J.R.R. Tolkien’s influence on pop-culture has had an enduring legacy ever since The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings were published. The universal (Catholic) messages found in Tolkien’s stories make them […]
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Several years ago, a fantastic audio recording of the New Testament was released that featured an entire cast of talented actors. It included Sean Astin (Samwise Gamgee) as well as
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Perhaps the most pivotal yet unsung hero of The Lord of the Rings is a little fellow by the name of Samwise Gamgee. He is the fast friend, follower, and
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December is a month in the Catholic Church where the liturgical year ends and is renewed by the season of Advent. It is a month where we see the general
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Among the numerous influences behind George Lucas’ Star Wars saga, J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings was a principal driving force in the early drafts of the 1977 film. In
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Peter Jackson enthralled audiences the world over by bringing The Lord of the Rings novels to a new, vivid life on-screen. When a DVD edition of The Fellowship of the
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An interesting moment occurs towards the midpoint of the final book of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Having received Gondor’s call for aid against the approaching armies of Sauron,
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In mid-2019, there was a string of Christian schools that removed the Harry Potter books from their school libraries due to the books’ depiction of spells. The concern is not
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When preparing for the film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Return of the King, Peter Jackson’s crew turned to a real-life monastic castle that has captivated the imagination of many throughout
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St. John of the Cross coined a phrase many know as the “dark night of the soul.” However, contrary to what many might believe to be the dark night, what
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