Throughout much of Tolkien’s legendarium, there are many women who can be seen as representing the Blessed Virgin Mary. These characters include Arwen, the daughter of Elrond; Eowyn the niece […]
Is Tolkien’s “Varda” the best representation of Mary in Middle-Earth? Read More »
https://anchor.fm/voyagepodcast/episodes/The-Voyage-Blog-cast-Christian-symbolism-in-Robert-E–Howards-first-Conan-the-Barbarian-tale-e2b52m5 Like J.R.R. Tolkien, Robert E. Howard was among a handful of twentieth century writers whose work redefined fantasy. In particular, Howard is often credited as the father of the
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In 1982, Marvel Comics published a biography on the first half of St. John Paul II’s life, informally making him the next “Marvel super-hero.” Since then the beloved Polish pontiff
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The Disney+ show What If…? featured a series of anthology episodes about alternative realities in the MCU Multiverse. Led by the narrator known as “The Watcher,” viewers are taken into various stories
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October 13 is the anniversary of the “day that the Sun danced.” In 1917, having promised a miracle at end of her apparitions to Sts. Francisco and Jacinta Marto and
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Aside from being one of the most action-packed and visually stunning masterpieces of television, The Mandalorian has many underlying themes which are very pro-life. At the beginning of the series,
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Though intended for a juvenile audience, with an extra dollop of whimsy mingled with eucatastrophic reality, The Hobbit presents an adventure whose protagonist is motivated by moral reasoning, rather than
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Dear Friends, Today, September 27, 2021, marks the official anniversary of the founding of Voyage Comics! It’s been a full three years since we embarked on our “voyage” to create quality, faith-filled
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Like J.R.R. Tolkien’s magnum opus, The Lord of the Rings, his prequel, The Hobbit, is a “fundamentally religious and Catholic work”[1] that is saturated with Christian elements and offers a
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As a Middle-earth aficionado, I have read J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion. While these books are creative and profound, my personal favorite Tolkien work [so far this
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