
Pope Francis Cites JRR Tolkien in Essay on Storytelling
The Pope may have been referring to an exchange between Frodo and Sam in the second book of the trilogy.
The Pope may have been referring to an exchange between Frodo and Sam in the second book of the trilogy.
Through his characters Aragorn and Arwen, J.R.R. Tolkien offers insights on love and sacrifice, death and mortality
The work of J.R.R. Tolkien is a beacon of hope in a darkened world.
BOOK PICK: ‘Tolkien’s Modern Reading: Middle-earth Beyond the Middle Ages’
The connections between The Lord of the Rings and Christianity are numerous.
The feast day of Blessed Gandolph, a gray friar, is April 3.
New book exploring author’s inspiration, alas, lacks discussion of faith.
From the very ashes of the World on Fire these great writers would enkindle the power and the glory of the Word on Fire!
In the face of faithless and irrational disenchantment Tolkien and Lewis have blessed us with powerful works of re-enchantment.
Tolkien isn’t without its pleasures, but they’re mostly on the surface, and the film that bears his name barely touches upon the author’s Catholic faith, which was crucial to his life and work.
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