Tolkien and Reality
It shall come as a surprise to no one that I am a great fan of J.R.R. Tolkien’s work. Having discovered The Lord of the Rings in Junior High (thanks in no small part to…
Tag: Charles A. Coulombe
The Lord of the Rings: A Traditional Catholic View
Mr. Paul Edwin Zimmer, of Greyhaven, remarked to me once that most analysis of the work of J.R.R. Tolkien was undertaken from the Evangelical Protestant or from the Anglican point of view. As Tolkien himself…
For the White Rose
Editor's Note: This poem was taken from The White Cockade, a collection of poetry by Charles A. Coulombe available from Tumblar House Publishing. *** All Kings and all pretenders, wherever you may be, the land…
The Ethics of Escape: A Philosophical Analysis
MY LORDS, LADIES, AND GENTLEMEN: "Get your head out of that book!" "Come back to reality!" "You can't solve the world's problems by ignoring them!" "Just what good is fantasy, anyway?" If you are a…
Furious Fancies: The Musings of a Traditional Catholic Poet
Poetry is a young man’s game. That is not to say that older people (and women) can’t write fine poetry. They can and do. But there is something about a man’s youth — his…
After the ‘45
By Charles A. Coulombe Word Count: 365 Rating: PG Summary: A poem of the Jacobite rising The News came in from Glenfinnan Crag That Bonnie Prince Charlie had raised up his flag. Son Jamie came…
The Pleasure of His Majesty: Kingship in the Works of the Inklings
An age of fable has ended. The world has gotten old; skepticism is our wisdom. We do not believe in the magic of pedigree, and we expect the son not to take up his…
Pilgrim Eagle: A Review of Charles A. Coulombe’s History Text “Puritan’s Empire”
“This above all: To thine own self be true.” –William Shakespeare Puritan’s Empire by Charles A. Coulombe is a unique tour-de-force of American history from a Catholic high traditionalist perspective. Spanning the colonial period to…
A-Hunting We Will Go: The Historic Heraldry and Spiritual Symbolism of the Hunt
THE HOUNDS TO THE VILLAGE WILL COME What a fine hunting day and balmy as May And the hounds to the village will come Every friend will be there and all trouble and care Will…