Gollum and the Spirit of Christmas
The more we love characters like Scrooge and Gollum, the more we hate the sins that keep them in agony.
Results from Tag: 'lord of the rings'
J.R.R. Tolkien Offers an Antidote Against New Forms of Paganism in the West
Tolkien’s world of thought could be the ideal bridge between the vague longings of modern youth and the truth of Christian tradition.
Tolkien the Catholic
COMMENTARY: Literary giant’s deep faith, often overshadowed by his commercial success, imbued his work.
‘The Lord of the Rings’ in a Nutshell
The key to understanding LOTR is to be found in the date on which the Ring is destroyed — March 25, the feast of the Annunciation
Meeting Gollum on an Airplane
We are all Ring-wearers on occasion, even if we desire to be Ring-bearers.
Take It From Tolkien: ‘The Lord of the Rings’ is a ‘Religious and Catholic Work’
The connections between The Lord of the Rings and Christianity are numerous.
A Castle, a Telescope and the Real Gandalf the Grey
The feast day of Blessed Gandolph, a gray friar, is April 3.
SDG Reviews ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’
The final installment of Peter Jackson’s Middle-earth journey improves in key ways on its immediate predecessors — but it’s not enough.
Rhyming the Beginning and the End
Connecting the Dots: Jesus Christ creates a story in which our cooperation with or rejection of his grace spells the difference between heaven and hell.
SDG Reviews 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'
The charm and manners of Tolkien’s fairy tale are jettisoned in favor of more preposterous action scenes and a tepid love triangle in this bloated middle movie.
