#capforstrat

The Cast Of The Avengers Came Together To Make A Dying Man’s Wish Come True

  1. Sophie Caldecott’s father, Stratford Caldecott, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2011.

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“My dad has prostate cancer and has been told he has about 12 weeks left — he’s the biggest comic fan and I’m trying to get some of the cast of the Avengers to send me pics of themselves holding a sign like this one to surprise him. It would take 5 mins but mean the…

Finished #reading All Things Made New: The Mysteries of the World in Christ, by Stratford Caldecott.

An interesting book: the first half consists of a series of reflections on the Book of Revelation, treating it as "a book of spiritual exercises" rather than as a magical key for unlocking the meaning of future events; the second then discusses the Rosary and related devotions. 

Probably the most distinctive feature of Caldecott's book is his love for finding numerical and symbolic parallels between biblical passages and/or theological concepts - often fanciful as exegesis, but illuminating nonetheless as the fruits of what has clearly been extensive meditation by the author. 

For example, Caldecott unpacking of the four cardinal virtues and three theological virtues into the twelvefold fruit of the Holy Spirit; or the parallels he draws between the twelve articles of the Apostle's Creed and the twelve mysteries of the Blessed Virgin's life. 

Caldecott is also helpful in his discussion of the Rosary, where he defends Pope St John Paul II's addition of the Luminous Mysteries to the three traditional sets (Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious). Caldecott argues that the new fourfold mysteries complete the structure of Rosary with their parallels to the four arms of the Cross and the four Gospels, and the four walls of the New Jerusalem.

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Two and a half years ago, the Sophie Caldecott and her family received devastating news when her father, Stratford Caldecott was diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Sophie recently started to pen down her thoughts and intimate stories of her dad on her blog, as news broke to the family that Stratford only had a few weeks left.

She wrote about how much her father is a huge comic book fan and then proceeded to take a long shot:

She asked Marvel to send her an advanced copy of the new Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier because her dad will be too ill to go to the theatre to watch it and will probably be no longer around when the DVD is released.

Marvel noticed her request and gave in!!! …Sophie received the advanced copy of the newest Captain America instalment.

However, marvel when one step further…

Sophie actually requested at the end of her blog post: “If you have Twitter and want to get involved, please help us by tweeting this blog post to the Avengers actors, asking them to help brighten up a hero with cancer’s last days. Thank you! #CapForStrat,”

So, as per her request (and the Internet’s thrill), the cast of the Avengers and some from the Agents of SHIELD, amazingly, tweeted out their support of Strat (short for Startford) with the hashtag.

Support-tweets came from the likes of see Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Chris Evans (Captain America), Mark Ruffalo (Hulk), Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye), Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury), and even Tom Hiddleston (Loki).

As much #EpicWin this is by the Marvel stars, our thoughts go out to the Caldecott family during this difficult time.

Check out their tweets (with pictures) below.

– by Joel B. Mohan

The busyness of my life was halted by the most heart-wrenching news tonight, and I nearly ignored the story because it boasts the names of Hollywood stars, including Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey, Jr., Jeremy Renner, and others.

Normally, I pay no attention to Hollywood chatter, but I am so moved by the astonishing display of humanity that I am bubbling at my cyber megaphone this very moment. It has been two years since I last wrote publicly, but here is an unprecedented story:

A faculty member at my alma mater's Oxford campus and Catholic author Stratford Caldecott is in his last days battling prostate cancer. Caldecott's daughter Sophie writes the bleak outlook on her blog—

The doctors now say that dad is into the final stages of the disease, the part where your bones fracture under the slightest impact, and swelling around vital organs starts to happen for no apparent reason. They say that we only have around 12 weeks left. We have to make these 12 weeks count, and I have an idea about how we can do that.

Knowing well her bedridden father's affinity for superhero comics, Sophie found a way to screen Marvel's latest film, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, at the Caldecott home in England. With 12 weeks left to live, the August DVD release won't arrive in time, but Sophie managed to reach out to Marvel Comics and the multiple actors featured in Avengers.

The following day Sophie received this message on her blog:

...and then the actors responded with their own Twitter hashtag #CapForStrat (Captain America for Stratford):

(Photo courtesy of Michael J. Lichens)