Voyage Comics & Publishing, Philip Kosloski: Karukoski said at the WonderCon panel, “Father Francis is a wonderful character. After his parents passed away, Father Francis, his Catholic priest, became his guardian and he was an amazing fellow and as we … Continue reading
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Charles Coulombe on Tolkien, For His Birthday
The Anglicanorum Coetibus Society: January 3 is the birthday of J.R.R. Tolkien. Having converted at an early age, Ordinariate members might well wonder how this man and his marvellous works might be considered part of the patrimony – especially when his … Continue reading
Father Longenecker on Tolkien’s Dislike for C.S. Lewis’ Narnia
Patheos: If I had a time machine that could not only set me down not only in a particular date, but a particular place, I’d choose the Eagle and Child pub in Oxford on a Tuesday night in 1950 when … Continue reading
Blessed Gandolph the Gray?
This Franciscan holy man was entirely unknown to me until Brother David, a friar friend of ours, informed me of him. Considering that Blessed Gandolph lived in the time of Saint Francis himself, and that the Poverello’s habit was gray, we may conclude that Blessed Galdolph himself wore gray and is therefore entitled to the title we’ve given him. Continue reading
Longfellow and Tolkien: the Finnish Connection
What do the “shores of Gitche Gumee by the shining Big-Sea-Water” have in common with the “Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie”? The Protestant American author of Evangeline and The Song of Hiawatha is not generally associated with the … Continue reading