Western civilisation is grounded in a Trinitarian vision of the human person. In this vision there is an eternal “exitus” (outpouring) and “reditus” (return) from the transcendent Divine Godhead to the human person, grounded in…
First, I am really enjoying HBO’s adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones. I was enjoying the books immensely until I realized I was forgetting so much between volumes that it just made…
How often can you say that a book truly changed your life? How often do you discover a book that reflects eternal Truth and encourages you to elevate your eyes to heaven? As an avid…
The Lord of the Rings is widely regarded as one of the greatest novels of our modern era, but that does not mean it is without detractors. One of the chief claims of the naysayers…
~ by Amanda Pizzzolatto Frodo Friendly little hobbit who always cared Reading stories that he soon shared Ordering little gifts from near and far Down to earth, yet in the stars Only with his friends…
“No time for it,” said the wizard. “But—,” said Bilbo again. “No time for that either! Off you go!” To the end of his days Bilbo could never remember how he found himself outside, without…
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…
Most of you probably know about the lengthy friendship of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. You may know that they were in a writer’s group known as the Inklings. You may even know that Tolkien…
When I first heard that this year’s topic of the project “I read, therefore I am” is "silence", I thought there was nothing to tell about it in relation to Tolkien. At first sight, it seems…
Still was the night before the fight Loud were the horns of warning Deep were our sighs and dark the eyes That met ours in the morning The fight’s to begin, and what’s to be…
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