Tolkien the Catholic
COMMENTARY: Literary giant’s deep faith, often overshadowed by his commercial success, imbued his work.
Results from Tag: 'lord of the rings'
‘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.
