In the club period, Lilavati asks a question based on an anti-Catholic stereotype Saul told her about confession. Mike has his own question about the harmfulness of guilt. Iimi and her friends need to show why it’s neither wrong nor harmful to realize you’re GUILTY AS CHARGED…
Monday, May 1, 2023
It’s Iimi! Guilty As Charged
Monday, April 24, 2023
It’s Iimi! Coffee Clash II: Electric Boogaloo
Returning from the mystagogia lessons of RCIA and waiting for the next bus, Iimi and Kismetta have another encounter at the coffee shop with Najiyah. Only this time, she’s joined by Assistant Imam Salah Hamdan.
Pre-Comic Notes
If you are wondering about the title, the phrase is often mockingly used for an unwanted and unnecessary sequel. The origin is the 1984 movie Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo… which was an unwanted and unnecessary sequel to a mediocre breakdancing movie.
Post-Comic Notes
If you forgot what “Lesson One” means, this is Peter Kreeft’s term for Socrates’ “realizing that you are ignorant about something.” You need to understand that you’re ignorant before you can start to learn about it (“Lesson Two.”) It’s discussed in Issue 27.
With the Assistant Imam, Salah Hamdan, you need to realize he’s educated, but he’s also young, lacking the experience of the Imam or Ibtihaj. He’s not intended to be a cardboard cutout villain.
The arguments used by Salah in this comic are arguments actual Muslims have used.
Monday, February 20, 2023
It’s Iimi! Transitions II
Post-Comic Notes:
Monday, January 23, 2023
It’s Iimi! Better Call Paul
Iimi tries to find the proper balance between when to speak out and when to draw boundaries. While Fr. Gabe’s talk at Youth Group seems to offer solace, it will be tested when Najiyah asks questions aimed at “reverting” Kismetta to Islam.
Will Iimi be able to defend Kismetta’s newfound beliefs while avoiding being overloaded?
Preliminary notes:
While not planned (I work about a month in advance in writing these comics), the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul falls on January 25th, so things lined up nicely for this comic.
Outside of a brief mention in Issue 107, I never really dealt with the Muslim objections to St. Paul. The reason was that the arguments used were so weak I assumed they were strawmen arguments. But further research showed that they are indeed seen as “refutations” of Christianity.
The general assumption among Muslims in these arguments is that because our Scriptures do not say the same thing as the Quran, they must have been corrupted. Paul is a common suspect. The Council of Nicaea is another.
Since Kismetta is in the process of converting, it made sense to have Najiyah raise these points in hopes of “saving” Kismetta.
The Exhortation (Christus Vivit) that Fr. Gabe read can be found HERE.
Post-Comic Notes:
Dhu alshier al’azraq is Arabic and roughly translates as “blue-haired one.”
For those unfamiliar with the Pop culture reference, the title and the cover are a parody of the TV series, “Better Call Saul.”