“Jesus promised his disciples three things—that they would be completely fearless, absurdly happy, and in constant trouble.” – G.K. Chesterton Are you subject to the contempt of family members and/or friends because of your Catholic Faith? If so, you are in good company. In fact, there are saints that you might be interested in as they are patrons of…
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Tolkien Interviewed
“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” J.R.R. Tolkien (b. 1892- d. 1973), from The Hobbit, Chapter XVIII, spoken by Thorin Oakenshield as he lay dying I am ending the week with a little J.R.R. Tolkien, and a link* to a delightful 1968 BBC documentary titled, In…
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Mary, Star of the Sea
“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the…
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From Tolkien’s Ink
“All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king.” J.R.R. Tolkien,…
