CHURCH OF THE MASSES: Neat stuff there. Barbara Nicolosi’s speaking schedule (she’s coming here! yay!)–she’s awesome. Go see her! She runs a writing program for Christians working in or seeking to work in Hollywood. She has a terrific grasp of artistic integrity as well as, obviously, the Gospel.

She does offer this parodic suggestion, though, which I think actually would be awesome: “Immaculate?–A pulsing, mind-bending tribute to film-noir, set amidst the seamy mystery of the conception of Christ.” I’m now very interested in writing a film noir take on the Blessed Virgin. The possibility of being “immaculate,” and what that would look like, and what implications genuine innocence would have for the people around the innocent person, are basic noir themes; I want to work with them.