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The rich significance of Tolkien’s classic

September 23, 2022

It is only because Frodo shows mercy to Gollum that Gollum is free to play his part in the consummation of Frodo’s courage, carrying the ring into the flames in spite of Frodo’s frailties

The Catholic soul of Middle Earth

December 26, 2021

Gertrude Clarke looks at how religion coloured the life and work of JRR Tolkien

The Catholic Herald reviews The Hobbit

July 09, 2021

The Catholic Herald reviewed J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit about a month after it appeared. The review in the “Children’s Catholic Herald” section was headed by a picture of Tolkien, much younger than the pictures of him we usually see. The caption read: “Professor Tolkien discovered the Hobbit. He is not really a professor of

The poet who saved a saint’s priceless letters

May 04, 2012

Joseph Pearce recalls the extraordinary life of Roy Campbell, who hid St John of the Cross’s letters from Spanish militiamen

Christians must believe in the reality of hell as well as heaven

February 07, 2011

Parents should be wary of secular books, like the Harry Potter series, that deal with the occult