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Tag Archives: J.R.R. Tolkien
Of Tolkien and a very young Fr. Z
J.R.R. Tolkien’s books provided inestimable foundations for my later acceptance of all that the Catholic Church taught and that in conjunction with its most powerful conveyer of doctrine, sacred liturgical worship. In fact, at the behest of a wise grandmother, … Read More
29 July 1954: Fellowship of the Ring is published. The ‘Lord of the Rings’ changed my life.
70 years ago on 29 July 1954: The Fellowship of the Ring is published. The first part of J.R.R. #Tolkien‘s The Lord of Rings, it tells of Frodo Baggins leaving the Shire on a quest to destroy the One Ring. … Read More
Concerning Tolkien
Tomorrow is, of course, the birthday of both Bilbo and Frodo. Today, however, is the birthday of The Hobbit. On 21 September 1937: J.R.R. #Tolkien‘s The Hobbit was published. The book tells of a hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, and his journey with … Read More
2 September 1973 – 50th anniversary of the death of J.R.R. Tolkien
Today is the 50 anniversary of the death of J.R.R. Tolkien. I owe a great deal to Tolkien, whose books formed a major foundation of my world view and my eventual life-choices. The news of his death hit me hard, … Read More
Happy Birthday “Lord of the Rings”
On this day in 1954 the first part of The Lord of the Rings was published: The Fellowship of the Ring. The LotR was one of the most important influences in the topography of my life, though its influence was karstic. Once there, … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 570, etc. and a special birthday!
Please remember me when shopping online. Thanks in advance. US HERE – UK HERE From a letter I received, a game from 1921. White to win. Meanwhile, there was a development in the Magnus Carlson v. Hans Niemann drama. In the Julius Baer … Read More
This is fantastic advice! Read J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘Silmarillion’, LotR, BEFORE the new series, read it WITHOUT their images in your head
This is fantastic advice! With first images from Amazon’s RINGS OF POWER series beginning to pop up on all social media and a trailer looming, do yourself a favour and read the SILMARILLION once more without THEIR images in your … Read More
Meanwhile, back in Middle Earth
I found this tidbit to be a nice change of pace on a day without much good news. Very cool. https://t.co/Vp21Aeq21M — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) October 19, 2021 This is one thing that the Jackson movie got pretty much … Read More
What Fr. Z is up to.
After several decades, and not of the Rosary in this context, along with other things I had loved to do and that I was good at and I that I had shelved because of seminary and priesthood, I’m getting back … Read More
The pub that survived the Great Plague is shut down by Covid-1984
Okay… this is getting seriously ridiculous now. It’s time to put a stop to the Wuhan Devil. From the Daily Telegraph I learned that the Lamb and Flag in Oxford is to close. That’s just plain WRONG!
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Tagged C.S. Lewis, COVID-1984, Inklings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Wuhan Devil
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Lurker 59 on ASK FATHER: My territorial parish is awful. I’ve tried. But I have my family to think of. Should I say or should I go?: “Work, volunteer, support your local parish, but worship and be taught/catechized at the orthodox parish. Keep in mind also that…”
