Why JRR Tolkien Made March 25 the Day the Ring Was Destroyed
From the Shire to Mount Doom, Frodo’s path was mapped with the Church calendar in mind — a quiet testament to Tolkien’s Catholic imagination.
Results from Tag: 'j.r.r. tolkien'
Tolkien and Lewis’ Fraught Friendship Takes to the Stage
I didn’t want the play to end.
The Return of the Ring and Tolkien’s ‘Fundamentally Catholic’ Work
How faithful was Peter Jackson’s adaptation to the religious and Catholic aspects of the work?
There and Back Again: How J.R.R. Tolkien Helped Save a Marriage
What is Tolkien’s contribution to his fellow man but celebration in the eucatastrophe — a happy ending that comes after a journey fraught with peril?
Which Way Is Heaven?
J.R.R. Tolkien’s mystic west was inspired by the legendary voyage of St. Brendan, who sailed on a quest for a Paradise in the midst and mists of the ocean.
A Hobbit’s Journey Home: Dreaming of the Shire
Father Dwight Longenecker’s account of his life’s adventure is subtitled “a somewhat religious odyssey,” indicating that his life, like all our lives, is a quest to get to heaven.
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.
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.
7 Things You Didn’t Know About J.R.R. Tolkien’s Catholic Faith
Connections to St. John Henry Newman (and other saints) included.
New Book Explores J.R.R. Tolkien’s Catholic Faith and How it Imbued His Work
Tolkien made the choice to follow his mother into her new faith, receiving the sacraments of holy Communion and Confirmation at the age of 12.
