min read
How Do You Teach Wonder?
I haven’t seen very many good explanations of what wonder actually is in the recent materials that I’ve read, which is really odd. Why would
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Amy MacKinnon
Jun 28, 20207 min read
Why Teaching Beginnings, Middles, and Ends is a Problem
This unfortunately popular way to teach children about stories is actually a big problem. I’ll explain why and show you a better way
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Amy MacKinnon
Jan 24, 202010 min read
Teaching Confession: We're Doing it Wrong
The problem isn’t with the sacrament itself; the problem is in how we teach it in the Catholic Church, and it is a very serious problem
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Amy MacKinnon
Jan 7, 20207 min read
How To Teach Grace
What is grace, how do you get it? There are different types of grace, so how do you teach someone about grace?
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Amy MacKinnon
Dec 13, 20194 min read
Why Do Catholic Churches Have So Many Images of Angels?
If you walk into a Catholic Church the chances are pretty good that you’re going to see a statue or image of at least one angel, but why?
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Amy MacKinnon
Oct 20, 20197 min read
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, and Christian Stories
A story that is about a practicing Christian who does nothing wrong is boring. So what makes a fictional story a good story?
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Amy MacKinnon
Jul 11, 20195 min read
A Little Dickens of a Ghost Story
When you think of a Christian story, or a story by a Christian author, what authors come to your mind? What about Charles Dickens?
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Amy MacKinnon
Jul 5, 20194 min read
What are Ghosts?
What are Ghosts? Are they spirits? It depends.
Are they just our imagination working overtime on us? Sometimes. Are they angels? Maybe.
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Amy MacKinnon
Jun 25, 20194 min read
Why Are We So Afraid of Ghosts?
In the summertime when the days are long and the nights are short, it’s pretty easy to scoff at being afraid of ghosts. But in the winter...
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Amy MacKinnon
Jun 14, 20194 min read
Women in Fairy Tales: Good or Bad?
Is it true that women in fairy tales are just passively waiting around for some man to come and save them?
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